Zdenka , work in progress

12x12 inches

Today I started the portrait of one of my dearest friends here in California, Zdenka.
This is the underpainting, I will go then on top with more colors once this first layer has completely dried.

I need to make a beautiful work here, she deserves the best!!:)

A Rainy day...with A LOT of paint

8x10 inches oil on card board

Hello again :)

Since I was unhappy with yesterday landscape first thing on my to-do-list of today was painting something I would be happy with.

Last March when in London I took a very nice (complimenting my self here!!) picture , here it is:

I have been thinking about painting this one for a long time, but I was always putting on a side thinking it would be too difficult to render the rainy effect.
Then yesterday a lady in my landscape class had a similar picture ( she actually made quite an amazing job out of it!) and I GOT INSPIRED :)

Today I rendered the rainy -wet effect with a lot of paint and by using the palette knife, here is a detail,

tomorrow I think I ll do it again experimenting a different technique....maybe(!)

have a good evening everyone!!

Poppies field

Hello !!

Is evening here now, outside is still warm from the day, the birds are singing (too many of them!!), the dinner is cooking in the oven, Mona is quite and asleep, the husband is working...I am enjoying this moment:)

Yesterday afternoon I went to my usual Tuesday landscape class, unfortunately I dint have any picture with me to paint and I borrowed one from a lady in the class . ( very disappointed with myself!!) I have millions of beautiful pictures and I should not go around asking ther people photos!!

The painting came very close to the original picture, but actually I am not very happy with it.... :( I am disappointed with the house...

8x10inches oil on canvas board

Down here the original picture with the painting in progress :

Portrait

I cannot see my self getting tired of drawing faces....I just can NOT!!! I do not know why, I just love it!
When I love something or someone repetition never bores me .
I am happy to wake up everyday next to the same man (!), I could eat pizza every day, I love my daily run and the idea of drawing a face is always exciting and appealing....

Anyway!!!!
This was today s' portrait.
Hope you like it!

Oranges, lemon and BLUE

Hello!
I am posting today a small painting from last week...I know ! I am cheating!!!:)
Today it was a pretty busy day, not time to paint!
I will definitely paint tomorrow :)

Here is real still life I set up in the garden, the weather last week was amazing, this week not so much :(

 

6x6 inches oil on canvas

Sunset and rocks, landscape quick study

Today for my landscape quick study class I picked a difficult subject, an ocean sunset view.

I really need to practice painting water, adding this to my to-do list!!

And here is my painting next to the original picture:

It was a full day this one!
Running, drawing, swimming (!), painting...but I think I ll paint some more before dinner!!:)
ciaooo!

Tuesday portrait

I love drawing portraits, I can paint still life, paint landscape, paint people...still my favorite thing EVER is drawing people from life.
Today model was a bit of challenge, I had problem with her eye (I had only one to do since I went for a profile!)

It was half closed, half open, puffy on top...tough! But I am happy with the result!

Rainy and cold today! just back from a short walk with Mona, is freezing ( for the California-february standard of course! Not for the Italian or New Yorkish ones!!)

Have a nice evening everyone!