Saturday, May 12, 2012

A Rainy Day

"A Rainy Day"  oil on canvas 18"x24"  
$400 (including shipping & sales tax)

 

Saturday, May 5, 2012

A Painting Session


 "A Painting Session"  oil on canvas 18"x24" 
$400 (including shipping & sales tax)

Available for sale - Click to visit my Daily Paintworks Gallery.

I have just finished this painting using some photos that I have taken from my studio sessions for references (see below).  It took some creativity and imagination :)


Sunday, January 1, 2012

Happy New Year from Paris!

"By the Seine River"
24" x 18"
oil on canvas

Friday, December 31, 2010

With Modigliani

"With Modigliani" - oil on canvas, 24" x 18"

It's been raining everyday in the city.
Wouldn't it be nice to be sitting in a cafe reading your favorite story - with a Modigliani?

Sunday, December 12, 2010

The Cellist

"The Cellist" - oil on canvas, 24" x 18"

Here is another figurative painting, which I'm focusing on these days. Any suggestions are welcome!

Saturday, November 27, 2010

The Night Before


 "The Night Before" - oil on canvas, 16" x 20"
$250 (including shipping & sales tax) 

After a long, long break (almost a year and a half), I've finally got to paint again! This was the longest break I've ever had since I started my painting career, which was depressing but unavoidable ...
Anyway, I'm back to my canvas, and open to any comments including constructive suggestions from anyone who view my paintings here.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

New York Cityscape (Karin Jurick's DSDF challenge) - Day 5

Today I added a few more details and gave it a final touch as follows: Added an imaginary red SUV in the middle to help flow of red. Added a bit more blue tone to the distant buildings to create 'smoky' urban atmosphere. Added another small traffic signal post and a lamppost. And little more details on the buildings. It was a really fun experience and many thanks to Karin Jurick for giving us this great opportunity to participate and share with others. Here is the final painting.

"Madison Avenue, New York City" - oil on canvas, 30 x 24 in



And here are some close-up shots:



Wednesday, May 13, 2009

New York Cityscape (Karin Jurick's DSDF Challenge) - Day 4


Today I added more details to the painting - windows on the buildings, features on the cars, people on the street, etc. I think I can finish it by tomorrow.
Below is the photo reference from Karin's DSDF blog.

Monday, May 11, 2009

New York Scape - Day 3

Today I started painting in oil. I tried to set the values (a fancy word for light and dark) in the painting. Pretty much blocked in general areas. More detail work will follow tomorrow.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

New York Cityscape (Karin Jurick's DSDF Challenge) - Day 2

From Day 1: the reference photo and my sketch on toned canvas


Today I underpainted with acrylic paints. I used two colors - red for warm and dark blue for cool. Basically I applied red to hotspots (the areas to be highlighted later), the sky and taxicabs. Then dark blue (it appears really dark due to the burnt sienna that I used to tone the canvas) to buildings, structures, the ground and cab windows. This is not a science project, and there is no firm rules as to what goes to where. I just kinda followed my intuition. Now it's ready for the oil treatment which will start tomorrow. Good time to take a break.

Happy Mother's Day!

"Feeding Time" - oil on canvas, 24 x 18 in


Thought this painting should be appropriate for a Mother's Day post.

Saturday, May 9, 2009

New York cityscape - Day 1

Today I finally decided to try Karin Jurick's Different Strokes from Different Folks (DSDF) challenge. She invites artists to enter their paintings created based on the photo images posted on her blog. For more info on Karin Jurick and her blog, click here and go to May 3rd. posting. The challenge photograph this time is a New York cityscape (see above).

First I toned my canvas with acrylic burnt sienna to generate warm feelings on the overall painting. Although I intend to paint in oil, my underpainting would be in acrylic. As I mentioned on my earlier postings, I'm taking advantage of acrylic's fast drying quality. Then I sketched out rough outlines with my yellow oxide acrylic. Here is what I've got so far. Tomorrow I'll start underpainting blocks - can't wait!

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Moonlight Sonata

"Resting Cello" - oil on canvas, 24 X 18 in

Sold


Sometimes I get struck by 'artist's block'. I just simply can't figure out what to paint. Then I lie down, turn on the online radio and tune to my favorite station - KDFC (the classical music station from San Francisco). Moonlight Sonata was filling my studio. And soon I found myself painting ... "Resting Cello".

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Italian Flavor

"Tuscan View" - oil on canvas, 30 x 24 in

Wouldn't it be nice to have a glass of wine looking down the vineyards of Tuscany? Or ...



How about a gondola ride in Venice?

"Venice-scape" - oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in


Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Sometimes you just want to run.

"Freedom" - Watercolor, 20 x 30 in


Sometimes you just want to run.
Just run and keep on running.
And visualize yourself turning into one of those horses - free and wild - dashing on the vast meadows.