Author Archives: Francis

I seem to like suites or series of paintings, and I am working on a new 4-piece suite, titled “Flowers of Hours”. Here is Stage 1 (just begun) of Piece 1 of that Suite — “Flower of the Dawn”. You … Continue reading →

  So, this is done! Piece 4 of the four-piece suite, “Angels of the Elements”. I know the angel’s left hand is disproportionately large — you know, to control air, the hand should be large and powerful! “Angel of Wind”, … Continue reading →

    My poor camera is unable to capture the whole picture, so here I show you the painting in two overlapping portions, left and right. Some of you might think this oil-on-tempera-on-paper is done now. Actually, no. Please wait … Continue reading →

So, “Angel of Wind” is in progress — the last piece of the four-piece suite, “Angels of the Elements”. Please ignore the “black belt” on the right — my scanner does not fit this painting’s size right and this empty … Continue reading →

I joined a croquis session again on Feb. 9. As usual, 20 minutes x 6 poses. The model, a Caucasian male, carried some atmosphere of introspection — somehow attracting the space around him into his inside. I tried to depict … Continue reading →

So, the last piece, Piece 4, of the Suite, “Angels of the Elements” — “Angel of Wind”. Just begun. το πνευμα οπου θελει πνει (Gospel of John 3:8, to pneuma hopou thelei pnei, “The wind blows where it wills”) I … Continue reading →

  Actually, this painting went through Stages 3 and 4 in its making. Yet allow me to skip them, since I wouldn’t want to post similar images with small changes in sequence here. This is the final. It is done. … Continue reading →

While working on the current “four-piece suite” of “Angels of the Elements”, I’m making thumbnails for my next “suite” as well. Titled “Flowers of Hours”, the coming suite is to consist of four pieces: Flowers of the Dawn Flowers of … Continue reading →

So, here is Stage 2 of “Angel of Earth”, Piece 3 of the four-piece Suite, “Angels of the Elements”. You see, if you compare this with “just begun” shown just below, a painter can apply multiple layers of oil pastel … Continue reading →

So, on with the four-piece suite “Angels of the Elements” — here is Piece 3, “Angel of Earth”, just begun. This is only the beginning. I have to work on it more and more. I imagined a gigantic angel carrying … Continue reading →