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— so, I began to work on this new St. Francis portrait in oil. (See August 6 below.) At this stage, it looks like a mask or something. Please wait for further developments coming! St. Francis Now oil on tempera … Continue reading →

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So, this wax pastel (crayon) painting is done! As I said before, wax pastel produces very subtle color hues, which are hard to … Continue reading →

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In painting, as in many other disciplines as well, one often has to try a new idea in reality to find out if … Continue reading →

  Again, you might not see much difference from Stage 2 shown below on July 31. Yet please notice the differences in subtle colors — wax pastel (crayon) is often wrongly considered to be “kindergarten medium,” but it actually produces … Continue reading →

          …. …. …. …. …. …. …. …. …. …. …. …. Again, to see what this is protesting against, just scroll down and see the post of July 8 below. This painting is hard … Continue reading →

  Here is Stage 2 — maybe you do not see much difference from Stage 1 shown below on July 21. Well, please take a close look at the subtle colors of wax pastel, in the scanned images. “Casta Diva” … Continue reading →

I joined another croquis (quick drawing) session on July 28. As usual, 20 minutes x 6 poses. I tried a “common” style, as shown below, for the first three poses. Then, I noticed the model was not used to modeling … Continue reading →

  I think I can now call this Jawlensky-inspired painting. To see another example of Jawlensky’s meditational paintings, just visit https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jawlensky_Meditation_Das_Gebet_1290067.jpg I love paintings that invite the viewer into meditation. I sure hope this one is one of them. Note: … Continue reading →

So, this protest painting is still in progress — To see what it is protesting against, just scroll down and see the post of July 8 below. As you see, this painting is hard to photograph neatly. And it is … Continue reading →

  I have set up a new page to this website, under the title of “Painting on commission”. (— though it certainly makes the black menu somehow messy!) Just click it on the black menu above. There, scroll down and … Continue reading →