Blue Backdrop

 

Click Here to Bid - 6x6in. - oil on panel

Doing a still life with these fun colors is a complete indulgence for me. It's like eating candy. Yum.

Color Confab

 

Click Here to Bid - 8x8in. - oil on panel

Here's another one that greatly benefited from taking off my glasses. In my experience we tend to only compare values (and colors) that are right next to each other, and we forget to also compare them to things all around the composition. When your vision is blurry (either by squinting or without glasses), you can see all the relationships more easily.

I'm repeating myself here, but I think this is a critical aspect of painting, and one of the most difficult. I've been painting for 30 years now and it is profound how much painting without my glasses has helped and why.

Sweet Seeker

Click Here to Bid - 6x6in. - oil on panel

This one has a bit of palette knife work, so I took a second photo (with my phone, so the colors look a little different). If you click on either image you can see them larger.

Stealth Parking

 

Click Here to Bid - 6x6in. - oil on panel

Here's another little scene from around Missoula. I think I need a pink and turquoise garage.