Lake View

Welcome to my painting blog.  This is a record of paintings that I started January 2009.   Currently my posts are slow and I hope to post about 3-4 paintings a week in the future.  

About this Painting

Title: Lake View

Size:6"x6"

acrylic on wood

$75.

The nice thing about working on wood is being able to start with a very smooth surface.  A great deal of my work is on canvas and before I begin a painting I always smooth certain areas of  surface of the canvas using multiple layers of paint.

This particular painting ended up much more detailed than I had originally planned because I got caught up in the pleasure of creating the texture of the chair and grass.  In the future I am hoping to be looser with my strokes so that I am able to create more finished pieces in a weeks  time.  I really enjoy the freedom of working quickly and remembering the feeling of the moment.