Gouache  figure sketches

Matador rocks

8" x 12"
oil

I got sand everywhere while painting this. I was sitting in the sand as apposed to standing. I think I will be cleaning sand out of my paint box and bag for the next 6 months.

Culver Hotel

painted outside while I was chilling at a Coffee  shop table in downtown Culver City, CA

Gouache on toned paper

Seated nude
Gouache on toned paper

Keith

Painted sketch

Gouache on tone paper.

Two from this morning. I believe the models name was Lori.

Vasquez rocks
10" x 12" oil

I finally went out to paint the Vasquez rocks for the first time. I will be back for more.

It's been a while since I've gone to a drawing session much less go with gouache in hand. Felt rusty this morning but that was overtaken by the sheer joy of just doing it.

Although I don't live in Seattle anymore I got a unexpected write up. Pretty need, check it out.

http://seattletalentmag.com/emag/story/joe-kresoja

In pink
20" x 16"
oil

This was suppose to be a two session painting but it's looking like the model won't be posing for it at the open session I go to.  I was looking forward to finishing it, oh well at least I got some nice things happening with the start.

allowing for playtime.

blow hard

Palm

late night rant

poppy
8" x 10"
oil

I went out to paint the poppy fields for the first time. I was told that it was a rather lame year and there isn't going to be huge fields of orange. I did manage to get this painting done and I look forward to going next year.

Quick fun with the red pencil and photoshop.

Under the over
14" x 8"
oil

I don't know what it is about painting things back lit that I find so appealing but I do. So continuing on a theme of painting fruit, which was not intentional. I threw some red apples on my red table and butted it up against the window as the light source. Was a good exercise in reds.

Core
18" x18"
oil

Painted my lovely girlfriend again. Hoping to do some bigger full figure stuff with her soon. She recently bought this very cool blue dress that I've been scoping to paint her in.  Time will tell.

Glance
14" x 8"
oil

Little Stevie

Double dose of blue

 Blue Cranes

24" x 36"

oil

Blue Fidget

24" x 18"

oil

Playing around with edges on this fidgety model.

yellow sky

8" x 10"

oil

Milky yellow sky

10" x 12"

oil

 After the rain storms we've had here in Los Angeles, over by the Culver loop is where I painted them. Was a beautiful day to be outside slinging paint.

Trees and concrete

12" x 16"

oil

While painting this some guy that was sleeping under a bridge that was to the left of me came out, looked at what I was doing and just laughed and mumbled his way back to the shadows. Later when I was cleaning up he came back out, gave a look and belted out a hearty laugh.  Very amusing.

Wash out

Since living in L.A.  it has become clear, this must be the capital of laundromats. Most are in more modern locations but you still see ones that have been there since the 50's.  I'm pondering doing a series of paintings of them.  Meanwhile I did this little concept.

Contemplation 

gouache on toned paper

I see  a pattern when I go to open drawing sessions and decide to bring my gouache. Once the gestures are done and the model poses are 20 minutes, my first painting more times than not is the best one of the bunch, the "Keeper" so to speak.  I find this peculiar and the most likely reason is I'm fresh and so is the model.

14" x 11"

oil

Oranges

12" x 24"

oil

Love eating them more than painting them.

Colleen's profile

20" x 24"

oil

playing with lack of saturated color and background fun.

Fan flow

24" x 12"

oil

I painted this in the past. More of a sketch but I  decided to redo it and add some flare and color changes.

Persimmons

8" x 18"

oil

My girlfriend's mom has a persimmons tree in her backyard. I have never had a persimmons before this year myself. It's a clean sweet taste and rather yummy.  Next year I'm hoping to paint them on the tree.

Orange Roof

9" x 12"

oil

Plein air painting on a side street in Culver city, CA.

Two

22" x 28"

Oil

This was an a experiment of sorts. I also used a limited palette of

White

Black

 Burnt Umber

Alizarin crimson

yellow

red scarf

gouache

Mariachi Band! 

Pencil

Even amongst friends he felt alone.....

Studio on wheels

8" x 10"

oil

when I was out painting this,  the owner crawled out and started talking to me about his ride.  He called it his "studio on wheels."  He was a musician and a very proud of this mobile unit.  I would love to have something like this to travel and paint the country.

I painted my girlfriend this past weekend.

Colleen

16" x 20"

oil

In-between Tunnels 

red pencil

Hole  9" x 12"

oil

Over cast day in LA. Ended up painting this.

From this morning

gouache on toned paper

20 minute poses

A oil study from life at a open session in Los Angeles

11" x 14"  oil

Mila's back

oil

Doll

9" x 18"

oil