Calm Waters boat painting

I can't help but to think that writing anything with these paintings is futile....because I know you just want to see the pretty pictures.  Well, to feed you visually hungry people, I've just finished another painting.

Below is the preliminary sketch, directly on the canvas, along with the completed work.

"Calm Waters"

Original acrylic on canvas board

9" x 12"

Starting a few days ago?

I've decided to start this blog to show my progress as a painter, and also as an artist in general.  I hope to put up some new art every day, get better at this blogging business, and show some of my travels along the way.  I'd love to get some feedback and meet some like minded, or not so like, artists.


This is the first painting I completed upon deciding to paint full time.  It's painted directly from a photo, as are many of my initial paintings, for learning purposes.  I'm mostly a charcoal/ pencil, and ink artist, and somehow find painting, other than some easy stuff, to be quite alien.  This took me about an hour.

"Beached"

Acrylic on canvas

9"x12"