This is the second painting in a series that features musical instruments. This is a Fender acoustic guitar that I bought for myself about eight or nine years ago. As I mentioned in a previous post, this guitar just takes up space in my condo, and never get’s played. Ah, but it makes beautiful art.
Most of the time I purchase pre-made canvas on stretcher board for my paintings. As much as possible I work with sizes that fit easily in pre-made frames. Occasionally I find myself needing a custom sized canvas. Building your own canvas takes some extra work, but it’s an affordable solution especially if you need a [...]
I’m currently working on a series of musical instruments. This is my Fender acoustic guitar. I never play it. It just sits in my closet taking up space. It’s sad really. It’s a beautiful guitar, and it has a sweet mellow tone. I’d probably play it more, except I have no rhythm what-so-ever.
This painting was created from a suggestion that my wife gave me. She wanted a painting of white Calla Lillies to put over our bed. I painting these flowers in rich colors of yellow, cadmium orange, and cadmium red, much to her chagrin. I couldn’t bring myself to paint white flowers. Boring. I love bright [...]
