Face From the Past No. 3 - Watercolor on 9 x 12 140Lb Paper

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Face From the Past No.3 - Ultramarine Blue and Burnt Umber Mix. After thinking about this one I painted it a couple more times. This is the third painting of her in as many days. I like this one the best. A much warmer, sultry and sensuous look was achieved here. The changes are subtle, however this more closely resembles my memories. You can check out the change in look yourself if you look at my Blog post on 1/24/2009 Your comments are welcome.

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Face From the Past - Watercolor on 9 x 12 140Lb Paper

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Face From the Past - Ultramarine Blue and Burnt Umber mix. Everyone has memories and over the years all those memories change somewhat. I'm sure this one has changed too. I'm going to paint this one again today and see if my memory changes again as the likeness needs something additional or changed, I'll have to think about it a while. Your comments are welcome.

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Inuit Girl - Watercolor on (Approx) 9 x 12 140Lb Paper

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Inuit Girl - This is the first Inuit I've done in "Watercolor". It was a real learning experience in wet on dry and layering. It took more time than I expected, but I personally like the outcome.

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The Flapper - Watercolor (approx) 9 x 12 140Lb paper

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The Flapper - Woman of this era are so classic and what great painting subjects they make. I love the whole ensemble of those times. The dresses and especially the hats set the mood. They seem to complete the outfit and set the wearer apart from the crowd. Your comments are welcome.

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Ribbon & Pearls - Oil on 9 x 12 Canvas Panel

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Ribbon & Pearls - I'd planned to paint this some time ago, however several months ago I got sidetracked. This is a period piece from an earlier time, possibly the 1920s. I call it bathroom art. Years ago my mother had and old black and white photograph of one of her old friends from New York hanging in their bathroom. It looked something like this. Your comments are welcome.

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Red Hat Girl - Oil on 9 x 12 Canvas Panel

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Red Hat Girl - There is usually a crowd of a dozen or two women all sporting bright red hats. We have all seen those Red Hat groups gathered together at some restaurant, or restaurant / bistro combination, laughing and seemingly the happiest people in the room. They have a great time. My wife, although this painting is not her, enjoys the dinners out with her Red Hat group when she is able to go. Sometimes she has to miss their monthly get-to-gethers and stay home due to medical reasons. I know she misses them. Your comments are welcome.

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Later that Day - Oil on 8 x 10 Canvas Panel

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Later that Day - I wanted to paint this one for some time, but had others to do first. Your comments are welcome.

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Happy and Homeless - Oil on 9 x 12 Canvas Panel

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Happy and Homeless - When I first started painting homeless faces I promised to paint one that appeared happy with life. Well, here she is, Happy and Homeless. Your comments are welcome.

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Homeless Woman - Oil on 9 x 12 Canvas Panel

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Homeless Woman – I’ve put together another imaginary person from several of what appeared to be homeless subjects I observed last Saturday in mid town Sacramento, CA. The homeless, like Native Americans, have sometimes almost unimaginable character in their rugged faces. I love the challenge of capturing that character on canvas. This is also my first attempt at painting a person of African American decent. I tried to master the skin tones on another canvas prior to starting this painting. I’d be interested in your comments. Thanks.

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Russell Baker - Anne Blackfeather - Oil on 11 x 14 Canvas Panel

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Anne Blackfeather – As an American Indian or she could be called Native American, she has tremendous character in her face. I attempted to show despair in a proud woman’s face. Hopefully I’ve achieved it. Your comments are encouraged and welcomed.

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In The Light - Oil on 9 x 12 Canvas Panel

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In the Light – There can be no doubt where the light is coming from in this work. Even though I made a major mistake when I started painting this one, I think it came out OK. If I’ve learned one good skill in the last year of painting it’s some good ways to recover from major mistakes. Well, let me know what you think. Your comments are welcome.

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Draped Nude - Oil on 9 x 12 Canvas Panel

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Draped Nude – I wanted to try something more classic just to see if I could make it look acceptable. There were several new processes here or you could say approaches. I view them as challenges and new learning experiences. What fun when you get it right. Your comments are welcome.

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Native American Woman - Oil on 9 x 12 Canvas Panel

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Native American Woman – I love the colors of the southwest and here I have attempted to paint her in a buckskin garment not having seen buckskin in many years. I hope I got it recognizable. Your comments are welcome.

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Young Indian Woman - Oil on 11 x 14 Streched Gallery Wraped Canvas

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Young Indian Woman – I’ve wanted to do this one for some time now and it came out OK. I love the earth tones and they lend themselves wonderfully to painting this type of work. Your comments are welcomed.

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Portrait Study 3 - Oil on 11 x 14 Canvas Panel

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Portrait Study3 – I’ve tried something completely out of my comfort zone here. First I used colors I don’t normally use crimson, light yellow, cobalt blue, along with old familiars white and black. Second I’ve used a completely imaginary subject. And third, I’ve tried to stay looser in my style; all relatively foreign to me in the past. I’ve said it before and here it comes again. You have to challenge yourself constantly with new things to grow and here I’ve done it. I mean challenged myself. Your comments are welcome.

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The Waitress - Oil on 9 x 12 Canvas Panel

Close Up

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The Waitress – I spotted this waitress the other evening while out to dinner and thought she would make a good subject for my 2^nd Portrait Study project. Your comments are welcome.

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Portrait Study No.1 - Oil on 9 x 12 Canvas Panel

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Portrait Study1 – To consider yourself a painter you should be able to do most any type of study or painting even though you have your favorite type. I have done some portrait pieces in the past and decided to try some again as I was recently asked if I could do a head shot. I found this exercise in a book purchased months ago and then put aside. Some of you may recognize it although I have taken some creative license. Your comments are welcome.

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Russell Baker - NUDE #2 DeAnne-11 x 14 Hand Painted Oil Painting

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I got this far on this one this morning after starting it a little while back. After looking at it I decided to post it now and then do the few little updates I want to do and update the picture when completed. I'll call it NUDE #2-Deanne.. I'm going to put it up for sale after the updates. Watch for it soon here and on Ebay.

10/21/2007 Well, I've done some updates and posted a new picture, but I'm still not real happy with it so I'll keep working on it.