Buddy Black, Los Alamitos Wiener Nationals 2012

Good job at the Wiener Nationals 'Little Man' !

'Goldfish' by Chloe

 This is one of my favorite pieces just completed by a very enthusiastic student.  Chloe loves painting in oils and is getting better at learning how to mix and blend her own oil colors.  This particular painting is after a Mattisse painting called, 'The Goldfish''. 

 Pretty good for an aspiring 6 year old artist! 

'The Goldfish' by Chloe 12+16 oil on canvas paper

'Roses in Red'

 Fia is getting a good start on her 'Roses in Red' painting. 

 We started with a live still life.  Fia laid in her drawing with charcoal on a canvas board.  The next week since the roses faded she worked from a photo to finish her charcoal drawing.  This week she will pick her color palette and begin painting the background, moving into the roses.

Fia's charcoal drawing 11+14 on canvas board

Bud thinks it looks great!

Summer Is In The Air!!

In The Studio This Week

Brett is almost done with his portrait! FNL

                                                                       
                                                                            
Chloe working on her Matisse, 'The Goldfish'
She is very excited about painting in her fish. 
We may add some gold dust to make the flowers really pop!

Have a beautiful Spring day!

                                               'Pink Daisy' by Chloe

Elyse's Monet....which she named 2

  OK....I have been a little negligent in getting the kids work up recently since David, Bud and I were so busy getting ready for our trip to Mexico, which we just returned from.  I promise to follow up with some fun photos of Bud on a surf board much to his distress.

  So excuse the delay but here is Elyse's completed Monet of poplar trees based after a Monet  painting of the same...see to the left. Elyse did a beautiful job especially in her technique in using the paint brush and creating texture and depth. Her new piece which she just drew out on canvas is a seascape also based on a Monet.