I have one more week for holiday break. I painted quite a lot during this break. It is very nice to wake up early in the morning and have a cup of nice coffee before day break. I do not have any plan for the day and just think about what to paint. Isn’t it wonderful?
Acrylic on Gessoed panel. 12″ x 12″
This is the first still life painting set outside. Nice autumn light hit the pumpkin. Compared with the hash summer light, the fall light is somehow laid-back feeling in it. It was nice to feel a few days of comfortable sun. I heard it will be cold soon.
Acrylic on gessoed panel. 8″ x 10″
Winter in South Carolina is not so cold. Angels trumpets and Begonias are still blooming in our garage. It does not feel like Christmas at all. But it is December! I thought about flying to New York to see the beautiful decorations …but I realized it is cold up there. So I just painted my decorations….still in box.
Acrylic on gessoed panel. 10″ x 10″
Dina let me use her photo for this painting. She is such a talented photographer. It is fun to paint totally different subject matter. Her dramatic posture and facial expression are perfect for showing her confidence and her life. I apply the red rose patterns in the dark Burgundy background. Patti is a great photogenic beauty.
18″ x 24″ Acrylic on Canvas
Off King Street in Charleston, SC., there is a very cool Hot Dog stand. It is fun to eat a tasty hot dog under the shade of a tree watching people passing by.
Acrylic on Wooden Panel.
I used to enjoy the hot summer. It did not bother me to walk around the city under the hard sunshine just with a cold water bottle in my hand. Now I stay inside the AC controlled room painting or reading books. I start to feel my physical and mental changes. Or may be I am getting lazier. Anyway, I decided to ignore SUMMER. I am going to pretend this is the extension of spring.
This tea cup is a Russian made. The patterns are so pretty and always remind me of the winter scene. So I paired this cup with the Santa and created the feel of winter. I am going to start painting many autumn and winter especially Christmas images now on.
Acrylic on panel. 6″ x 6″
I painted this image a few month ago for SPOLETO Festival. It was a wonderful show as usual. I really appreciate everyone who visited our exhibit. Now I am getting back to my normal schedule and gradually working for Christmas theme. I do not know if I have a chance for showing this type of paintings in the show. But I really like the happiness and warmness I can play with.
Acrylic on Wooden panel.
Spring in the Magnolia Garden is spectacular. Especially the Azaleas are fully blooming now. Compared with the calm Cameras in the winter, they are very noisy flowers. I could almost hear they are chattering away their gossips.
Acrylic on wooden panel 20″ x 24″
Spring is almost here. I feel it!
Acrylic on Wooden Panel. 24″ x 24″
When I start painting, I usually go through my photo files to find some images which inspires me to construct the compositions. I hardly make thumbnails on my sketchbook any more. Instead I crop and combine several images using Photoshop and create the several versions of the possible images to narrow down the candidates for the final. Of course the image will change along with the development of the painting, but through this process I start to see the final outcome.
It is just after 5 o’clock in the morning and raining outside. I made a cup of coffee and ready to create the thumbnails for my new painting. It will be a good day.
Acrylic on Board. 20″ x 30″
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