Priming the 9’x12′ canvas
Primer, also commonly referred to as Gesso, is fundamental to an oil painting. It provides the ground for the paint to stick to the surface. Priming a canvas requires several coats of thin layers of primer. What is an artist primer? For those of you who are unfamiliar with artist terms, Wikipedia explains the concept [...]
Canvas is up, ready to be primed
Warning: this is an anti-mini painting...contrary to the name of my painting blog which has chronicled my Mini Master island paintings since 2006, both here and on my former Blogger blog. This is the next step. The canvas is up and is ready to be primed. Pinning the canvas to the wall was a two-person [...]
The Making of an Oil Mural
Warning: this is an anti-mini painting...contrary to the name of my painting blog which has chronicled my Mini Master island paintings since 2006, both here and on my former Blogger blog. I'd like to share the process of creating a large Oil Mural. This will be an intense and large project and will consume a [...]
Painting Paradise in Oil, Waimea Plantation Cottages, Kauai art
Painting paradise in oil is what I do best. Here is yet another painting in my series about the Waimea Plantation Cottages. It is a small oil painting. Most of these small oils sell through my spring and summer art festivals in California. They remind my collectors of their homes in the islands and of [...]
Lovely Tropical Flowers Grace Collector’s Dining Room Wall
This is a beautiful example of how to space three, tall slender paintings on a long wall. The dimensions for each of these oil paintings is 18"36".
Life in the Islands, waimea plantation cottage, Kauai island
This is the time of year where I try to assess when I'd like for my body of work to go. This next year, starting with the fall season, I think I will be honing in on: tropical flowers, island cottage paintings inspired by the Waimea Plantation Cottages and perhaps coastal California scenes. [...]
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