Sunday, January 31, 2010

Maple Mountain Sunset

Yep, it's another Maple Mountain painting. This is a larger piece done in acrylic. I'm not quite sure about this one but I thought I would post it anyway. Let me know what you think.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Sunflower

When I was still living at home, years ago, my brother planted some sunflower seeds in our front yard. The seeds grew into these giant 9-foot sunflowers and we told the little nieces and nephews that the giant flowers would eat little kids if they got too close. :) That was pretty mean but the kids were old enough to know it was a joke...I think.
I took photos of the flowers and painted this in a college class right after my mission. The entire painting is composed of little dots. (Pointillism is a technique of painting in which small distinct dots of colour create the impression of a wide selection of other colors and optical blending.) I used yellow and blue dots close together to create the illusion of green in the leaves and stem. When you stand back, the eye naturally puts the yellow and blue dots together to create green. When you get up close the eye can distinguish between the different colors of dots.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Portland Head Light

First of all, Happy New Year to all!
This is an acrylic painting I did for my brother years ago. I think I gave it to him as a birthday or Christmas gift. He served a 2-year LDS mission in Maine and other New England states.
The Portland Head Light is a famous landmark in Maine.