Seated Nude

ARTFINDER: seated nude by Elizabeth Jose - I like the bold brushstrokes of this quick sketch from the model. 10 x 8" oil on panel.  $400

Wenesday 31st October - Trevor

You may notice there is a gap between this one and the one before. There have been some stressful things going on in my life and I have been going out to paint less and the ones I have painted in between this one and the last one were just so bad that i wiped them off.

I was not confident that this one wouldn't be a wipe off as well, so i decided to make it a little easier for myself and just use one colour and white and concetrate on light and shade - what artists call 'values'. I was relieved that this one turned out well, my bad patch seems over, hooray!
Trevor - oil on canvas - 14 x 11" - $475

Tueaday 23rd October - Morada

I met up with my good friend Michelle Chrisman for lunch and then we went off looking for a spot to paint. The cold snap over the weekend had turned all the yellow leaves brown, so many of the spots we had in mind were no longer as interesting.

We ended up at the Morada, always a good spot to paint, and caught the hills behind in the late afternoon light.

Morada - oil on canvas - 11 x 14" - SOLD

Saturday 20th October 2007 - Rosa

Rosa is the 11 year old (nearly 12) daughter of my good friend Jayne. They had come to watch the Portrait Society Saturday painting session a few times when we were out in public places, like the Fechin Museum. Rosa decided she would like to model and could definitely spend the $45 modelling fee. Nancy, who runs the group was not sure that Rosa was serious about modelling and put her off a few times but Rosa was quite determined.
She was an excellent model and stayed very still for us. After the first 20 minute session she took a break and looked at all the paintings. I asked her what colour background I should put in and she suggested the sky and mountains. I painted in an approximation of Taos Mountain with El Salto to the left and sagebrush in the mid-ground and I think it works pretty well.
Rosa - oil on canvas - 11 x 14" not for sale.