the angel series

Saturday 25th July 2009 - Habitat for Humanity fundraiser

A busy day for me! First the portrait group in the morning where we were painting the lovely Paula from Brazil, and then the Habitat for Humanity fundraiser event all afternoon - that's a lot of painting!



Here I am in my little booth with my angel painting.



My friend that took the photo said that with the light behind me I look as though I have a halo too!
Paula - oil on canvas - 16 x 12" - $750
The Angle Gabriel - 30 x 30" - oil on gallery wrap canvas - unfinished

Friday 17th July 2009 - Angel

Big changes going on for me at the moment. I've been thinking about painting angels for quite some time now but not knowing exactly where to start. I'm pretty sure it was connected to the massive cleanse I started, cleaning up my act so to speak, but the ideas about angel paintings got stronger until I just had to start.

It's a different way of working for me, slower and more deliberate and lots of checking in with myself about what it is exactly that I am aiming to express and achieve with each painting. This goes beyond capturing a light effect on a landscape or a likeness in a portrait.

Angel - 20 x 16" - oil on canvas - $1,175