Recent paintings

Here's two painting I've recently finished, each very different in subject and mood.

Waiting for the seasons to pass
24X36 Acrylic on canvas

 This one was fun to paint, the changing of the season from winter to spring. I love the clarity of those winter days, and the skeletal structure of leafless trees before they burst with spring growth and foliage.

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Tulips & Oranges lying over red
18X36 Acrylic on wood

I always love working on this wide landscape aspect, it makes for a fun composition. Balancing the repetition of tones and color of the subjects; for example the placement of the lemons and plums as they stretch across the composition.

Sneak peak for Santa Fe

I thought you might like to see a few more paintings that are going into my Santa Fe show opening this Friday with Ventana Fine Art!

Call the gallery for more info. 1-800-746-8815




Such a wonderful range of sizes and subjects.

Alstromeria with lemons & cream jug 

18X14          Acrylic on panel

 Approaching storm (Rio Grande river,NM)
36X24           Acrylic on panel

  Tulips turning from purple

36X18        Acrylic on wood

Sunflowers lemons and bread

40X70        Acrylic on canvas

Peruvian lily with Pomegranate 

12x9      Acrylic on panel

Reds circling the fruit
32X18              Acrylic on wood

Plenty more paintings and events at the gallery, find out more here -
  http://ventanafineart.com/angus/ 

Terrible news

 
My poor gallery in Carmel had a fire last night! (New Masters Gallery) My heart goes out to everyone at the gallery! Thankfully no was one hurt and I think all paintings we're rescued. Though I dont know whether any will suffer from smoke damage?

 A kind passer-by, rescuing one of my paintings.

 Here's a shot of a passerby rescuing one of my paintings! Thank you to the kind people people who helped rescue everyones paintings, and wishes and thoughts to everyone involved.
http://www.ksbw.com/…/fire-in-downtown-carmel-art-…/33445512

Upcoming show in Santa Fe

Here's a recent painting that will be in my 2 person show in Santa Fe next month! The shows at Ventana fine art and I'm sharing my work with Frank Ballam another British artist and friend of mine.

The peruvian table cloth in this painting has been featured in many of my Still lifes. It's a subject I keep coming back too. I really enjoyed working on those large blooms getting each over-sized petal just right as the light and shade hits them. I also really enjoyed playing the colors through the back ground drape and the chairs!

Morning arrangement with jug and pears
30X40       Acrylic on wood

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Demo at Danville Artists' Society

Finally put the finishing touches on my little painting from the demonstration night with the Alamo Danville Artists' Society from a few weeks ago.

The demo only really lasted about an hour and half which is pretty tight. I arrived with a color plan and some of my initial outlines painted in. All the under painting and the majority of the final paint was done hurriedly on the night; but the painting still needed adjusting, and refining over time in my studio.

 Alstromeria with lemons cream
18X14                     Acrylic on panel

 In action on the night... I'm down their in the front somewhere!

Small Sunflowers

'Sunflowers, jug & lemons on blues' 

20X16                    Acrylic on panel

Here's a little Sunflower painting I painted for my mother, when she visited recently. Her eye had been caught by a painting I'd completed in 2013, which had long since sold.

The original, older painting -

 'Sunflowers roses and plums' 24X18

I told her I could paint something similar when she visited. Together, we adapted many elements in the painting including (of course) the color; but the impetus and the sunflowers inspiration remained faithful to the original idea.

Draped across the table

A recent finished painting. I do like working with a square format, it always feels like an unusual shape to work within; and when it works, it has a strong presence to it!

 Draped across the table

34X34             Acrylic on wood

I really like some of the background color changes in the drape and the tones in the watermelon, so I added a couple of details here for you to enjoy.

detail

detail