Crossing 7th

Crossing 7th

Oil and spray paint on canvas

100x150cm

I could probably work on this painting for another two weeks but for now it is finished.  I have to move on to something fresh.  

Since August 5th I've finished two large paintings.  

In my mind this one works as a whole but the individual pieces are ugly.  Not rough like the first draft of a manuscript but plain ugly.  Its a characteristic of my painting, there is a rawness to it.  So they say.

I do like the guy in the red shirt on the left. He's the focal point.  Can you guess why?

Another big one

Here is another 100x150cm canvas.  I like the abstraction in the underpainting

I love my atelier

drawn but not done

Times Square scene,

100x150cm

oil on canvas

So this is how I start.  I project one of my photos and draw in what I think looks good to me then block in some colors.  This is a large painting that I'll finish when I get back from 5 weeks at the beach in the Mediterranean.  Eat your heart out!  

See you in August.

Tableaux en vente aux enchères à Rossini

The paintings below will be on auction the 26 November at one of the major auction houses of France, the Maison Rossini, Paris.  Because I donated the paintings to the ASPRHP, 100% of the earnings will benefit the Association de Soutien aux Parents et à la Recherche en Hépatologie Pédiatrique--ASPRHP (The original name of the association was Association of Children with Liver Disease).

Here is a link to their website

This is a great chance to get one of my larger Parisian paintings for a small price. There is a link on the top of my blog where I will keep you informed.

Clic on: Maison Rossini to read about their conditions and see the online catalogue. Auction with absentee bidding starts at samedi 26 nov. 2011 à 14h00

November Sun in Luxembourg

100x150 cm

oil on canvas

2008

Pink Coat

100x100cm

oil on canvas

2008