Showing posts with label tomato and mayonnaise sandwich. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tomato and mayonnaise sandwich. Show all posts

Friday, September 13, 2013

"Breaking Through Artist's Block" (Video) - and Tomato Sandwich Painting


Tomato Sandwich Half
8" x 8" oil on canvas
$375

I have posted the above painting to this blog before, but now I would like to announce that it is available as a print in various sizes and formats on Fine Art America.    For today's post I had originally intended to show a video about fine artist David Cheifetz  because his still life paintings are so dramatic and rich in color.   He also paints other subject matter, but I was particularly drawn to his excellent still life work.   To make a long story short, I could not find a video on this artist but ran across the video shown below about "Breaking through artist's block"  that I found rather informative.   It explains how sometimes the eye (vision) of the artist improves beyond the artist's skill level which in turn makes the artist depressed thinking his work is terrible.   Then he may go days or weeks without painting.   This video lasts a little over 17 minutes and has no images other than a "graph" of sorts.   



I have not had artist block in a long time; I just paint slower now.   I tend to paint in layers, necessitating drying between layers before I can begin to paint again on the same canvas.  I have been painting this morning and I am almost finished with a landscape of a scene near Taos, New Mexico.   I may finish it tonight or tomorrow so please check back with me soon.   


Thursday, December 22, 2011

Tomato Sandwich Portrait


"Tomato Sandwich Portrait"
8" x 8" Oil on canvas

This painting was completed a few minutes ago.  I started it this past October but put it aside for awhile to work on other paintings.   To view the work in progress then go here    Below is another photo of this painting as a WIP.

Yesterday I ran errands and also went to Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki and took several photos there of the waterfowl and other things.   Below is a shot from the beach at the Hilton.


This photo would make a good painting.  To see more of the photos I took at the Hilton please go here

Now back to the easel !


Studio :  Carol Reynolds
              P O Box 22246
              Honolulu, Hawaii 96823-2246