Sunday, July 20, 2008

SMALL LANDSCAPE


I believe I am on a renaissance:

Curiosity as a way of thinking

Suspicion of authority and conventional wisdom

Respect for intelligently filtered history

Aspiration to higher levels of achievement

Vision for renewed potential in all things

Tendency to invent private systems

Reinvention and perfection of former skills

Accepting the challenge of the difficult


Will this be my final painting while living in California? My Arizona studio/home will be ready in two weeks! Time to pack my paints! Please keep in touch: www.gacostafineart.com

This is an original oil painting, 8" x 10" on archival canvas board.

Saturday, July 12, 2008

ARTISTS AT WORK

This is such a typical scene of plein air artists who go out in the field to paint. These two friends of mine literally did just that. They are out in the hay field on this ranch near Morro Bay. As you can see, one is taking a little respite!
This original oil painting is 9" x 12" on quality archival canvas board.
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HANGING TOGETHER




I kinda like this title. Trees seem to do this quite well, don't you think?!.
This is a 12" x 9" original oil on quality archival canvas board.

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Friday, July 4, 2008

JEANNIE'S ROSES


Here's a revealing note on an artist's "trick". I was given a rejected canvas that had an image painted on it by a friend, Susan Greaves. She had painted over the image with a light mauve wash. I decided to play with this canvas by painting these flowers. I was influenced by the background wash when chosing the colors.


It is an original oil....9" x 12" on quality archival canvas board. Enjoy!