Maiko: a work in progress

 This is oil on 8x8 canvas board. A very small piece but I didn't want my first painting of a person to be really big.

I have never painted people before so this is a new challenge for me. I still need to work on the nose a bit and finish the background. I have no idea yet what I want to put behind her to fill some of the negative space. I also still need to add the obi around her midsection (what little you can see of it) and possibly put some additional accessories and pins in her hair.

Old Artwork. The Learning Curve

Cabin by a Stream
Oil

Summer Mountains
Oil

Nine Noble Virtues
Mixed Media

Moonlit Park
Oil

Orange Sunset
Oil

Chimney Rock
Commission in Oil

Wren
Jerry Yarnell Instructional in Acrylic

White Wine
Commission in Oil

Waterfall
Oil

Study
Oil

Thor
Oil

Lightning Storm
Acrylic

Viking Cruise
Acrylic

Four Seasons
Acrylic

Coffee and Music
Oil

Let Your Dreams Soar
Commission in Oil

Coffee Pot
Oil

Starbucks
Oil

Hibiscus
Oil

Coffee Beans
Oil

Sunset
Oil

Fjord
Oil



Wine and Strawberries
Commission in Oil

Summer Sunrise
acrylic

Brooklyn Bridge
Gesso

Summer Stream
oil

 

Recently Completed Works

LoveBirds
Acrylic

Japan
Commissioned artwork for a fundraising auction

Sushi
Commissioned artwork for a fundraising auction

Metallic Trees
Acrylic

An Acrylic study in texture

Acrylic flower study #1



Acrylic Flower study #2