All Artists Need to be Square ... Like Me! SOLD

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"Three to Sail"

Oil, 6" x 6" 

Sold.

Good news ... if you are an artist and you have always wanted to be able to accept credit cards without the hassle of setting up a merchant bank account ... the solution is finally here. "Square Up" is a relatively new gadget that works with the iphone, ipad and Android. It's very easy to get as all you have to do is sign up online. There are no set up fees, credit checks or agreements to sign. You just sign up and link it to your bank account. They even send you the "reader" gadget for free that plugs in to your phone.
It's actually cheaper than paypal if you physically swipe the card (2.75%). It's a half percentage more if you enter the credit card number manually. And the money is deposited directly in to your bank account, less the transaction fee. So, why do artists need these?
Well ... you can finally accept credit cards ... on the go. You can use it at an art fair,  a collector's house ... or even at a workshop. Think of all those times you could have made a sale ... only if you were able to accept credit cards. Well, now you can. And pretty simply at that!

Good Things Come in Threes - SOLD

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"Good Things Come in Threes"

Oil, 6" x 6" .

$200.00 with display easel.

It's true. Especially for me. I have three wonderful boys.  My workshop with Dreama lasted three incredible days in Atlanta last week. And I love creating paintings with three boats! (I could go on and on but I will spare you ...  promise ...)
You may notice the colors in this painting are a bit different from my normal palette. Last week Dreama and I stayed at my brothers house and I was inspired by the color palette in their house. So I decided to switch it up a bit in this one. Next one will be much larger!

Fall Colors II - SOLD and step-by-step video

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"Fall Colors II"

Oil, 34" x 47"

Sold.

This is a commission painting I completed for a new client. The client saw the original painting I completed for the TV Show "Law & Order: Los Angeles" and asked me to paint another one. What she really liked was the fact the painting was of boats ... but had no blue in it!
So this is the finished painting. It's quite a bit different from the original inspiration. There's a lot more detail and yet it is painted in a looser style. (Sorry if that last statement is contradictory ... but it is true!)
I took a lot of photos of the painting "in process" and put together a video so you could see how the step-by-step process. I should mention the colors are a bit off as the photos were taken in my studio at night. But you will get the idea ... I thought it might be fun to see how I create a much larger painting ... So ... enjoy!

Color Reflections

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"Color Reflections"

Oil, 6" x 6" on museum quality panel.

$200 with display easel.

Close up view of palette knife

Every once in a while I get in a loose, kind of sloppy mood for painting. I have no idea what predicates this ... my mood ... the weather ... the stars? Tee hee. Today was one of those days and I just decided to go for it. I really like the painting and the colors kind of jump off the painting.  I use to comment in my workshops that Cad Orange was my favorite color. But I have grown away from that ... and now I absolutely love the combination of cad orange, alizrin and cad yellow. I could paint all day with these three colors ... Maybe I should. Go out and try it!

Toy Boat, Toy Boat, Toy Boat

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Toy Boat, Toy Boat, Toy Boat Oil, 12 x 12

This painting is for sale.
I am back to my old habits again. I wanted to try a square version of this painting and add some more colors. It came out ok, I think! I painted this today while listening to pounding and hammering ... we are only about three days from completing our construction project!
I could kick myself for forgetting my camera this past weekend. I was in Long Beach for a swim meet and drove past the marina many times ... there were so many great painting opportunities!