Alla Prima Portrait: Cowgirl Georgeann (Oil 16 x 12)

It was simply a coincidence that I painted a cowgirl right after a cowboy. Georgeann is the daughter of my friend Rocky McIntosh. As you may tell, I composed the portrait in a similar manner as I did the cowboy Larry. During the process of painting I took pictures of its progression at intervals, which I also presented in the current post.

The following are different stages of the process

Alla Prima Portrait: Florida Cowboy Artist Larry E. Hudson (Oil, 18 x 14)

Thursday, it was Punta Gorda Portrait Studio day again. One of today's models was VAC artist Larry Hudson. I met Larry a week ago and knew he was going to sit for us to paint today. As you can tell from my painting, he is a very interesting personality. He is a real cowboy who owns a cattle farm at Arcadia, FL. He is also a fine artist.

Alla Prima Portrait: Allegra (Oil, 20 x 16)

I was invited by a group of Fort Myers Beach artists to do a demo of portrait painting at Orange Harbor Park this afternoon. The model was a pretty blonde named Allegra. Somehow, I always thought of the musical term Allegretto. She was a very good model and posed well. I believe I got her likeness as well as her temperament.

I had an interesting experience when I got home. After I added my finish touch in my embellishment, I took the painting to my backyard for photo shooting. As I was pressing the shutter, the setting sun suddenly came from behind the cloud and shone on the painting. When I looked at the result in the camera, I was surprised to see the painting became totally in an orange color scheme. it was a good lesson about lighting. When we are in an orange lighting environment, I really have to be consciously aware of its existence in order to express the accurate atmosphere.

Enb Plein Air: Reeds on the Canal (Oil, 9 x 12)

I know it looks like the painting I did the other day. As a matter of fact, when I was painting last time the scene, I told myself that I would come back to paint the reeds as the center of my focus in contrast of the dark background. In fact, it is a practice of value relationships again. However, this time I mainly used palette knifes instead of brushes.

Oil Sketch: The McIntosh's Stable (13 x 13)

This afternoon, after all my chores were done, it was late afternoon. I was wondering whether I should go out to paint. The weather was so good that I told myself that I would paint not too far from home. I hadn't seen my good friends the McIntosh's for some time so I decided to go to theirs to paint. It took a little more than an hour. This time I did things backward. The horses kept going in and out and would not stay put. Therefore, I painted the stable first. When one of the horses came back, I added it on. It was interesting to see that the horse seemed to be deciding whether he wanted to go out again.

En Plein Air: Green Boat (Evening at Owl Creek Boatyard, Oil 8 x 14)

This afternoon I was driving along Highway 80. In an attempt to explore new subjects, I exited the highway a couple of times into some country roads but didn't find anything till I realized I was nearing Owl Creek Boatyard. So I simply drove there. By then it was late afternoon.  I saw a green boat moored in the shadow of the cabin. Pretty eye-catching.

Alla Prima Portrait: Model Karen (Oil, 20 x 16)

Punta Gorda VAC's Portrait Studio Day. Today's model is Karen.