final round

5"x7" oil

Broke some rules on this finale. The fish is painted with all cool colors and the background is warm. When all 3 are viewed together there is cohesion. Off on a painting excursion tomorrow. Might do a bunch of small still life. It's so cold I think paint will freeze outside.

round 2

5"x7" oil

Call me crazy, I dug out the fish remnants from the garbage. (It's cold outside and in studio so stench is quite limited). I wanted to paint from direct observation. Yesterdays was from a photo before I cleaned the fish. So I layed out the striper and stuffed paper towels where the filets use to be. The cats are very excited and my light barrier will never smell the same. I smell a triptych............ 

dinner

5"x7" oil

A VERY rough sketch of a striped bass I had for dinner. I've seen so many others do fish very well. I like when you can see the sheen on the fish, however when "I" paint them I have little interest in that. In fact, I'm just now exploring the idea of painting fish. Yes, a shadow and more detail would make it sing. But I've played that song.