A Raining Afternoon

Water Color 9x12 in

This is down the block from where I live. I prefer using watercolor to paint rainy days. It is a plein air painting that I finished in 2 hours.

The Swan Couple

What do you think if I use this composition?

A Peaceful Morning

Oil on Paper 8x6 In

This scenic place is at the corner of Cold Spring Harbor State Park. The lovely swan couple was there the whole morning.

First Day of Autumn

Oil on Paper 6x8 In

The first day of autumn is still warm, but overcast. Everything looks gray. I went to Oyster Bay again and looked around, but I couldn't decide what to paint. Finally, I chose this gazebo because there was a family of swans swimming by.

I don't like this painting. It's too gray.

The Fix

My super awesome advisor thinks the hills behind the gazebo looked like a tsunami. I fixed it by adding a touch of green and I sharpened the edges a little. I also down-toned the shadows in the foreground. There is a small white boat in front of the big ship. Can you see it? I made it more clear, but I don't like it and want to undo it. What do you think?

That's the reason I don't like to fix paintings-the more I do the worse it gets. Next time I'll just listen to my super awesome advisor but I won't do what she says. Now I like the unfixed version more. :(

Summer's End -- Oyster Bay, The Light Ship

Oil on Paper 11x14 in

The last day of summer is warm and pleasant. The grass is changing color. I finished this painting in 2 hours and twenty minutes. It was a very pleasant experience.

My great, super awesome advisor wants me to fix this painting. Where will I fix it? Please check my next post to find out!

Tree with Flowers

Oil on canvas
14x11 in

Does this composition work? I wasn't consciously making it half and half.

Cross The Street

Oil on Canvas 6x8 in

Why this painting looks dirty to me? I only want to show the shadow of those branches.

Down the Block

oil on canvas 8x6 in

Maybe I should show more of the house.

Field Study, Bailey Arboretum

Oil on Canvas 8x6 in

Is this house too much in the middle?

Field Study, Bailey Arboretum--Overcast

Oil on canvas 8x6in

I like this painting the most. :D

Field Study, Oyster Bay

Oil on Canvas
6x8 in

Help! This tree is eating the boat! I only found out after I post this picture.

Field Study, Bailey Arboretum

oil on canvas 8x10 in

Afternoon Light

Bermuda

The Clock Tower at Naval Dockyard. There were 2 towers there, but the position I sat in could only see one. It's not because I was lazy :) The spot I sat was under a shade.



I was greedy and tried to finish 2 paintings in an hour and a half. The paintings were done on pastel color papers, so I already had the middle tone. I finished this painting first, then turned 180 degree around and finished the painting on the top.

St. Thomas

San Juan

I started to like these oil sticks. The colors can be applied easily just by using it like a brush. I modulated color directly on the painting. The down side is the stick was too big for a small area. It feels like using size 12 brush on a 9x12 in canvas. It was hard to put down the details. I some times used q-tips or even picked small sticks from the ground to get the color from the stick and apply it to the painting.

At Sea

I bought Shiva Artist's Paintstik just for the cruise trip. I did these two sketches for practice.
This is my first time using Paintstik.

Two drawings

These were plein air drawings done on a cruise ship at Brooklyn Cruise Port. The luggage with my painting tools was delivered after the ship sailed. I did two quick drawings with manga pens.

Field Study--Oyster Bay

Oil. 14x11 in

Trees in my backyard2

oil, 12x10

Trees in my backyard

Oil, 14x11

Peggy's Cove

oil 14x11

Dancing Light

oil on paper
14x11 in

Vegas Trip

Excalibur
Drawing with manga pens
8x11 in

Lake Mead

This drawing was done on a napkin with pen while I was waiting for the bus

Still Life--Flower2

Still life-- flower
Oil on paper
14x11 in

Cold Spring Harbor

Cold Spring Harbor
watercolor 11x14 in

Lily Pond

Lily pond
oil on canvas 16x20 in

Misty morning - a scene from my window

Misty morning
Watercolor 14x11 in

Neighborhood

Acrylic 5x10 in

Oyster Bay

Oyster Bay
Watercolor 11x14 in

Heckscher park,huntington village

Oil on paper
11x14 in

Joyful Light

Joyful light
Oil on paper 11x14 in

Oyster Bay

These two paintings were done from same reference picture but at difference time. The top one was done today(10/3/10), the bottom one was done a year and half ago. I believe my watercolor skill has been dramatically improved.

Oyster bay
Watercolor 11x14 in

Yellow tulips

Yellow tulips
Watercolor 11x14 in

Still life-Flowers

Still life-Flowers

oil on canvas 16x20 in

New green

Acrylic on canvas 16x10 in