A new still life series is in the works for January called "Containers". The focus will be still life paintings featuring the many different and varied containers used in every day life. The purpose is to explore a variety of colors, shapes, settings, and examples and even metaphors for containers. I will give a release date soon as I have hundreds of ideas I need to narrow down.
I am almost exclusively using Raymar linen panels for my oil paintings going forward. I have found them to be the highest quality materials and construction available. Although the price is more than some, they are worth it. They are also made in the USA. The thickness of these panels is 1/8 inch. So they are easy to fit into a frame. They can also be displayed on an easel or mounted in floating framework. A close-up photo of different weaves of linen and layers of oil-based primer from very fine for portraits to larger weaves and texture for landscapes and heavy paint applications. A small sample of some of the paints I use from some of...
