Cantelope 5x5 oil on wood panel

This was sort of an experiment. I usually begin the painting with acrylics and get it into a pretty good state of development before I switch to oils. I was in a big hurry with this one, so I reverted back to really transparent oil washes ( lots of turp) which was the way we did it in art school before acrylics were invented. But I kept on going with the super-thin oil washes until I nearly had it completed, at which time I began fattening up the glazes with the orangey part of the fruit and added the seedy part last with fairly fat layer of white. Anyway I got this little 5x5 out of the way in a hurry. It has taken me years to get to where I began... E-mail me at artistjohnwlong@live.com

Blue Calico Cups(app3 1/2x12)oil on wood panel

This particular shape forces me to make some peculiar judgments with regard to composition. It is sort of easy to do something with a vertical shape, but when it comes to horizontal, I seem to be stuck with a row of something. I think I will try an exterior scene next, or I guess I could cut them in half for an easier space to deal with. That seems awfully small. E-mail me at artistjohnwlong@live.com