Dahlia and the Bear

 

So I have a lot of downtime on my hands at the moment, so I've thrown myself into painting. This is an Impressionistic Dahlia. The orange really pops because of the background. Blue is the opposite of Orange on the color wheel, so it's going to really stand out.

I saw a sketch of his bear on the internet, so I free handed him onto a painted background. He's really cute.

Two New Paintings

I was inspired by a local Coeur d'Alene painter I met named Tom Hanson who does abstract acrylic paintings. I've been trying to branch out and add a lot of texture to my paintings through mixed media or by pressing objects into the paint.

Here are my two latest paintings. (Again the color isn't as vibrant as it is in person)

This is an abstract of the view of the mountains out my back door.



This one is really washed out for some reason. The painting in person has a lot more depth to it and looks like a light at the end of the tunnel.