DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME

Cooling, 20x16
First, the photographer is Al Bello. This is a study - demonstration for our oil painting class. The photograph used was a small black and white reproduction in our local paper of Mine That Bird - the Kentucky Derby winner. I won't sell it because I used someone elses' photograph. But you might like to see that every painting doesn't have to be a masterpiece. I learned so much in trying techniques to convey the water. Considering all the jabbering I was doing while demonstrating, it's a wonder it came out at all. So many things need correcting that it would be best for me to do it over - and that would be fun. I'll just keep this one as pavement on the learning curve!
the water texture might show if you click on the photo

BOBBY AND SHADOW

12x12, oil on canvas

Everybody needs friends.
I learned somthing about photographing with this one - I tilted the camera down to avoid the glare on the wet paint and it makes the legs seem foreshortened.