The Look

 8 x 10 oil

I've just been playing today and experimenting with skin tones, drawing, etc.  This was just a picture from a fashion magazine.   The model actually had her hand on her sunglasses as if she was about to take them off, but I didn't want to tackle fingers today so I painted them out!

Cotton Fields Back Home

8 x 10 oil on canvas board - SOLD

The recent Japanese Challenge on the dailypaintworks site has had me stymied.  We were supposed to submit to the challenge by painting a picture of what comes to mind when we hear the word "home";  these are to be auctioned online and the proceeds go to the relief efforts in Japan.  When I think of home,  I immediately think of cotton fields and levees and I can't seem to capture the beauty of what I see and feel when I view them.    Go to the website:  dailypaintworks.com and see some of the entries, there must be close to 300 by now!