Drawings in Oil

Time to move on beyond the simple attempt to merely paint an object. Even if the skill improved to an acceptable point, I find it very unsatisfying. The following drawings are based on pencil gesture drawings and then roughly colored in with oil paints. This looser style is more fun, much quicker and offers greater satisfaction. We'll see what happens.




Object 29

White Chain Pull 2
















Object 28

Pliers 2








Object 27

Banana 2










Object 26

Cone Flower














Object 25

Jar of Impatiens














Object 24

Bud

Objects 21, 22, 23

Object 23

Pliers












Object 22

Red Dogwood Leaf #3











Object 21

Four Bananas

Object 20

Lipstick












Object 19

Bowl














Object 18

Banana















Object 17

Pumpkin















Object 16

Acorn

Trouble

I'm in trouble... don't know if I'll make my goal or anywhere close to it. I'm realizing that whatever it is that I'm doing is mediocre at best and not likely to get any better. I could make excuses all day long, my eyes are going, my hands are unsteady, it's been too long since I worked in this manner... but it remains crap, every one of them... to the point of not even being able to bring them to a photo state so I can put them up. Embarassing, is what!

So... I took a break and tried my hand at a couple of landscapes... same junk, worse than mediocre. So what do I do? I've got this big investment in oil paints... I need to take another path, I need to bring in some of my own, earned, creative expertise. Stop planning and just let it happen. Allow the use of multi media and work larger... these tiny little cards are for the birds!

Okay... stay tuned... KJ

Object 15

Blue and Green Marbles
















Object 14

Mondo Grass With Roots

















Object 13

Pink Candle In Glass
















Object 12

Block School


















Object 11

Red Toy Car

Object 10

White Pull Chain















Object 9

Green Spray Bottle

















Object 8

T Block















Object 7

Tinker Toy Wheel #2
















Object 6

Lincoln Log

Object 5

Tinker Toy Connector













Object 4

Red Dogwood Leaf #2















Object 3

Red Dogwood Leaf #1












Object 2

Tinker Toy Wheel














Object 1

Bull Clip