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Lone Crow - 4x4

January 30, 2013 • bird painting • daily painting

A lone black crow, I liked his shadow and the reflection on his shoulder.

Oil on canvas panel, 4x4

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Sailboats - 4x4

January 28, 2013 • California • daily painting • harbor boats • harbor scene • santa barbara harbor

Another small painting today. This one was especially fun, the small space kept me from worrying about every detail in this cluttered harbor scene.

Oil on panel, 4x4 inches

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White Christmas - 4x4

January 23, 2013 • aspens • colorado • snow • snow painting • trees • winter painting

I found a bunch of these tiny canvases in my studio and thought they would make a fun project. I thought I could work on these as kind of a "warm up" everyday before I continued work on a large commission I was painting. And the best part? I'll be posting these little guys up for auction with super low starting bids!

Oil on canvas panel, 4x4 inches

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Blue and Gold - 6x6

January 22, 2013 • abstract • colorado • landscape • oil • skyscape

This is the last of the storm series, I had a bunch of extra paint when I finished yesterdays painting and I thought I might as well have some fun with it.

Oil on panel, 6x6 inches

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The Solvent Free Studio

January 21, 2013 • m graham • oil painting while pregnant • pregnancy and oil painting • solvent free oil painting • studio safety • walnut oil

For the last 5 months my studio has been completely solvent free! I didn't know how easy it would be to make the switch! For anyone that paints alla prima I recommend this method 100%. If you like to paint in a glazing or layering method this might not work for you. I pretty much only used the solvent (Gamsol) for thinning the wash to tone the surface at the very beginning of the painting, and to...