Painting from Life

Luau

Debut

A challenge I've given myself every week for 7 years now is to capture the human form from life, in just under 3 hours. I attend a weekly figurative (nude or costumed) life painting and drawing group with other artists of like mind.  I have brought a multitude of mediums but presently have been bringing my oil paints. "Luau" was painted on New Years Eve 2013 when our model resembled a Hawaiian dancer.  "Debut" was a first time model of a brand new model that was absolutely still. These two pieces were completed in the last few months.  Both are 9" X 12" original oils on canvas panels and are for sale.  Contact me for availability.
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The Trumpet

The Trumpet

"The Trumpet" is a brand new oil painting I painted mostly in my weekly figurative  life drawing/painting group.  One of our male models posed nude standing holding a trumpet. I especially liked how the light was back-lighting the top left of the painting so emphasized that.  This original 12" x 9" oil painting on canvas is presently for sale.  Contact me for details.
You can see more of my artwork online:
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Escape

Escape

I finished this 12" X 9" oil in one of my weekly life drawing and painting sessions.  Our model was seated in a black lawn chair but did have on the bright blue hat.  I focused on capturing how the light was hitting her.  The next day in my art studio I decided to bring her to the beach which is where I imagined her.  This original oil painting will be in the Loveland Museum's summer 2014 show: Life and Figurative Drawing; Wild Life Sessions.
You can see more of my artwork online:
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(a variety of my work: prints and cards available) 
 artforconservation.com  
(limited edition canvas giclees)

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Vincent Van Moose

Vincent Van Moose

I painted this fun little (9" X 12") oil "Vincent Van Moose"  painting recently.  I was showing my home studio oil painting class how to pallet knife paint and decided to paint a moose.  I was inspired Van Gogh's Self Portrait series in that all of movement of the thick brush strokes radiate from the eye.  I exaggerated colors and had a ball with the Impressionistic swirls.
I sold this piece the same day I started advertising it on my Facebook page.  Prints are available through Fine Art America.
You can see more of my artwork online:
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(a variety of my work: prints and cards available) 
 artforconservation.com  
(limited edition canvas giclees)

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Verticle Aspens

These two new long tall (24" H X  8" W) original oil paintings of Aspens in Autumn are brand new.  They were inspired the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.  I have hiked in the nearby mountains on many gorgeous Fall days and look forward to it every year.

These paintings both have an atmospheric thin layer of oil paint for the blue mountains with heavy impasto pallet knife strokes for the foliage and foreground. They can be sold separately although they make a striking pair.  customize prints visit Fine Art America. Contact me for current availability.  






You can see more of my artwork online:
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(a variety of my work: prints and cards available) 
 artforconservation.com  
(limited edition canvas giclees)

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Peaceful Pair

8" x 10" oil

Under painting for the above roses

I painted "Peaceful Pair" twice this year.   A friend and fellow artist, Billie Colson was holding her annual fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis and looking for a variety of rose paintings to be donated and sold to benefit this organization.  I taught my home studio watercolor students how to do a purple underpainting with transparent watercolors.  They could choose my reference or one of their own.  The bottom painting was my donation (sold) at '65 Roses for Cystic Fibrosis' for 2014.
My home studio oil painting students were interested in learning how to paint roses in oil as well. I used the same reference but used Transparent Oxide (oil) Red to get the drawing and values in before I laid a layer of oil on top.  The top two paintings are one in the same, the middle image is the under painting for the "Peaceful Pair" 8" x 10" oil painting on top.  Quite a few of my students donated one or more of their roses paintings, and several sold.  I'm so proud of them!

Watercolor Peace Roses (sold)

You can see more of my artwork online:
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(a variety of my work: prints and cards available) 
 artforconservation.com  
(limited edition canvas giclees)

marygiacomini.com

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