Girl fishing

Here is another Sargent study. I enjoy the limited palette

and how it can help to concentrate on values.

I'm not sure if people fish this way any more!

(Or in a nice dress too for that matter!)

oil on gesso'd board 10.5"x14" 1.5 hrs.

Legs

The sun is shining, and the steps are warm.

I got Renee to sit outside and pose her tootsies.

She had just painted her nails, arn't they cute!?!

oil on gesso'd board 12"x6"

Babbling brook

Monday! Monday! what a day! I found a little time to play.

I painted this brook scene today from a John Singer Sargent

painting I saw. It's my interpitation, not an exact copy.

I need to start signing my paintings, so once it's dry I'll

practice on my signature.

Should I sign Bill Whalberg? or William Whalberg? & date it!

Any suggestions?

oil on gesso'd board 10.5"x14"

Golden Gardian

Well another friday, and I'm making progress!

I want to say, I got a Call today from Frank Ordaz!

I'm still smiling ear to ear! What a neat thing to have

happen.

We talked art, gilding, people, and cars!!

I love classic cars, and trucks!

Frank said he paints 'em and would post some for me.

Wow! How cool is that!?!

I'm looking to offer gilding outside the metro area, so

like Monty Hall says, "Lets Make A Deal!"

I hope to put a 'package' together for Frank and his

new gallery. I'm pumped!

Golden Gardian detail

This Angel needs to rest!

Freshly gilded, I will want it to cure before the next step.

What I have done is layed the leaf, after a while, I tapped

it like a watermelon!

When it sounded dry, I burnished the highlights with an

agate to shine it up some.

The copper sections were oil gilded, or surface gilded.

Simply brush a thin layer of oil size on with a quill brush,

when the size reaches 'tack' the copper can be layed.

Oil gilding, or surface gilding is different from water gilding.

I will discuss this on another post.

There is a big difference between the two, and you should

be aware of these differences. As a customer, and an artist!

(buyer beware!!)

underpainting the bole

Once I decided how I would gild this Angel, I underpainted

the bole,(3 coats) & buffed it out to shine the highlights.

I then layed the leaf. Starting with 12k (white gold), I gilded

the robe first.

I then gilded the wings with 22k (yellow gold) and the face,

hands, and foot I used copper.

Copper is a metal that has a beauty all it's own.

Freshly gilded copper is like a shiny penny! I will tone it a

little, but it should first cure overnight.

Hibiscus & Habinaros

This is a painting I did when I moved into my studio.

I have two large hibiscus plants, and a habinero

bush that produced over 100 peppers!(2 years old!)

These plants were in the studio, so I painted them.

This was painted with one shot lettering enamels, on

canvas paper.

The frame was from an old barn over 150 years old.