Day 11 of my Holiday Painting Spree - Black & White

"Black is modest and arrogant at the same time. Black is lazy and easy - but mysterious. But above all, black says this:  I don't bother you, don't bother me." - Yohji Yamamoto (Fashion Designer)

My 2nd VW beetle painting during my Spree - This one is the opposite of yesterday's... a black car on a white background.  As I mentioned, surfaces reflect the colors and light that surround them, so black doesn't always appear black and can have all colors reflected in it.  But, I can agree with Yohji... Black can be a statement above all else.  This painting will be hanging side by side with the white bug I posted yesterday in the Reading Tavern for Art Plus Gallery's upcoming show there, "Black and White".

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Black & White, oil on panel,
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Day 10 of my Holiday Painting Spree - "White & Black"

"If everything isn't black and white, I say Why the Hell Not?" - John Wayne

What does that mean? I am not quite sure, but it made me laugh.  Today's painting is 10th in line of my Holiday Painting Spree paintings.  An upcoming show I will be hanging in is themed "Black and White". As a painter, you come to realize that there isn't ever true black or white in an object or scene.  This is because surfaces are always reflecting their surroundings and the ambient light.  So, a white car may actually have shadows that are purple and reflections that could be any color of the rainbow.  So, maybe this is an answer to Mr. Wayne's question above... Because Mr. Wayne, as the impressionists found out a long time ago, black and white do not truly exist in nature..... Without further ado, here is today's painting, "White & Black".  Had to paint another VW beetle... just one of my favorite subjects to paint... :) 

White & Black, oil on panel
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I have started uploading images to Fine Art America (below are just some of the images I uploaded so far).  If you have never been to the site, it is a great place to purchase prints of fine art... If you are interested in having any of my paintings hanging on your wall, but would like it at a lower price point, as a greeting card, printed on metal, a different size, (or as a phone case!) you can get these things and more at FAA!  To view my current work available for sale as prints, please go to
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I haven't gotten all of the 30 in 30 paintings up yet, but will with in the next few days, so check back if you don't see what you are looking for! Thanks!

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Day 15 of th 30 in 30 - Yellow Bug

If someone offered me an old VW Beetle... I wouldn't turn it down.  I am sure that by today's standards it would be pretty uncomfortable and, well, not very safe.  But I think they are one of the best looking cars ever made.  So, yeah.  I'd drive it...here and there.  :)

Yellow Bug, oil on panel, 6" x 6"
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I love to paint impasto (really thick paint).. The secret is in the brush... 

Yellow Bug Juice