Category Archives: painting

18 Sunrise over San Francisco

{ Click on image for larger view } Painting #18 keeps me in the city I love, San Francisco. This sunrise was taken from my last trip to San Francisco on our way back to Oregon. We left early in … Continue reading →

Posted on March 8, 2012 by lestar.arts

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Day 15.5 – Milk, Eggs and Salt

{ Click on image for larger view } So Day 15 actually included a second still life painting. It was a challenge of painting white on white – picking out all the various tones of color on the white objects. … Continue reading →

Posted on March 6, 2012 by lestar.arts

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Day 15 – Buddha and The Red Box

{ Click on image for larger view } When it comes to still life paintings and pulling out amazing vibrant colors from the subject, Clare Carver is phenomenal. I had the pleasure of painting with her today and was that … Continue reading →

Posted on March 6, 2012 by lestar.arts

Posted in 30-Day-Challenge, Featured, Still Life, zen | Tagged 30-day-challenge, 6x6, asian, oil, shop-oils, still-life, zen | Leave a comment

Vibrant Morning Abstract Mountainscape

{ Click on image for larger view } I’ve been creating these mountainscapes on three twelve inch boards as triptychs and this time I decided to paint them on one panel. I took a page from my friend, Hirofumi Glover, … Continue reading →