It’s been a while since I’ve shared anything from down in the studio. Here are some paintings I have on the go. These works are so fresh I can’t even tell you if they’re finished or not.  These are small oil paintings and by small I mean they’re maybe 18-24 inches wide.

I haven’t titled any of these yet. Sometimes I’ll have a title early on in a painting and other times I’ll make one up after the fact. Sometimes I simply associate a name for a painting as I’m working on it, like an internal reference code. That could become a title but often it remains just a personal way of referring to a picture I have on the go.

I think I’ve used more yellow in these paintings than I’ve used in years.

I’ve been enjoying the painting sessions on these tremendously. There are times when painting isn’t all that much fun, when the works are anxious and full of worry and sweat and doubt. These are not like that. These pictures are born of free association and playful improvisation and a devil-may-care attitude.  They’re surprising me in lots of ways.