Painting Fast and Small

Stacked Cups and Egg, 6*6

Light in the Alley, 5*7

I've been painting fast and on a small scale recently. I've been inspired by the "daily painting" movement that many painters have subscribed to. It certainly is a good way to gain skill, but also a way to sharpen one's artistic eye, always looking for beauty and uniqueness in the world. There is so much good, and praiseworthy material to be found! But you have to actively look for it and not let the darkness in. I like the idea of the setting evening light falling on the back alley, illuminating trash cans into objects of beauty, causing a pathway to be for just a short time.

Some Daily Paintings

These two paintings were quick observational "studies", each taking 3 or so hours. This type of technique has become appealing to me lately; kind of like plein air painting, done on the spot with quick decisions as opposed to longer studio paintings where decisions are planned and paint is mixed in a sort of long ritual. Both are valid methods used to achieve different ends. I do like the spontaneity and life of the quicker observational work, these both measure 9*12. Let me know what you as the viewer thinks of them.