Today's Daily Painting, "I Love Tootsie Rolls"

If you haven’t guessed, the heart shaped lolly-pop represents love or love for candy and the tootsie roll is obvious. I love tootsie rolls. Check out my eBay auction.

Today's Daily Painting, "Two Cherries as One"

"Two Cherries as One",

When two nacho chips are stuck together, they count as one. That goes for cherries and marriage.

The Last of It's Kind

Talk about a strange and great day. First thing in the morning, I had to relocate a captured groundhog that was terrorising  the neighborhood. Drove ten miles to make sure he does not make his way back. At one o’clock attended a party with a few guys from my childhood and High School. They called it a “Man Party”. Lots of old stories and memories, It was fun.

Left around five o’clock and drove to our local community college to visit my artist friend Mike Molnar, a true master. While observing the class, the one thing that hit me is how slow and meticulous everyone was painting. It will take each student a whole semester to complete their art. Too slow for me, it was time to leave.

During my ten years of teaching art, It has become natural to complete a painting by the end of the class.  I like my fast broad strokes and painterly style. Even my masterworks, which require more detail, have to be completed in due time.

In 1995, I created a painting which took almost six months. “A Nickel Tour of Lancaster County”. It was the grand finale of the large detailed acrylic one hair brush painting. Pure drudgery, like building the pyramids.  The last of it’s kind. If you think I’m kidding, check it out!

Cluster of Cherries

I have been fascinated by the color and shape of cherries. This may be my tenth painting of cherries. As soon as summer is over and my wife Kathy stops buying cherries at the supermarket, this series of cherries may be ending.

Until then, I will have to think of something else. Mmm..

the ice cream place down the street has a new flavor, White House Cherry. I can paint that! 

My Daily Painting today is Oranges

I finished this painting within three hours. I am thinking it would be a good subject for my classes.

 

Another Reason to be a Daily Painter

I'm in Charleston S.C. On the south end of King Street was an art gallery called Sophisticated Whimsy. They sold four paintings of mine, all tropical because it was an island style gallery and a good one. Sanibel Island, Miami, Key West, and most likely every city in Florida or possibly every state has an Island Style Gallery.

Last year they called to inform me that they were closing the gallery. I was not surprised they blamed the economy. I made a special trip to Charleston to pick up my unsold paintings. The cost of the trip reduced the profits of the four sold paintings.
The building is now vacant, Sophisticated Whimsy, is still painted on the window,as if the tenant is waiting for them to return. Sadly, I'm not.

Another reason to be a daily painter, I love the independence of being a daily painter.
No gallery, no worry about the gallery closing. No special one thousand mile trip. No commissions, a perfect transaction between me and an art patron.

On the other hand, the art gallery is important for the big sales of my "masterworks". These are the people who negotiate with our art patrons. Most represent us well and should be a part of our art business strategy.

Charleston is a big art community with many galleries. Time to peruse the galleries to see which one is a good fit for my art.

Sitting by the pool

A cold beer on a hot night sitting by the pool. Don't you love summer

eBay auction of my daily painting,"Teabox and Kettle

I just listed,"Teabox and Kettle on eBay. The starting bid is $49. Check out the auction

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Teabox and Copper Kettle, today's daily painting

I had a painters block today which does not happen very often.  I have so much inspiration around me, but that was not the problem. Sometimes an artist wants a new direction. Something to get real excited about. The muse was not with me today. 

 

I was picking out a painting to do at one of my classes when I came across,”Teabox”. I have painted this subject in my classes several times in a 16x20 canvas. How would it look in a 6x6 size and how long would it take me. I can paint this particular painting with my eyes closed. I was right, Teabox on a 6x6 was an investment in time of only 45 minutes. A testament to practice and repetition. Will I sell it for less since because it took me less time? No! 

"Sunset Silhouette", daily painting from Phillip Krivenko

Today's daily painting is, "Sunset Silhouette"

 

Sunset Silhouette

Today's daily painting is, "Sunset Silhouette"

American Classic

On July Fourth we had a little get-together at a friends house. In front of me on the table was a hot dog and coke (the cherry I added for composition). It looked so American and a true classic. I took a photo of my iphone. Later in the studio, I used the photo as a reference. I titled it, “American Classic”. Click hereto check out the eBay auction.