Neptune in Fur

Why is the god of water wearing a fur coat? Because I just wanted to paint a fur coat. 

It was the fur coat or the carcass of a dead whale; and whale carcass smell. 

Logic achieved!

Oranges: Panel No.3

This post has been long overdue. Lets just say this last panel was one of the most frustrating paintings that I have had to finish as of recently. Let me give you a breakdown of the amplifying magnitue of frustration on this project. 

First, I wanted to make my life hell by painting all the little shavings I saved from cutting the mustache 

It was building up pretty fast and reminding me of a J.S. Sargent Painting, and then I began to have my brain infested by snowpeas and baby corn. . .

And after about three weeks of fighting this painting, I scrapped it.

(S)crapped!

After a few days of pouting, I re attacked the picture and the subject, this time making it simpler. 

Right about here is where I hit another pot hole. I couldn't get the style of light to match with the previous panels

Eventually I got tired of fighting this piece and started smearing van dyke brown all over the place. And wouldnt you know, IT WORKED!

This panel is still too orange as compared to the previous pieces, but considering it took me 3 days to paint the first and second panel and three weeks to paint the last one, its understandable to say the least, that I lost my original enthusiastic optimism for the series. 

Either way, here is the final image of panel No. 3, "The Mustache". 

Look forward to my next series of posts: "Wonton Watercolor Waistlines"

Oranges: Panel No.2

This is the second panel of the orange series. This piece is once size larger than and previous. The Next panel will be one size larger than the current. 

Progress photos: 

Doug Land. as featured on KellyHeckPhotography.com

Hello viewers,
Some of my collages were recently featured on Kelly Heck's blog.

Woo hoo networking!

Also if you are looking to hire the best photographer around, look no Further than Kelly Heck

Oranges: Panel No.1

I'm still playing with my new Golden Open Acrylics. The piece I am working on is the first of a three part series. I hope you enjoy the progress photos. 

Ta-Dah!

It makes me want some OJ, and not just the juice--  :p

Rice Queen

My "certifiable all things Asian " friend told me one day that he was a "rice queen". So of course I had to google it.

This picture is dedicated to B.T.

color corrected:

Also Golden Open acrylics have changed my life, for the better.