So, I just finished 4 more oil paintings. I wanted to share with you to see if you had any comments that might help me progress. As usual, the photography does not do justice to the paintings. They are larger than the last group, these are 16 x 20 on canvas. I hope to start 4 more this week. The first one is a small pencil study I did for the painting. The first two paintings are scenes from Apalachicola, FL east of Panama City. Once a thriving port, mostly for sending wood up north for construction, it remains a fishing port, the shallow bay around the town and delta provide oyster fishing. First is the Franklin Co Press building in downtown, from a balcony across the street as the sun was setting; the second is titled White House Above Oyster Beds - in the original, the sky is much more dramatic; then 10-Mile Canal behind our housing community - it is the same point but looking north as the dark dramatic scene I had in my last batch. The storm was approaching from the south but the heavy clouds had not yet arrived overhead, so the sky was just hazy - again, in the original you can see traces of the blue that were reflected in the water. The final piece is a view down Bell Tower Park Blvd where I live, about 9 AM with the low February sun.
You can see more pieces on your mobile phone app: ArtLoupe.org. It was constructed by Art St Louis over the last 2 years. It still has a bug or two but for the most part it lets artists sell and buyers shop. I think you can search under Lyles; or, if you find one piece, click on it and it will give you the option to view other pieces by me. I recently uploaded 20 for sale including some of my older pieces I kept in my collection. One piece is NSF in that I no longer own it, Mizzou selected (confiscated) it from my first drawing class for their permeant collection. I was told it was part of a 2-year statewide show. At least they gave me a slide.
Lastly, I am going to try some 3D pieces in white with small color squares to see where that leads me. I will have to finalize how I can best display them. We shall see how that works out.
