Rolling Stop

Rolling Stop Oil on board 14" x 14"

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Yes, it's the duck pulltoy again. I keep coming back to the little rascals for more punishment painting adventures! Hoping to pick up some sort of white or beige flowers at Trader Joe's tonight.

Ducks on Mauve

Ducks on Mauve 6" x 6" Oil on Canvas Panel $95.

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Today I re-discovered for the 50th time: Blocking in colors/values before attempting to paint details is a GOOD THING. Not only do you HALVE your paint time, it's easier to see THE BIG PICTURE before you get out of joint because details aren't going so great. Oh and I do so get out of joint! Doh!

Around the Bend

Around the Bend 5" x 7" Oil on Canvas Panel $95.

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Googly Ducks II

Googly Ducks II 12" x 12" Oil on Canvas Panel NFS

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Googly Ducks I Antique Duck Pulltoy Painting

Googly Ducks I 6" x 6" Oil on Canvas Panel N/A

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Here's our little duck friends again. I warmed up on this painting and started a bigger (12" x 12") one late in the day. Hoping to finish that tomorrow sometime.

Vision Restoration at Hoeptner Desktop Clinic

Today a darling set of pulltoy duckies became sighted (and even more darling) when artist and dedicated connoiseur of frivolous pursuits, Diane Hoeptner fitted each with custom GOOGLY EYES. The grateful duck family agreed to pose for another round of portrait paintings. The portraits will be showcased on this blog in the near future.

Mama Ducky Repaint

Mama Ducky Repaint 7" x 5" Oil on Canvas Panel, N/A

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I wanted to see what one of my older duck pull toy paintings would look like if I added eyes. I ended up repainting the whole thing.

Ducks in a Row

Ducks in a Row 8"x 10" Oil on Canvas Panel SOLD

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Here's the wood duck pulltoy again. This one is a little bigger, 8x10. It's for the 4th Annual True Value Vintage show at the Pop Shop Gallery in Lakewood, OH. I added "googly eyes" to the front two ducks and left the back ducky asleep.

Blue Ducky II

Blue Ducky II 7"x 5" Oil on Canvas Panel $95

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Mama Ducky

Mama Ducky 5" x 7" Oil on Canvas Panel N/A
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Red Ducky

Red Ducky 5" x 7" Oil on Canvas Panel $95

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Blue Ducky

Blue Ducky 5" x 7" Oil on Canvas Panel N/A
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I'm enjoying working on 5x7 panels as opposed to the 6x6's... A lot of the compositions I want to do won't work in a square format... Plus they're super easy to find frames for!! May do a few more in this size.

Yellow Ducky

Yellow Ducky 5" x 7" Oil on Canvas Panel $95

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This little wood duck is part of an old pull toy. He's the only one who still has his googly eyes--which are browned and scratched from age. Yep, I'm painting the duck pull toy again. And there will be more after this one! I just realized the red wheel is a little lopsided ...and will probably go back in and touch that up later. The more I paint this old pull toy, the easier it is to achieve that sort of heavy paint/loose brushwork that I so love and aspire to do EVERY time.

Ducks II

Ducks II 6" x 6" Oil on Canvas Panel N/A
Yes, I painted the ducks again. This time with a red pull string...

Wood Duck Pull Toy

Wood Duck Pull Toy 8" x 8" Oil on Canvas Panel

This 1940's duck pull toy is so cute. I'm sure I'll paint it again. Ducks originally had "googly eyes" and all but one on the yellow duck had been plucked out... I like 'em better without googly eyes.