The Artist Behind the Curtain is Back!

Just in time for the holidays. I'm giving some thought to what I want to paint, and decided to ask you for suggestions. If you have a photo of a dog, cat, horse, landscape, barn ectectera that you think would make a great painting, send me an email to darecca920@yahoo.com. If I decide to use your image I will email you. All paintings resulting from this experiment will be listed on ebay with a low starting bid and free shipping.

You must be the one who took the photo, or have permission from the photographer!!!

Meanwhile, I'll be combing through my resources for inspiration.

Really Big Dairy Cow Painting

It's been a while since I've done a painting as The Artist behind the curtain, I've been quite busy living my artist life and painting commissions lately.

This painting is sold.

"Large Marge Takes a Load Off".

It's a Big 16"x20" oil on canvas.

Absolutely wet paint new landscape

Landscape Study #16
Barn
5"x5" oil on canvas
This one is just off of the easel, and I really like the effect. I started out just doing one of the tonal landscapes, then decided it needed a barn and tree on the horizon, I like the effect. Peace and Solitude.
This painting is sold.

New landscape, not so new landscape

Landscape study #15
Field
5"x7" oil on linen

This painting is sold.

Horses....from Behind the Curtain....again....

Horse study #3
Passing By
8"x8"
oil on canvas

I've enjoyed painting the horse themed works, so here is another study for consideration.

I like the way the main subject is running past, while the other horse in the background, standing still is half on, half off of the canvas, like standing and watching life go by is only half a life. It could mean anything else to you, but that's what I saw!

Sold.

Buffalo Painting with Sunset

"On the Range at Sunset"
8x10 oil on canvas

New offering from behind the curtain, a Buffalo out on the range at sunset.
This is an 8x10 on canvas, stretched and ready to frame. I know someone with a Buffalo
ranch, so have had the opportunity to get my own photo reference, which is really fun, and not
something everyone has access to I'd guess.
This painting is sold.

New Landscape Miniature oil painting

Here is the latest in the landscape study series, this is number 14, a 5x7 inch oil on canvas. You can click the picture to see a much larger image that shows incredible detail!

This painting is sold.

Calves find their way behind the curtain...

8x10 inches, oil on canvas, stretched and ready to frame.
Sold.


Calves are usually painted too cute, I decided to take on the job of creating a more mad cow
look. I think they are probably still cute, but at least there is a little mystery! Photo coming soon,
uploading of photos is not working!

A new abstract horse painting emerges...

Abstract Horse #2

11x14 oil on linen

This painting is sold.

Been busy with my real world art career, but was moved to do this richly colored abstract horse painting.

I really like painting on linen, it gives the piece a rich look that can't be had with regular canvas, and the paint glides on like a dream!

One of the paintings in my home that most everyone comments about happens to be one of my very first works, andit's of a dark horse silhouette on a background of graduated color from cool to warm.

I've since moved on to much more realistic paintings, but I thought it would be fun to recreate this look. Back then I had used a reference photo from a calendar, this one uses one of my own reference photos, and this time it's a paint horse, (and a much better painting than that early work, if I do say so myself!)

Abstract Horse painting, a little larger than usual...

Giving the landscapes a break this time, but they will be back and I'll take up where I left off number wise.
This is an abstract horse. I really liked the drama here, and although it's not so abstract you can't tell it's a horse, I liked it cropped like this, just enough information, but still mysterious and moody.

Its all about expressive brushwork here.





8x10 oil on canvas
This painting is sold.

Two more landscapes emerge

The poppy landscape (5"x7",oil on canvas mounted to board) is from my head, (can you tell?).

The gentle California hills landscape, (5"x7", oil on canvas) which also could be sage brush in the desert to me, came from reference material I took.

Both are sold.

Two new paintings from behind the curtain

I've got two new offerings, landscapes number 10 and 11.






Number 10 is oil on canvas mounted to board, 5"x7", titled "Green and Gold"
Number 11 is oil on canvas, 5"x7", titled "Distant Hills".
Both are Sold.

Three New Landscapes

Landscape #7 Sunset (sold)
Landscape #8 Sunny Day (sold)
Landscape #9 Edge of Night (sold)
Starting bid, $1 free shipping.
All three are oil on canvas, 5"x5"
The edges are painted black.

Clarity on this art project

I wasn't exactly sure when I started this venture where it was headed, not unusual in my life!
One thing was certain, taking the opportunity to paint subjects that I don't normally do as part of my known body of work.

First few were landscapes, which are fun for me because what I usually paint is very realistic and the landscapes I am doing are very not that. Well, the project has shaped up like this:

I will be doing a continuing series of simple landscapes, each will be signed, numbered and dated on the back.
You should see a progression with the work, now that It has come to me what the purpose of this project is, to continue to learn and grow as an artist one has to try new things, experiment. It's difficult sometimes for me to do that with my traditional subjects. There is no pressure here however, no one is expecting anything, most importantly, including me!

So I see the future works as being studies in color and brushwork.

Here are the newest two landscapes, both are 5x7. The one on the top is so far my favorite, and is the direction they will start going to from here. More color, moody.
Both paintings are sold.

Listing artwork on Ebay

These paintings are sold.

(I will be signing the paintings with a 'brush name', thus protecting the ever fragile artist behind the curtain mystique. I'm sure that my true identity will be revealed eventually, and certainly in time for your kids to take the works and certificate to the Antiques Roadshow!)

The artist's world of marketing

My most recent art sales have been a medium sized original for just under $1000, and two miniature originals for $250 a piece. Pleasing. But Ebay is fun and just because I've got a reputation to uphold, I don't want to miss out on it.

So, I've decided to do some small works that don't conflict with my regular body of work, and also to be anonymous so I don't conflict with my license agreements, contracts and gallery.

Currently I have four live auctions on ebay, just testing the water. The great thing is, it's not my usual high priced work, I don't really care how much they sell for, so I'm not feeling any pressure. That helps me to loosen up and experiment if you will, which helps me to grow as an artist!

Introduction from the Artist

So, you can be anything you want to be. Right now, I want to be anonymous. Doing without the established reputation, anything expected or assumed. This blog is about anonymity, freedom of speech, the ability to say whatever I want to, whatever I am thinking or experiencing with no judgment at all. Any and every up and down of being an artist!