I have a new camera.
Soon I promise I will organize and upload my backlog of paintings.
Until then: http://reneepaints.tumblr.com/

(I'm also reneelarsn.tumblr.com looking at my favorite paintings)

the photos for all these posts will go up in the next few days

bear with me, people!

Pigeon: Thompson, May 10-28

Ohhh, this picture. Just shoot me, somebody. But the model is amaaaaazing.

Blane: McK, May 17-May 28

the 1st picture has electric light coming in from the left, the 2nd version only has daylight (from the right)

oil on panel
oil on canvas

Maria and Cesar: McK, May 3-14

Dante: McK, April 19-30

Daria: Thompson, April 19-30

The model later asked me, why am I all yellow? Exactly. What in the world am I doing? She's my favorite model right now.

Krista & Raven: McK, April 5-16

Czertan: McK, March?

Maria D: McK, Feb (3wks)

?: McK, Jan 22

oil on panel

Marshall: McK, Jan 15

12x12, oil on canvas

 12x16, oil on panel

self portrait

yikes

Dante: McK, Dec 25?

Raven: ASL, Dec 18

oil on canvas

odalisque: ASL, Dec ?

color study for a bigger painting that never happened. oil on panel, 9x12

Sean: ASL, Dec 4

oil on panel, 12x16

Sean: ASL, Dec 2

oil on panel, 12x16

Sean: ASL, Nov 24 (in progress)

Candace: ASL, Nov 20

I liked the initial sketch okay except for the nose. It turned out alright until the last 40 minutes, when I redrew everything and screwed it all up. That's pretty much my preferred working method.

12x12, oil on canvas