Gallery of MINIATURES & SCRATCHBOARD
Miniatures
I amaze myself, when painting the miniatures, with how much i can get into such a tiny space. Miniatures are no easier to paint than larger paintings and actually seem to take more time per square inch. I work with a magnifying glass & I have been able to do finished paintings on piano keys. Most are on the outer edges of size requirements (no larger that 25 square inches) for the purist miniature shows.
Sketches
These paintings are usually smaller in size & more quickly done. They often fall into the category of daily paintings, as in painting daily not (at least for me) a painting a day. That's another group I greatly admire - the daily painter group. When I attempt it I always go back & work more and usually finish but I have been successful at completing one only a few times.
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Scratchboard
At times I like to try other mediums. I had my right hand operated on & during recovery I needed something to do that would not use as much pressure as oil painting & I've always liked the looks of scratchboard it seemed a good time to try it. It's very much like etching in that it is an image lightly scratched on a clay coated board which is then covered with black india ink. I've grown very fond of this medium.
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