Feels Like Seafood (SOLD)

You can't make this stuff up. In this painting I am all about painting the way seafood  feels or the impression of the seafood. Just like the way you would paint the feeling of a landscape and not the things in the landscape. It is hard to know when you finally do get it right. I will let you be the judge.

Oil on panel 11"X14"

This painting is sold.

 

two blue(SOLD)

I did this painting quite a while ago. It was a bit too blue. I added oil paint over the acrylic.

mixed media on canvas 20"X20"
This painting is sold.

Romancing the Crab (SOLD)

Oil on canvas 14"X14" (SOLD)

Crab War

Acrylic on canvas 14"X14"

I have donated this painting to the Dare County Hospice. I hope the new owner likes it.

Matchbox Blues

Acrylic on canvas 16"X24"

Crab Drama (SOLD)

I have been thinking about this duel or dance for a while. So in an effort to move on with my life, here are 2 crabs locked in time. The claws are still a bet too wet to finish, and there is that bit just over the chateau. Oil on canvas 18"X18" (SOLD)

Techno-Crab (Donation) Roanoke Island....

I quit painting when the canvas was full of wet paint. Then I quit painting for a while, and then I added more paint. and so now it looks like this. Techno Crab. Oil on canvas 20"X20"

I have donated this painting to "The Lost Colony" on Roanoke Island. I don't know how long it will take them to find it. (Donated) Roanoake Island.............

crab colossus and cork (on painting wallflowers)(SOLD)

This painting is hung at Lighthouse Garden in Corolla, NC. Right there by the Currituck Lighthouse. Monday or so. You know.......island time......... Acrylic on canvas 18"X48" (SOLD)

"One Big Ass Crab" and Shirlee? (SOLD)

(cat not included)

My cat is not afraid of really big big crabs. I left the work in progress to show the scale of this painting. This cat is not for sale, but if you are interested in buying the painting, lets talk. I donate a portion of the sales of all my paintings to The Dare County SPCA. 18"X48" Acrylic on canvas (SOLD)

Seasoned Crab (on painting with dissapointment)(SOLD)

Painting crabs can be challenging affairs. I painted one a few day's ago. I didn't like it much and I was a little dissapointed with my blues. I mucked in for a second time. I cooked him. He turned red and then I seasoned him with my special seafood rub (cad red and cad yellow and titanium white in equal parts) spattered on with a stiff brush, and then I got the mail and later I took a shower. I will probably have that chicken salad for lunch. Acrylic on canvas 20"X20" .
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Two blue crab (on painting loose)(SOLD)

Anonymous said...
This picture does not due justice to the original. We catch blue crabs all summer and this is a great piece reflecting our lifestyle. Thank you!

Rick said "No, Thank you!"

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I have tried about 5 different paintings with this particular canvas. a fish. a fish. a crab. a crab. a crab. 2 crabs. I promised myself that I would keep this as loose as I could. The technician was squirming around in the chair and ginsoaked boy just laughed. So that being said, I just painted and then I didn't paint anymore, and then I waited until it dried. Then I took this picture of it. Then I uploaded into my artblog. Acrylic on canvas 24"x24". I donate a portion of the sale of every painting to The Dare County SPCA

Crab Approximately(SOLD)

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This is how I start my paintings. I did a pencil sketch on 8X11 last night. This morning I smeared a wash over the entire canvas. yellow ochre and red oxide in this case. I let it dry, this time. Sometimes I don't. I mixed my black to define the shapes of my crab in proportion to a square. I have found that I can play some with "correct proportions". In this case I want to make my crab look "beefier" (crab on steroids) I mixed white with the leftover background combo and with the black and established my masses. Then I started adding color. .....and then I posted this...... and then I made a sandwich......... I might make a few phone calls......... What is your number anyway? Acrylic on canvas 20"X20" Thanks for looking.