Shirley

Went to Shirley's wedding and rather than accept a gift she just wanted a painting.. Can't wait to get back to using oil paints as the look of acrylic is just not very satisfying to me and they soak into the canvas too much.

Sarah Acrylic Portrait Artwork

Sarah. Acrylic portrait. I guessoed the canvas a couple of times because my other paintings got so absorbed I had to repaint them many times. Finished this one in about 4 hours. May tinker with it a bit as it is almost photorealistic at 20 feet. It is a pretty accurate representation of her.

Tracey Acrylic Portrait Artwork

Acrylic painting of Tracey, one of our senior girls. She is prettier than this painting but it is a good likeness and I like the way the fur turned out. I used a fan brush for the first time.

Gail Acrylic Portrait Artwork

Gail was student of mine who passed away Feb 26, 2010. We didn't know she was ill, it came on suddenly over the school holidays. I will miss her tremendously.

Acrylic Portrait Artwork

Here is may latest - I copied a painting I saw in the Beijing National Gallery of Art because I wanted my own copy.

Sharon in a Peaceful Pose

ink painting on sketching paper with chinese brush of chinese friend of mine. 2009.

Carl Sagan Acrylic Portrait Artwork

Here is my latest portrait of Carl Sagan. Acrylic and about 16 by 12 inches. The background is a stained-glass halo of Mars.

Free Ebook - A Hack's Guide to Painting by Jim Demello

Please click on the link to the right or on the link below and download my latest creation:
A Hack's Guide To Painting. Just put together some ideas I have developed over the years from my experiences in drawing and painting and thinking about painting.

http://www.stands2reason.com/A_Hacks_Guide_To_Painting.pdf

Chinese Fish

This is a project in work. Getting each fish to look like a fish and then getting the water to reflect light is a real chore. But the many colors together is pretty cool.

Picture of Saturn

Thought I would upload picture I took of Saturn with my digital camera through my small telescope. Not very exciting but Saturn is always exciting to see with your own eyes.

Shenzhen Girl

I have worked on this painting forever. Rubbed it out and started over. Did a detailed background and then while I was perusing Daniel Greene's paintings, decided to just fill in the background. Has helped the painting a lot in my mind. But Im finally terribly tired of this paintng. Never again.

Acrylic 20 x 16

Recent still-life. The teapot in the painting is really less visible than it is here. Stole that from Gregg Kreutz. Makes for great drama.

Acrylic 11 x 14

Flowers and Checked Tablecloth

Here is an painting I did in 2006 in acrylic. I haven't changed my style at all in the last 2 years. Still like dark backgrounds with lots of contrast, lost and found lines. Is painting a waste of time? Still trying to figure that one out.

Chinese Antiques

Still life of rice bowl, broken antique pottery and a carved dragon face on a lions tooth.

Acrylic 11 by 14

Portrait of Vivian

A Chinese student of mine with classic Chinese features. She is really more beautiful than the portrait.

Acrylic 14 by 11

Albert Einstein in Washington, DC

Probably one of the most interesting monuments in DC is near the Vietnam Memorial, across the street and hidden behind some trees. There resides a huge bronze of Albert.

Pen and Ink.

Greg's Painting

I painted this from an artist's book on painting techniques. Probably shouldn't post this as it qualifies as copyright infringement but I don't sell my paintings anyway so whats it going to hurt?

Acrylic 16 by 20.

Anna

Anna is really much cuter than this painting but I really liked the highs and lows and shadows so I didn't realisticize her. Forgive me Anna. I'm sure the painting is buried in her closet.

Oil 20 by 16

Brook

Nothing like a beautiful woman to get the pen to paper.

Pen and ink with graphite.

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Baby

In 1987 I went to Malawi, Africa with the Peace Corps. There I made a lot of friends with the locals and volunteers. Coming back to the US I photographed one of the volunteers baby girls and decide to stipple her.

Pen and Ink.