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Figurative Paintings

Sunbathers

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Sunbathers

Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Sunbathers”
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 36″x48″

I am just beginning a year (+) long journey on beach paintings. I did a few umbrella paintings earlier this year and the bright colors, shapes and shadows intrigued me. This one; “Sunbathers” is a culmination of ideas. Sometimes painting is what you see, sometimes it’s in your imagination, and it’s always what you feel. This one is all three. Don’t you love the retro bathing suits? They are classy and sexy too.

Just for fun I wanted to give you some detail of what it looks like close up.

Sunbathers

Crisp Apples

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Crisp Apples

Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Crisp Apples”
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 12″x12″x1.5″

I saw this lady strolling around in a farmers market. Her shirt, hat, the apples and her little toe nails (if you would like a detailed image, please let me know) were all bright red.

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If you would like to inquire about this painting, please send me an email.

The Accordion Player

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The Accordion Player


Artist: LC Neill
Title: “The Accordion Player”
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 12″x12″

I completed this painting and submitted it to a show and realized I never posted it online. It was in an exhibit called “Mosaic” earlier this year at the Duke Raleigh Hospital and was awarded second place.

This painting was also selected for the Carolina’s Got Art Salon Exhibit at the Elder Gallery in Charlotte, NC.

I’m sorry, this painting is sold. If you would like to inquire about it, please send me an email.

Ingres Pose

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Ingres Pose
Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Ingres Pose”
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 24″x48″

Ingres Pose
Detail

Every free Saturday morning I have, I try and make it to downtown historic Mooresville, NC to a place called Artworks on Main where they hold an open studio for drawing. There is no instructor, you just show up and for a small fee you have access to a live model. There’s a really good group of people with varied experience levels. Each person brings there own materials and can do whatever pleases them.

I love going there for several reasons:

  1. I’m around like minded people.
  2. The creative juices are flowing everywhere which provide good vibes for everyone.
  3. I get to practice drawing/painting from a live model for which there is no other substitution.
  4. The owners are friendly and just downright nice people.
  5. The list goes on….

Once a month they hold long poses. That is when the model holds the same pose for the entire session. Of course they get breaks, but when they go back at it, they are in the same pose. That allows me to complete a piece a little more significant than just a quick sketch. Like this one which is 2 feet by 4 feet, Oil over Acrylic.

This pose above was inspired by Ingres below. I’ve painted the model by observing from her other side. My rendition is spontaneous, expressive, and loose whereas the one below likely took several months to complete.

This Ingres is located at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France – It is Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (Montauban, 1780-Paris, 1867) Une Odalisque (harem woman) 1814
Ingres
To read more about this painting you can go to the Louvre website here.

Please send me an email if you are interested in finding out more about this painting.

Herringbone Jacket

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Herringbone Jacket

Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Herringbone Jacket”
Medium: Egg Tempera on Gessoed Panel
Dimensions: 6″x6″
Price on Request

I know I’ve been neglecting my blog for other things. I spent most of January preparing to teach a workshop in Photoshop Elements to fellow artists. The workshop was this past Saturday and it went very well. All the participants indicated they would be a reference for future students. That’s a plus!

Now back to painting and other creative endeavors. This little painting is an egg tempera painting. I make my own paints with a fresh egg yolk and pure pigments. I painted for a number of years with this medium, but it’s very time consuming and most artists today quit using it out of frustration. Although I’ve veered over to oils and other mediums, I will continue to use egg tempera as well.

More about egg tempera and it’s history in future posts.

Womens Tennis – I

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Womens Tennis I

Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Women’s Tennis I”
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 12″x12″

Every now and again I watch a live tennis match. These gals were just practicing – something they call clinics. None the less it’s fun to watch them in action or in this case – pensively waiting for the ball to come her way.

This is part of a new “action” series I started recently. Before you know it I’ll have joggers, bikers (cyclists) people walking their dogs and such. We live down a long peninsula and the main road is a favorite spot for everyone to do their daily routine.

Please visit my open studio November 6th and 7th. Click here for more details.

This painting is sold, but I may have others similar. If you are interested, please send me a message