Timeless Confidence Oil on birch panel 9 x 12″ framed $400
This painting is based on spots of color on my wipe rag. I seem to need some little prompt for these more abstract pieces so when I saw a pattern on the cloth I was using to clean my brushes I thought I’d try it. The painting is nothing like that pattern. It seems more marine than forest floor and with a slightly Renaissance feel.
Last week we were in San Diego and then in Santa Monica visiting our son Gavin and his family. Gavin works for Google and, bless his heart, updated all my software. So now I can use Firefox, which I prefer, for my blog. Maybe I’ll be better about posting–maybe not.
This painting is another that began with a very loose non-representational acrylic as an underpainting. None of the acrylic part remains but it gave me a start in thinking about what to do in oil. For one area of the painting I really needed a form and couldn’t think of anything that was just right. Then I saw a small part of a fashion advertisement that I lifted and changed to fit just where I wanted it–a long way from the forest floor but I’ll take any inspiration I can get! I’m having fun with these pretentious titles. 
Release Every Moment 11.5 x 11.5″ oil on birch panel $400
Andrea Doughtie, Rural Painter 