Thursday, May 31, 2012

JT playing Blues Guitar at The Grisly Pear

Blues Guitar player, JT, at Big Ed Sullivan's weekly Blues Jam at The Grisly Pear, NYC.
The Blues Jam has moved from The Grisly Pear to the Red Lion. This painting of JT playing guitar has just been posted on the Daily PaintWorks Auction. Click here to bid.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Rooting Oxalis Plant in Glass Ball Jar

Rooting Oxalis Plant in Glass Ball Jar is now available on my Etsy Store.
This sketchbook painting was drawn first with fountain pen as a line drawing. I added watercolor using an analogous color scheme of greens and yellows. This is part of the series of morning sketches created using The Color Scheme Game. Image Size: 4.75 inches by 7.5 inches matted to 11" x 14", unframed. Click here to purchase.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

The Violinist

The Violinist, Ink and Watercolor by Chris Carter
Click here to bid. Painted during an Old Timey Music Jam at Mannion's Irish Pub in Somerville, NJ, February 21, 2012.

Monday, March 5, 2012

Trumpet Parts No. 51


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Listed today on Daily Paintworks Auction. Click here to bid.

Trumpet Parts No. 51, part of a 100 painting series of trumpet parts. Ink and Watercolor Sketch.
Color Scheme of Triad with Split Complements determined by The Color Scheme Game posted on my blog Creative Color.

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Rooting Oxalis, Modified Triad Color Scheme


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Listed this morning on the Daily Paintworks Auction. Click here to bid.

Ink and Watercolor sketch. Modified Triad Color Scheme of Red, Orange and Yellow.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Rooting Oxalis in Ball Jar


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Rooting Oxalis in Ball Jar is now listed on the Daily PaintWorks Auction. Click to bid.

This is the first painting offered for sale from the sketchbook drawings inspired by The Color Scheme Game, a game in which the artist throws dice to determine color scheme and dominant color. The purpose of the game is to sharpen color skills and to break old color palette habits.

The color scheme for Rooting Oxalis in Ball Jar is a Complementary Color Scheme. The dominant color is Red/Violet. The complement of Red/Purple is Green/Yellow

Monday, February 13, 2012

Rainy Winter Morning


Rainy Winter Morning, January 27, 2012
En plein air, oil painting on wood panel, 5" x 5"
unframed, signed on bottom right corner

Listed on Daily Paintworks Auction: click here to bid

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