Plaza Theatre stage 2 - work in progress by Jeff

Almost done with the first pass. I had intended to just block in the basic colors as an underpainting, but as you can see, I couldn't resist getting some detail in on the neon tubes.

Plaza Theatre - work in progress by Jeff

Here's the drawing for my next painting. This one is for a show in L.A. that Stricoff gallery is participating in.

Power Station - finished painting by Jeff

Finished! Still need to glue it up, once the paint dries.

Magic Picture stage 3 - work in progress by Jeff

Robots! Tiny robots!

Magic Picture stage 2 - work in progress by Jeff

She's coming right along! Nothing wacky yet. I'm thinking maybe... robots? Hmmm....



Oh, and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

New Magic Picture - work in progress by Jeff

I haven't done one of these in a while, so I figured it was high time I got started on a new Magic Picture. That's what I call these paintings, but you could call them pop-surrealism if you like. Or big-eyed-girl paintings. Or whatever you want. As usual, this one features my awesome daughter Emily. I'm not sure where I'm going with this, but it will probably be something wacky.

All Aboard - by Leslie

This painting of a small, silver goblet depicts the upper deck of the MS Holiday in its reflection. I cruised on the Holiday back in May. She is a small ship and is being sold to a Spanish cruise line this month. The sugar bowl is on the ship's railing and you can see a crew member in the distance who I had to stop from removing it before I could take the picture. He was very apologetic, but also very confused about why this crazy lady was taking picture of silver tableware sitting around the ship! I return again to a rule that I once read that states you should never paint anything in reflections that you can't see in the rest of the painting. I have never been a good rule-follower. The reflections offer an opportunity to see the world in a different way. How else can a painting of a goblet bring forth memories of a hot Caribbean day on deck? I am dedicating this series of paintings to the MS Holiday, and all the people who love her.



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