Hobnail at Night

I didn't think I still had a jpg of this image....this was from a few years ago;  Hobnail at Night, oil on panel, 36x36 inches...I really struggled with this piece, as I wasn't as familiar with making a painting interesting with such little content.  When I was finished I was very unsure about it, and a little reluctant to even exhibit it, but I had a show coming up at the time and I needed it for that.  So it was "damn the torpedo's" and I brought it to the gallery and it was featured in my show.  When I saw it the night of the opening my fears were taken care of and it sold a few days later.  Last week, I knocked the lamp over and shattered the globe....it's the third time I've done that and although it's probably easy to replace, I'm done!

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Nick-Patten-Invites/7129741

This is a really cool project that a designer put together and I stumbled upon on the internet the other day....I think it is so creative (and flattering) I somehow want to incorporate this image into a painting but I haven't figured it out yet....stay tuned!

 

New Painting

BEYOND AND MORE,   oil on panel  14 x 18 inches.  This is a new painting I finished last week.  I use the word new loosely here because it was a painting that I wanted to change when I got it back in my studio.  So I changed the entire tone by repainting everything.  Added objects on the table, took out a lamp that was there, and then added the lamp that can be seen now....I repainted the couch in a different color and the background and the floor.  I also readjusted the lighting to better suit the new  mood of the piece.  I haven't done this in some time so it was quite interesting to revisit this process.  I will be shipping this off to Rice/Polak, on Monday.