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david nichols in the studio david nichols in the studio saturday december 29 2012 came across this delightful cottage and wanted to capture its beauty as best i could the day was overcast and so this painting is about local tones and not light and shadow i like the various shapes and the way they interact it looks like a place i would like to live very welcoming painted en plein air 9x12 oil on panel posted by david nichols at 5 20 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday october 11 2012 sometimes i just like to walk up to the canvas and start painting no pre conceived ideas no reference photo to guide or frustrate you a palette a brush and your imagination that s all its fun to see where your thoughts will take you i enjoy abstracting the landscape so that it is recognizable but imaginary this is the first of 3 each 20x20 on deep gallery wrapped canvas posted by david nichols at 4 56 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels abstracted landscape sunday october 7 2012 3rd in the series kitchen moves acrylic on canvas 48x24 posted by david nichols at 7 21 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday october 3 2012 second in the series chef at work 48x24 acrylic on canvas posted by david nichols at 3 59 pm 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday september 11 2012 my focus these days is to convey the essence of the subject matter not with detailed expression but with recognizable form and movement i think this painting of chef at work captures that essence can t wait for the next one this painting is done in acrylic and is 48x24 posted by david nichols at 4 38 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday april 23 2012 by the river i enjoy abstracting the landscape so that the viewer can participate in the interpretation of the subject not too literal i have found that painting on a smooth surface with a palette knife can yield some interesting results the implements you use brushes palette knives sticks fingers whatever to transfer paint from a palette to a substrate is directly responsible for how a painting will appear its not just the surface canvas linen wood etc i know that is elementary but worth thinking about this painting is oil on metal via palette knife 8x16 posted by david nichols at 8 22 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday march 22 2012 seeking a mood one of my favorite subjects to paint is trees they are so diverse in every way yet we all know a tree when we see one so it is interesting to me to abstract them in some way and create something interesting this painting was started a year ago and never lived up to my expectation it was boring i decided to add glazes and layers of atmosphere until it morphed into something i enjoy looking at i hope you do too morning mist oil on canvas 36x48 posted by david nichols at 7 11 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels misty landscape oil on canvas older posts home subscribe to posts atom about me david nichols art friends i m david nichols painting is my passion i look forward to sharing my creative process and results with you if you have questions or comments let me know my paintings are all oil on canvas or on panel to see more of my work check my website at www davidnicholsart com thanks for checking in view my complete profile followers my blog list carol carmichael paints comfy 4 years ago a painting today karin jurick 4 years ago blog archive 2012 12 december 1 came across this delightful cottage and wanted to october 3 september 1 april 1 march 3 february 1 january 2 2011 32 december 1 november 1 october 1 august 1 july 3 june 3 april 3 march 2 february 6 january 11 awesome inc theme powered by blogger