My Largest Palette Knife Portrait So Far

This one took me a while, my latest palette knife portrait and the largest one I have done so far at 24 x 36". All those peonies! The sitter is my daughter Jessica

"The Missoni Scarf"
By Johanna Spinks

Face of Malibu Gets a Great Face

Good Times....The 22nd sitter for my Face of Malibu portrait project Walt Keller

Honored to have painted the first ever Mayor of Malibu Walt Keller for my "Face of Malibu" portrait series appearing each month in The Malibu Times. Single life sitting.

People are just endless fascinating,  especially to paint, as was this man. Read more about Walt Keller's life story here:

http://www.malibutimes.com/malibu_life/article_df0ef268-28ad-11e4-a841-001a4bcf887a.html

This is my second portrait series. The first was "The Face of Ventura By Johanna Spinks". All 58 of those portraits are now in the permanent collection of the Museum of Ventura County.

Do You Like Sticky Toffee Pudding?

Face it! We all have those treasured memories of sticky toffee pudding and our grandma cooking it early on a Sunday morning by a bristling coal fire, right?

A nice flowery apron around her ample hips and a bowl for us to lick shortly afterwards. Boy, did that taste good.

Yes? Well, you will love this show then. I am honored to have five pieces in it including the one shown.

See you there. And bring some sticky toffee pudding or banana cream pie at the very least.

Gratitudes,
Johanna

"Every Day Thanksgiving"
20" x 32"
By Johanna Spinks

Show invite...See you there!

Palette Knifer From Life

What better way to spend a day than painting a life portrait along with a great art buddy for good conversation?

"Lynette"
Oil on linen
By Johanna Spinks
10 x 10

Painting Tips -Malibu Wine Country Workshop 2014

What happens in the Malibu wine country, stays in the wine country unless you make a workshop video. Thanks to all who made it special and the venues who hosted us, Malibu Wines, Calamigos Ranch, Cornell Wines, Charme D'Antin.

See you next year, May 15 - 17, 2015

The Perfect Neutral Red?

Quickie color demo. Did I mention I love color?

I have some great students!

Here's my 'color' demo from my studio teaching class yesterday. A packed class and a beautiful muse.

So what's the perfect neutral red?

Go here to find out theperfectred

What's on Easel? Bishop Close-up

Did I mention I love my job?
In progress...
Close up
Bishop Portrait Commission

In Progress
Johanna Spinks

New Paintings Added!

My summer collection 2014

High Days And Holidays

Featuring the people, places and things I love to paint, bathed in the impressionistic light I enjoy.

New paintings added to my Fine Art Store

Art for Every Budget

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