Artists Of Texas Contemporary Paintings and Art

Tea with Mr. Lewis, II   8"x10" My FAITH Artists group is working on a C.S. Lewis theme, and I wanted to paint something about enjoying a good book, namely  The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.   In the story, one of the main characters is tempted by a candy called Turkish delight.  I wanted this painting to look as if someone has just paused in their reading to sip tea and have another bite of Turkish delight. Check out my blog to see more of my work. Tempy's art

First Year Memories 11x14 inches Oil on Canvas Panel by George De Chiara Here's the finished painting. Visit my blog for complete step by step progression of this painting. If your interested in purchasing this painting, please visit my auction . My web page: www.georgedechiara.com My Blog: www.georgedechiara.com/blog

Higher Learning 5x7 inches Oil on Canvas Panel by George De Chiara Just about the time when I was painting this, my wife walked into the studio and asked "Is that my kindergarten diploma"? "Yep". Actually, it's her book too (James Joyce). I kind of like using books in my still life paintings. The idea came to me a few days ago. I actually used one in yesterday's painting as well. It really gives me the opportunity to introduce colors and patterns into the painting very easily. The lettering on them can be a bit tricky to handle. I don't want the letters to stand out too much. I had to be careful to cheat the values and edges to make them a bit lighter and softer. When it came to name this one, the first thing that came into my mind was "Higher Learning", with a heavy dose of tongue in cheekiness. To read more about this painting please visit my blog. http://georgedechiara.com/blog Visit my web site to see more of my work. htt...