small paintings on paper

here are a few works
on paper. They are
rather small, about
12x16inches
mostly oil and oil pastel
on paper, but also
some gouache,
some watercolour,
some enamel
some acrylic

a few

I will get some better
pictures of these soon
I just moved to a bigger
studio. Once it is set up
there will be much much
more work posted here


yellow structure


lowlands - about 7' wide


a detail of the lowlands


getaway - about 7' wide


a detail of the grove in getaway

its been difficult to
get decent photos of these
recent works.. - many of them
have pearlescent or reflective
materials that are only activated
at very specific angles
......................
you'll just have to come
and see them in person



(copper peak)


(detail)


(dawn at a crest)


(detail)


(rolling fog)


(detail)


(Japanese garden)

(detail of the gateway)

I've also been posting some photography on another blog. You can click the picture below to go there - - j.beckman

covert

a recently completed painting, around 70 inches wide, 42 inches tall, mixed media on contract proofing paper. the materials give the piece sheens and deep tones that are revealed through changing light sources and angles. i took the pictures at a slight angle so the glare of some sheens would be more subtle...

click on the detail below for a full image