A "Journal of Paintings" by Jon Conkey, Themeworks was a "one-year-long" record of my progress in the art of "oil painting", and an attempt to paint 365 paintings in one year. Changing the monthly theme allowed me to focus on subjects I may not have otherwise painted. As an artist, I was looking for discovery and breakthroughs in my works through this daily practice.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Monday, March 26, 2007
# 331 Light at the End of the Tunnel
Mountain biking allows me to get places feet would have worn out a while ago. 6.00" x 9.00" Oil $200. j@jonconkey.com
# 330 Laguna Cave
Is your home mortgage getting you down...why not consider a change of thinking. 6.00" x 9.00" $200. Oil j@jonconkey.com
Saturday, March 24, 2007
# 326 Digne-Les-Bains France
A rocky river bed in shadowed light shows off the blue mountains behind. Oil 6.00" x 9.00" $200. j@jonconkey.com
# 325 Montana de Oro
Aside from being a state park, this is a great surf spot for huge waves...it is also in the "red triangle" for great white sharks; yummy! Oil 6.00" x 9.00" $200. j@jonconkey.com
# 323 1941 Ford Tudor
This car was an era unto itself, so much has changed in the American car industry. Oil 16.00" x 20.00" SOLD j@jonconkey.com
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
# 322 California Fixer-Upper
The wind wants to blow this old farm down any day now. Oil 5.3/8" x 7.50" SOLD
# 321 Contra Soleil
Monday, March 19, 2007
# 318 Above the Mist
A small painting of fog, and the trees poking above. Oil 4.00" x 7.00". $150. j@jonconkey.com
Friday, March 16, 2007
# 317 Garberville Giants
When I lived in Humboldt County I always loved the "Lost Coast", and the places along the Eel River near Garberville, Ca. Oil 6.00" x 9.00" $200. j@jonconkey.com
# 315 Backstage Warm-Up
Painting musicians is great for a number of reasons, one, they sit still, two, it sounds nice, and three, instruments are hard to draw due to their curves and foreshortening. Oil on linen 7.00" x 11.00" $200. j@jonconkey.com.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
# 314 Sonora Nightscape
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
# 312 Mendocino's Coast
I'll be looking forward to Carmel's plein air event this year, there is no shortage of great spots to paint. Oil 6.50" x 9.00" SOLD j@jonconkey.com
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
# 311 Sunshine
Late afternoon sun across the dry grass of a mountain meadow. Oil 6.00" x 9.00" SOLD j@jonconkey.com
Monday, March 12, 2007
# 308 Las Vegas, New Mexico
Las Vegas New Mexico is a town so old it qualifies for being ancient, (way older than the USA), with it's many stone and brick buildings it is definitely a throw-back to a different era. Oil 6.50" x 9.00" SOLD j@jonconkey.com.
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Friday, March 09, 2007
# 306 Clear Lake, California
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
# 303 Girl from Seville
This week I have finally broken the 300 painting barrier. We'll see how far I can go from here. Oil 6.00" x 7.00" $100. j@jonconkey.com
# 302 Candles
Many of these paintings are merely attempts at difficult subjects...at least for me, in the hopes I may lose any intimidation when approaching works I don't fully understand. Oil 4.25" x 6.50" SOLD j@jonconkey.com
# 301 Clearlake at Night
Nightscenes are always a gamble to see what you'll come up with. Oil 7.25" x 9.25" SOLD j@jonconkey.com
# 300 Forest View
Just trying something different today, first attempts really are the keystones for learning. Oil 4.25" x 6.50" SOLD j@jonconkey.com
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
# 298 Marbled Sunset
Monday, March 05, 2007
# 296 Saguaro Sunset
Southern New Mexico and Arizona are great places to see these interesting cactus'. Oil 7.00" x 9.00" SOLD j@jonconkey.com
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