orange landscape, revised, 2013,40" x 40"

Orange Landscape, Revised, 40" x 40", acrylic & charcoal on canvas, Andrew Portwood copyright 2013
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October Trees, 36" x 48"

October Trees, 2013, acrylic & mixed media on canvas, Andrew Portwood copyright 2013
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"George the Surveyor", 2013, 36 x 48", mixed media on canvas

George the Surveyor, 2013, 36" x 48", mixed media on canvas, Andrew Portwood copyright 2013
available  at  https://andrewportwoodstudio.com/home.html

George the Surveyor, Detail , 36" x 48", mixed media on canvas, Andrew Portwood copyright 2013

George the Surveyor, Detail , 36" x 48", mixed media on canvas, Andrew Portwood copyright 2013

More whimsy with this painting. I have been drawing inspiration from the local park area...which is kind of turning into a dog park. I like observing the owners repeatedly throwing tennis balls for the dogs to chase...you have never seen such elation from the dog's owners and the dog's themselves. If you had four legs to run with, you would be in a state of elation to speed across a wide open field ( off the leash!)
Of course, this picture shows horses instead of dogs, and I have put the characters in early American dress of 200 years ago...that's the whimsical part.

Impulsive watercolor: "My friends in the Park", 36" x 48", mixed media on canvas

My friends in the Park, 2013, 36" x 48", mixed media on canvas, Andrew Portwood copyright 2013

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I could take this painting to another stage of completion...but I'm going to leave it alone instead. I don't know about you...but my mood can change from day to day...I tend to live in the present and can be quite impulsive. Maybe that is a luxury of an artist. I went to the park , and just sat and listened and looked, and went back to the studio and just painted anything... and it developed into something tangible...which I thought I would use as a base for tomorrow's painting session. But the next morning I looked at it , and just left it alone. It had a life and energy from a passing moment. I like the freshness and spontaneity...just an impulsive watercolor. Maybe I'm regressing back into my own childhood...but the making of this picture was such a joyful and pleasurable experience...the way I felt in kindergarten...no pre-conceived notion or critical approach....Just Play. Sometimes you have to ask yourself why you started drawing and painting in the first place and reconnect with that.

"Courtyard Circle", Detail, 30" x 30", oil on canvas

Courtyard Circle, Detail, 30" x 30", oil on canvas, Andrew Portwood copyright 2010
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Dianah passed this way, 24" x 24", acrylic & mixed media on panel

Dianah passed this way, 24" x 24", mixed media on panel, Andrew Portwood copyright 2010, Sold

Orange Boat, 29" x 30", pastel on paper, Andrew Portwood copyright 2008

Available at  http://www.bennettgalleriesnashville.com/AndrewPortwood.htm

Glider, 2009, 20" x 24", oil on canvas

Glider, 2009, 20" x 24", oil on canvas, Andrew Portwood copyright 2009

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Scruffy Child Gods of Jupiter, 36" x 48", mixed media on canvas

Scruffy Child Gods of Jupiter, 2013, 36" x 48", mixed media on canvas, Andrew Portwood copyright 2013

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"Salon Alabama", 36" x 36", mixed media on canvas

Salon Alabama, 2013, 36" x 36", mixed media on canvas, Andrew Portwood copyright 2013

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The Color of Caffeine, 48" x 60", mixed media on canvas

The Color of Caffeine, 2013, 48" x 60", mixed media on canvas, Andrew Portwood copyright 2013

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A spring day of printmaking.

Spent an exhilarating day pulling some monotype prints from an intaglio press, I love this process because it lends itself to spontaneity and expression. You have to work fast and this creates a certain anxiety..which forces you to let go of the control, keep moving and playfully experiment!



Day and Night, 2013, 15.5" x 19.5" monotype on Rives paper, Andrew Portwood copyright 2013




Exaltation, 2013, 15.5" x 19.5" monotype on Canson paper, Andrew Portwood copyright 2013



Lauren's Garden, 2013, 15.5" x 19.5"monotype on Canson paper, Andrew Portwood copyright 2013

"Cathedral", 36" x 48", acrylic & mixed media on canvas

Cathedral , 36" x 48", acrylic & mixed media on canvas, Andrew Portwood Copyright 2013

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"Vertigo", 2013, 30" x 40", acrylic mixed media on canvas

Vertigo, 2013, 30" x 40", acrylic mixed media on canvas, Andrew Portwood copyright 2013

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"Orchard", 36" x 48", acrylic & mixed media on canvas

Orchard, 36" x 48", acrylic & mixed media on canvas, Andrew Portwood copyright 2013

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New mixed media on birchwood panel

Here is a new painting on birch panel..I have done a series of paintings on this 24" x 24" format and really enjoy working at this size...this framed piece, titled "Ancient Rider", is available at Bennett Galleries Nashville. 

"Ancient Rider", acrylic & mixed media on Birchwood panel, Andrew Portwood Artist

"Yellow Horses", 2011, acrylic, mixed media on canvas

"Yellow Horses", 36" x 48", acrylic & mixed media on canvas, Andrew Portwood copyright 2011

This one is available at my space on 14th Street....530 14th Street NW Atlanta, GA 30318

Live model sketch

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Just posting some of my figure sketches drawn from life...I meet with a group of artists that keep up their skills by drawing and painting from live models....always a challenge!

Available

Available

Just posting some figure sketches today...

"female figure, quick sketch July 2012", 18" x 21", charcoal on paper, Andrew Portwood copyright 2012

"sitting female figure portrait July 12", 18" x 24"charcoal on paper, Andrew Portwood copyright 2012
 Available at : https://andrewportwoodstudio.com/home.html