Stoic

Stoic

16 x 20"

oil on canvas
© Nicki Ault, 2010 
private collection

Another painting I had hanging in my show at Moka. The day I put the show up I realized I had not taken a photo of beforehand, but that task is now done... so here it is! Below you can see how I had "Stoic" grouped with two other paintings in the coffee shop...

This table grouping is right across from the ordering counter and it is a prime location in the coffee shop. It looked quite striking when you walked in. The painting in the middle, "Across The Lake", sold! (to a dear friend who loves my paintings).

Across The Lake

Across The Lake

30x24

oil on canvas
© Nicki Ault, 2010
sold

This is an attempt to take my little stormy skies to a larger format. A little dramatic and a lot fun! There are approximately three other attempts at skies (in acrylic) under this final one, the first of them done years ago. None of them ever felt right and they all basically stunk. With this one I feel more satisfied and like I might finally let this canvas be done. I especially like the marks in the water; they went in quick and I didn't fuss with them, so they are a very direct and immediate representation of my energy as I was painting that day. Before I began painting this I covered the existing sky with a solid coat of Cadmium Orange, and I left little jolts of it popping through here and there.