Floridian still life with fossilized shells

After doing mermaid paintings, I found a need to paint reality.

The shells are local Floridian, I found them in my backyard, the dark seaweed like grass in the background  is a fallen dried palm leaf, there are also some pink and red bougainvillea flowers. I was trying to achieve a sense of depth and calmness. I hope people enjoy it as much as I do. 

Floridian still life with fossilized shells, oil painting on panel,  11x14 inches

Finished mermaid with octopus

Finished mermaid with octopus

Mermaid with octopus, oil painting on wood, 6x6 inches

my first ebay auction

Blue mermaid, 5x7 inches, oil on panel, auction

My very first ebay auction, with very fave mermaid.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281094998184?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

glass half full / glass half empty oil painting

glass half full / glass half empty

I think the title is self explanatory.
So I was sitting in a dark room looking at a half full glass, thinking OK what is there to look at, can I make it interesting. What is next a potato? Hmm, good idea, I have seen some fascinating onions.

Glass half full / glass half empty oil painting

So here it is a view from the top. Look at the pretty pinks and blues.

Start of a new mermaid painting

She is a little green, a looking a bit like Les Miserables poster.
Yikes, I do not know what I am going to do yet.
But that is why to use an under painting to work all of these issues out, like having your work look like a very iconic and super popular poster. This is where i wonder what was on my mind to begin with because I have never, ever seen the movie. Psst, its not the movie, its the poster.

not Les Miserables

Green Mermaid oil painting

This is the other mermaid from the limited palette that created the blue mermaid painting.

Green Mermaid oil painting 

The automaton or Maschinenmensch

The automaton or Maschinenmensch

I love Science Fiction so this was a joy to paint.

The automaton or Maschinenmensch , oil painting on panel, 5x7

Metropolis is a 1927 , directed by Fritz Lang,
Maria is played by Brigitte Helm
for more info on film go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolis_(film)