Self Portrait Painting of Fred Bell

Self Portrait Painting of Fred Bell, 11.19.09

Self Portrait Painting of Fred Bell

Self portrait of Fred Bell, 7 x 6" oil on board.
I didn't think I would like doing self portraits but I like the way they are coming out and I think I will do a few more. Maybe it is my "Me" period.

Self Portrait Painting of Fred Bell

Self Portrait Painting of Fred Bell, 6 x 7" oil on board
I am using canvases in the proportion of 6 x 7 now. I like the scale and it gives my work some consistency.

Self Portrait of Fred Bell

Self Portrait of Fred Bell, 7 x 6" oil on board

New painting from Fred Bell

Title: Ivy -- Size: 24 x 28" -- Oil on Canvas
This recently finished painting is done on a scale of 6 x 7. I like this proportion and I plan on adopting it for awhile. It is almost square but not. The paint is applied just like I like it, thick. The surface shows the paint applied with a knife and thick brush strokes. It went through many manifestations. It started from a photo I saw on the web. A flower pot was on a table and there was a hall next to it with a bathroom at the end. Then the blue vase came and then the bowl. It was fun and I want to do more.

Orange

Portrait Of An Onion Painting by Fred Bell

Portrait Of A Tomato @ Fred Bell Show

This "Portrait Of A Tomato" is part of the series of the Fred Bell Show at Portrait Society. Come and see this painting on November 13, 2009.

Fruit Portraits at Portrait Society by Fred Bell

This painting of grapes is part of a series I am working on that will appear at the Portrait Society in Milwaukee's Third Ward. Every other month I have new series of paintings with a theme. Come to the opening on November 13, 2009.

Portrait Of An Onion Painting by Fred Bell

This "Portrait Of An Onion" painting is part of a series of paintings I am working on. The paintings are being shown nine at a time at The Portrait Gallery in the Third Ward of Milwaukee. Come and see my little show!

Still Life Painting by Fred Bell

Here is another painting I did for my class. They just wanted to see how I paint. Usually I paint for only a short time.

My new class starts November 12, 2009. Check out the schedule and change the way you see the world.

New painting from Fred Bell

Here is a recent painting. This still life was started as a demonstration in my class. It is a value study painted in white, burnt umber and black. It is 12 x 16" acrylic on board. $300.

Paula Swaydan Grebel premier painter

I went to Plymouth Wisconsin Arts Center to see a show of paintings by Paul Swaydan Grebel. She is one of my favorite painters in Wisconsin and the show was a real treat. Paula uses muted colors that create a calming effect in her landscapes, still lifes. The work is all done on canvas mounted on board. This gives her the ability to scrape away paint and to use thick paint. She often does all three in one painting.

Although landscape and still life is pretty normal subject matter in painting, Paula gives it a very modern and abstract quality. The thick buttery paint gives the surface of the painting a sensual feeling. In other places the paint is scraped away revealing the texture of the canvas.

It's a terrific show. I had a blast.

Plymouth Arts Center
520 E. Mill Street
Plymouth, WI 53073

920-892-8409

Portrait Society and Fred Bell

This painting is on display at Portrait Society. Size: 6x6" price: $120. Not bad for a masterpiece.

Painting Class in Milwaukee Wauwatosa

Change the way you see the world by learning how to paint it.
Classes start Thursday, November 12, morning and evening.
http://fredbellpaintings.com/class/classinfo.html

Portrait in show at Portrait Society

This painting is on view at my continuing show at the Portrait Society. I will be having a continuous show at the Portrait Society for the next year or so. Every other month I will show nine new paintings with a different theme. It is a great way to start collecting art.

New painting from Fred Bell

"Neighborhood 6133" oil on canvas, 18 x 48" This is a painting of my house with an invented neighborhood.

Hi Ken Ng!

Change the way you see the world.

Change the way you see the world by learning how to paint it.

New session of painting classes starting November 12, 2009
Below is the link to the new schedule for November and into 2010.
http://fredbellpaintings.com/class/classinfo.html

House Commission All Done

This is a commissioned painting I've been working on and it is done. My patron came by and picked it up today. Much of the painting was done from the patrons memory. It is her childhood home.
I haven't posted in a while because I had to figure out google's process. I guess they are trying to cut out duplicate accounts or something. Anyway, it's taken care of now and I'm back.

Sunday Drawing In Coffee Shop

Here is a drawing from my sketchbook done in a coffee shop. A young woman was studying and made a good model. She didn't move much.

Backyard painting.

The weather isn't going to be friendly much longer.

Return to the backyard.

Last week I was painting in the urban environment in downtown Milwaukee. The event is over with and now I am back in my peaceful backyard kingdom, aaaah.