michael chamberlain

oil paintings

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

"Winter Tree"

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24x18" oil on canvas I painted this with a single brush, a big old filbert. After I finished I noticed that it still had an 89 cent p...
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Sunday, January 29, 2012

"Winter Calla Lilies"

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6x6" oil on Gessobord - $100 buy now with PayPal I painted these lilies from a photo I took on a walk to the library last mo...
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Saturday, January 28, 2012

"Pool Rider" - SOLD

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6x6" oil on Gessobord My brother and I found an old skateboard in my cousin's basement and took it to a nearby hill. It wa...
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Friday, January 27, 2012

"Pink Barrette"

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6x6" oil on Gessobord - $100 buy now with PayPal This is my entry to the "Simplify Cute Challenge" , it was painted from an...
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Thursday, January 26, 2012

"Salt Shaker and Green Bottles" - SOLD

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6x6" oil on Gessobord I've been feeling the need to paint some glass. I especially love old blue-green glass bottles. I hav...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012

"Dark Chocolate"

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6x6" oil on Gessobord I'm having fun catching up on the DPW challenges. This is my entry for the "Paint Your Breakfast Chall...
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

"Coffee & News" - SOLD

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6x6" oil on Gessobord I decided to do another DPW Challenge, this one is for the "Seated Figure Challenge" . I painted from...
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Monday, January 23, 2012

"Toaster & Apple" - SOLD

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6x6"oil on Gessobord It's been a while since I've done a DPW challenge so I figured I'd give one a try. I really l...
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Sunday, January 22, 2012

"Stop Light Shadow"

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24x18" oil on canvas Here's another backlit street scene that caught my attention while driving. For a while I only painted scene...
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Thursday, January 19, 2012

"Eucalyptus Shadows"

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20x20" oil on canvas Here's another view taken while driving. The second in a series maybe. I haven't painted many eucalyptus...
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Friday, January 13, 2012

"El Camino Stop Light"

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16x12" oil on panel Obviously this was painted from a photo I took from the driver's seat. It's been an unusually sunny winte...
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

"House with Palms"

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10x8" oil on canvas panel buy now with PayPal - $325 This house is in the lovely town of Pacific Grove, California. It's on the M...
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Monday, December 5, 2011

"Red Mini"

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16x12" oil on panel
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Saturday, November 19, 2011

"Crowded Dock"

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10x8" oil on canvas buy now with PayPal - $325 What is it with boats? Not everyone is inspired to paint them but I certainly am. In p...
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

"Deck of the Laura B. at Dusk" - SOLD

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8x6" oil on hardboard The Laura B. is an old cargo vessel that carries mail and passengers to Monhegan Island. I haven't been out...
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

"Red Pickup at Dusk"

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8x6" oil on hardboard buy now with PayPal - $135 I've never owned a pickup truck. My brother had an old forrest green Toyota Hilu...
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Saturday, November 5, 2011

"Black Bug"

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6x8" oil on hardboard buy now with PayPal - $135 I love bugs.... I mean VW bugs. My dad bought a brand new one back in 1967. It was b...
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

"Sea Swings" - SOLD

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6x8" - oil on hardboard Here's another one from the boardwalk. It's a sort of tilting swing thing. I noticed that it's co...
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Sunday, October 30, 2011

"Above the Boardwalk" - SOLD

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6x6" oil on Gessobord - $195 framed - Studio Gallery This was painted from an image taken at the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk. There ar...
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Thursday, October 27, 2011

"Red Shack on Pier"

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10x8" oil on canvas
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Sunday, October 23, 2011

"Blue Boats"

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10x8" oil on canvas Still more experimentation with keeping it loose. The last two paintings were done on canvas mounted on masonite ...
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

"Blue Windows" - SOLD

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10x8" oil on canvas I've been painting almost every day for the past two weeks. I plan to post the results once they're photo...
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

"Bougainvillea "

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20x20" oil on canvas I'm feeling inspired to tackle some larger canvases. The challenge is to keep the feel of my smaller paintin...
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

"Lookout"

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12x12" oil on canvas My usual painting process is to sketch out the main shapes, scrub in color estimations and then, using thicker p...
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Monday, August 22, 2011

"Liquor"

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14x11" oil on linen I did this painting before leaving for Maine. It was an attempt to shake me out of my comfort zone. Since returni...
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Sunday, August 7, 2011

"24th & Guerrero"

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14x11" oil on canvas Things have been busy! I had a lot of framing to do for the "City Streets" show at the Studio Gallery....
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Sunday, July 31, 2011

"Rockland Pier"

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12x12" oil on masonite
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Thursday, July 28, 2011

"Lobster Dinghies" - SOLD

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6x6" oil on Gessobord
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

"White House"

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6x6" oil on Gessobord
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Monday, July 25, 2011

"Lumber Yard"

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12x12" oil on masonite
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I'm inspired by the beauty surrounding us in simple, everyday objects and scenes.
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