michael chamberlain

oil paintings

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

"Oysters, After"

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8x8" oil on masonite - sold This is my final oyster painting. I was really surprised by all the subtle color in the empty shel...
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

"Oysters, Before"

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8x8" oil on masonite - sold It's almost time for the annual "Delicious"show at the Studio Gallery so I'm wor...
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Friday, February 15, 2013

"Clouds, Highway 5"

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8x10" oil on canvas panel I noticed something strange while traveling this stretch of highway 5 back in the early eighties. I ...
Saturday, February 9, 2013

"Desert Auto Repair"

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8x10" oil on canvas panel
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Thursday, February 7, 2013

"Winter Light"

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8x10" oil on canvas panel
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

"Into the Sun"

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8x10" oil on canvas panel
Sunday, February 3, 2013

"Taco Shop"

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10x8" oil on canvas panel
Friday, February 1, 2013

"Houses on a Hill"

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8x10" oil on canvas panel
Tuesday, January 29, 2013

"Parking Lot with Snow"

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8x10" oil on canvas panel This sort of scene really calls for a larger canvas. The cars are so small that it's hard to pai...
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Sunday, January 27, 2013

"Key West Cottage"

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6x6" oil on Gessobord I've recently been exploring places on Google "street views" that I've visited before....
Saturday, January 26, 2013

"Signs and Lines"

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8x10" oil on canvas panel
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Friday, January 25, 2013

"Red Foundation"

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8x8" oil on masonite
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Thursday, January 24, 2013

"Mansard"

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10x8" oil on canvas panel
Tuesday, January 22, 2013

"Pescadero Bridge"

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10x8" oil on canvas panel I should probably be taking some sort of notes about my process. I was recently looking at a paintin...
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Monday, January 21, 2013

"Cottages, Red Shutters"

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8x8" oil on masonite
Friday, January 18, 2013

"Fish on Ice"

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8x8" oil on masonite - sold
Wednesday, January 16, 2013

"Herring"

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8x8" oil on masonite
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Sunday, January 13, 2013

"Fitzgerald Marine Reserve"

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10x8" oil on canvas panel This is one of my submissions to the Coastside Land Trust Gallery's midwinter show which opens o...
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Saturday, January 12, 2013

"Side View Mirror"

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8x10" oil on canvas panel
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Thursday, January 10, 2013

"Hauling Gravel"

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10x8" oil on canvas panel I really like painting on Utrecht canvas panels. A box of seventy-five 8x10s just arrived on my door...
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

"End of the Road"

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8x10" oil on canvas panel I painted this using Google "street view". The location is somewhere in Saint John, New Br...
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

"Skateaway"

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8x10" oil on canvas panel After this was painted I noticed that the skater's legs and their shadow sort of look like the w...
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Monday, January 7, 2013

"Stonefish"

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10x8" oil on canvas panel I went to the San Jose Museum of Art today and checked out the Eric Fischl exhibit. I was reminded h...
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Sunday, January 6, 2013

"Outboard"

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8x10" oil on canvas panel I haven't posted in a while due to the holidays, but I'm back! This is one I did in December...
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Thursday, December 6, 2012

"Running From Waves"

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16x20" oil on stretched canvas
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

"Hoop"

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10x8" oil on canvas panel
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Sunday, December 2, 2012

"Santa Calls Home"

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10x8" oil on canvas panel
Friday, November 30, 2012

"Lookout"

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10x8" oil on canvas panel
Wednesday, November 28, 2012

"Two Taco Plates"

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8x10" oil on canvas panel I love Mexican food. This is a scene from my favorite taqueria, Pancho Villa in San Mateo.
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Monday, November 19, 2012

"Car at Crosswalk"

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10x8" oil on canvas panel I love the color aqua. I even have aqua shutters on my house.
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I'm inspired by the beauty surrounding us in simple, everyday objects and scenes.
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