Sputnik Sea Urchin

"Sputnik Sea Urchin" - 6"x 6"

Oil on Arches Illustration Brd (Hot Press)

Michelangelo Depaolo - 2012

Asking Price 225.00

Nautilus in the Raw

"Nautilus in the Raw" - 10"x 10"

Oil on Arches Illustration Brd (Hot Press)

Michelangelo Depaolo - 2012

Asking Price 395.00

Nautilus Refined

"Nautilus Refined" - 10"x 10"

Oil on Arches Illustration Brd. (Hot Press)

Michelangelo Depaolo - 2012

Asking Price - $225.00

Beginnings of a Collection

I create most of my paintings by designing them as a series.  This method seems to build a lot of inspiration for me, and also helps me to avoid getting bored, since I have a number of paintings I can work on at any given time!  

Whenever I get to a point in a painting where I just cant seem to get my head in it anymore, or my creativity is beginning to stale, I just shift my focus onto another painting in the collection for a while, and then come back to it when I'm ready. 

This is a typical set of thumbnail sketches I might create at the beginning stages of a series.   Now, I don't always create all the paintings that I design in my sketches, but it is a great way to build a number of ideas in a short time!  Generally I will pick and choose a few of my favorite sketch ideas, and those will be the paintings that come to fruition.

Venus as a Babe Collection - Preliminary Thumbnail Sketches

This is a preliminary drawing created from one of the above mentioned thumbnail sketches that made it passed the idea phase, and will become a fully realized oil painting.

Please forgive her hands...  I didnt realize i hadn't drawn them in when I posted this picture.  Hopefully, you guys get the idea though!

"Seashore Nymph Crocale - Preliminary Drawing"

8"x10" - Graphite on Moleskine Watercolor Paper

Michelangelo Depaolo - 2012

New Studio Additions - Part II

Dried, varnished, and accessorized!  Not gonna lie, the French easel was a bit of an undertaking (I had to completely disassemble and then reassemble it,) and I spent a few days waiting for their coatings to seal.  But they turned out beautifully!!  Can't wait to put these guys to use!!

New Studio Palette

New French Plein Air Easel