Joe G Paintings
Natural and Painterly 🌿 Light and Shadows 🎨 Mana and Impressions ✨
Artwork
Dry River Morning
Trees in Light
River Shadow
Forest River
Cloud Mountain River
River Bend
Lone Tree
Path Along the River
Field in France
Forest Road
Gray Castle
River Bayou
Among the Trees
Evening River Rocks
Fall River Edge
Sway in Churning
Windy Pine Trees
Tree in Light
Sapphire Mountains
Sagebrush View
Dusk Reflection
Riverwalk Path
River Valley
Tall Tree
Evening Trees
Carolina Sunset
Tree Lights
Chateau Ancy Franc
Gray Cloud Sunrise
Road to Nuits
Evening Clouds
Approach Storm
Purple Clouds
About Joe G
🌿 Nature is wonderful and mystical, but fleeting in this mechanical and digital age. So I paint to appreciate nature, and as a refuge from my high tech day job.🎨 My style is bold and painterly. I strive for the illusion of detail, je ne se qua, elements of the unknown, and leaving room for imagination.☯️ The philosophy of art is as important as the art itself. I like pondering the why behind art and the process.✨ I am particularly interested in the idea of Mana or the energy that permeates nature. Sometimes, I can capture this in a painting. Other times, the painting is just a reminder.⛰️ My preferred method is painting en plein air (painting outside). Magic the Gathering cards are also a big source of inspiration. And related to Mana.🙌 My influences are my father Steve Guerra, Turner Vinson, Antonin Passemard, Ulrich Gleiter, Robert Burridge, Stuart Davies, Hester Berry, Jose Trujillo, Chris Long, Harry Stooshinoff, William Hawkins, Tiffanie Mang, and Tara Will.
Materials
My preferences... right now. Always evolving. Sometimes, I emulate the impressionists with oil paints, bristly brushes, and traditional pigments.
| Oil Paint | Utrecht, Gamblin, Winsor & Newton |
| Colors | Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue, Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Yellow, Titanium White |
| Mediums | None. Straight from the tube. |
| Brushes | Rosemary and Co Classic Filbert or Rounds 4-12 |
| Knifes | RGM types 68, 103 |
| Palette | 18x24 0.125-in glass (from the hardware store) or thin wood palette |
| Easels | Yarka, Leder, homemade box on tripod, Klopfenstein PE101 |
| Cleaning | M Graham Walnut Oil, Gamsol |
| Panels | Ampersand Gessoboard, Michaels |
| Canvases | Sunbelt Mfg Co |
| Carriers | Raymar single width wet panel carriers |
Sometimes, I paint with gouache for easy traveling, fast drying layers, convenient cleanup, and smooth matte finish.
| Gouache | Winsor & Newton |
| Colors | Ultramarine Blue, Phthalo Blue, Alizarin Crimson, Rose, Yellow Ochre, Hansa Yellow, Titanium White |
| Brushes | Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolor Round 12 and One-Stroke 1" |
| Paper | Fluid Easy-Block Watercolor Paper Blocks hotpress and colrpress, Strathmore Tan, Gray, Blue, or Black Mixed Media Paper |
| Palette | Masterson's Sta-wet Handy Palette |
| Easels | Homemade box on tripod, SilverLockDesigns Sketch |
| Cleaning | Water |
Contact
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