Hibiscus painting completed

I just finished my 5" x 7" oil painting of a hibiscus that bloomed this winter in my greenhouse.

Rose study

Yesterday I painted this rose from my garden.  I spent about an hour on it so far. I plan to let it dry and then I will spend a few minutes more to make final touches. It is 6" X 6", oil on a canvas panel. 

Hawaii Five-O Television series to feature 2 of my paintings next season

Last week, CBS Network's production company purchased 2 reproductions of my tropical paintings for the set of their television series "Hawaii Five-O". The large Giclee prints: Tropical Peace and Tropical Harmony, were purchased through my Etsy store.  The 22" x 30" prints have already been received at their offices in Hawaii.  Production for the 6th season's shows will begin in June. A spokes person for the show said the paintings will probably be used in more than one show.
To find my store on Etsy, please go to www.ETSY.com and in the search bar at the top, type the name: CERNOSEK.

Starting a new Painting

These are the five different photographs that will go into my new painting.  I may only use a leaf from one photo. I may also flop an image to make the leaves go in a certain direction in order to make your eyes move around the painting. These are old photographs taken in Hawaii many years ago. The next time I go there I will be photographing with a digital camera.

Here is my finished preliminary drawing. Next, I'll do a value plan for the painting.

This painting will be 22' wide x 30" tall.  It will be painted on Arches 300 lb Cold Press watercolor paper; it's my favorite paper.

Water Lily in Red

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This is a watercolor painting, 11" by 14", and I did in June but forgot to post here.  In Austin, there is a great botanical garden called Zilker Botanical Gardens.  I visit there frequently and especially enjoy the water features.  This water lily was growing there.  I hope you enjoy it.

Thanks for viewing it.