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Category Archives: Art in Progress
Studio Moves, Peace Half Complete
Just moved the studio to the street side of the house where the light is better. I’m working on a painting of peace depicted as a dove.
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Collector: Bernadette
Bamboo Painting, Bernadette Family Collection
Carpenter’s Son Painting, Bernadette Family Collection
Bamboo Painting, Bernadette Collection
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Sold Paintings by Marty McCorkle Now Number Thousands
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| Marty McCorkle sketching a portrait during an artist reception at Ricco Renzo Gallery, Manila. |
Original paintings by Marty McCorkle purchased by collectors now number over two thousand.
Records of total sales through art dealers Esteban Sabar, Gallery Z, and Ricco Renzo Gallery as well as private sales, portraits and commissions accumulate to 2,141 original paintings as wall as 114 “painting sketches” (notable oil sketches done by McCorkle created black paper) over the past 11 years.
Sales records breakdown:
- 1999 through 2006: 974 paintings
- 2007 to Present: 1,167 paintings
"Figure Over Water", oil on canvas, 52 x 64 inches, by Marty McCorkle
“Not long ago people puzzled at my work or dismissed it as ‘digital cubism’,” says artist Marty McCorkle. “This painting revolution was out of step with our time. I hope that it still is.”
“I paint for younger generations with whom I can see eye to eye, but I’m glad to see my contemporaries purchase my paintings.”
McCorkle extends thanks Esteban Sabar, Berge Zobian of Gallery Z and Ricco Renzo Gallery for “taking a chance on this new vision of what painting can be.”
Marty McCorkle resides and paints in Western Samar, Philippines.
Self Portrait, Oil on Canvas, 16 x 12 inches, by Marty McCorkle
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In Progress: Large River Valley Landscape
I’m working on a larger format landscape of the filippino landscape of river, trees and clouds resting on the hills in the distance.
The cool tones of blues and grays provide a good starting point for adding some warm, rich oranges and greens to add that tropical warm late afternoon feeling. The composition is strong. Let’s see how it comes out.
Work in progress of a river valley. 38 x 54 inches, acrylic on canvas. By Marty McCorkle.
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Tagged acrylic painting, art, deconstructionism, fine art, people por, Peopleportraits, portrait painting, TH Port
New Portrait: Sheryl and Jade, Part 3
A work in progress, Sheryl, Jade & Sons portrait. I’ve lined in facial features. Acrylic on canvas, 28 x 38 inches.
New Portrait: Sheryl and Jade, Part 2
Second approach: I'm using more natural range of tones and a green foliage background.
I’ve chosen to restart Sheryl and Jade’s (and children’s) portrait with a more natural pallet of flesh tones and greens.
The painting’s color and brushstrokes became clunky and unmanageable.
Experimenting with the first painting gives me a stronger grasp of the figures, colors sense of place for the second. I’ll paint over the first to reuse the canvas.
Previous portrait: I set aside this more dynamic approach in favor of a more natural pallet.
Second Sheryl Portrait: this is the second approach, showing the scale (28 x 38 inches) relative to my work table in my studio.
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New Portrait: Sheryl and Jade
I started working on Sheryl and Jade’s portrait before we went to my art exhibit in Manila, “Legendary”, at Lolo’s Dad’s Bistro. Or rather I was playing with the painting last night.
I had blocked in the figures standardly, but last night I began playing with shapes and it is getting exciting. I’ll paint it more today.
Sheryl and Jade
The rain it raineth every day for weeks here in Sama; it rains abundantly and out of season this morning. Strangely, it is not raining in Manila, which is an hour’s plane flight to the north of our island. There is a La Nina, cold water in the Pacific, near our island.
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Tagged family, Fresh Art & Play, oil painting, photography, pictures, religion, TH Port, Thoughts