Sacred Heart of Jesus after Pompeo Batoni

Sacred Heart of Jesus after Pompeo Batoni, Terry Nelson, 2011

Acrylic on panel.  11 x 14

I worked on this painting very slowly, spending only an hour or two a day, a few days a week.  I didn't want to finish it.  I still have a few more glazes to apply and blend.  The painting is for a large, tabernacle type, retablo frame.

New frame filler.

This is the base drawing for the Sacred Heart image I want to paint - sort of a Spanish rendition of the Pompeo Batoni image I like so much.  This is how I paint:  I do a quick sketch or cartoon to guide me and then paint.
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The panel is made to fit a Mexican tin nicho frame I have.  - if it turns out, that is.

Cat

"Cat" Terry Nelson, 2011

To my suprise "Cat" was accepted by the judges of the Fine Arts Exhibition at the Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul, Minnesota. The show is considered to be the largest and best juried art show in the area and usually receives a couple thousand entries or more. Believe me - it is an honor just to be accepted. The past couple of years I entered and the work was rejected.  Awards are announced on August 23.

Franciscan Immaculada

Retablo for Peruvian frame: Franciscan Immaculada, T. Nelson 2011
Acrylic on gesso board.

Frame Fillers.

So here is a look at some of what I've been doing lately - painting panels to fill a few antique 'tabernacle' frames I've owned for years.  Click on photos to enlarge.

St, Sergius of Radonez; Madonna, after Daddi; St. James, after Veneziano; with the legs of a Spanish Colonial corpus.

Corpus; OL of Mt. Carmel, after Neapolitan Carmine Madonna; St. Peter Martyr, after Angelico.

St. Peter Martyr, after Fra Angelico

Nude Beach - Terry Nelson

What a pig!

The Cardinal - Terry Nelson