Joshua West

Farm Fields, County Cork

2011-09-14T00:16:00.004-05:00

Farm Fields, County Cork

8x10
oil on masonite

Painted from another great reference photo by my wife...when she was in Ireland...without me.

Cliffs of Moher

2011-09-02T12:44:00.002-05:00

Cliffs of Moher

36 x 24
oil on canvas

Painted from composite reference photos taken by my lovely wife
on her trip to Ireland!

2011-08-23T23:00:00.002-05:00

Ciara

8x8
watercolor on Aquabord

My little darling.
Ciara is an Irish name and is pronounced Keer-ah

2011-08-23T22:57:00.002-05:00

Dominick

8x8
Watercolor on Aquabord

2010-04-01T22:54:00.007-05:00

New Easel

I built this wall easel to make more space in my painting room.
It tilts forward and the masts and tray are fully adjustable.
The painting in the picture is 36 x 24 so that should
give you a sense of the size.

2010-01-03T00:00:00.007-06:00

Christmas Portraits

Lane
8x8
watercolor on aquabord

Ashton
8x8
watercolor on aquabord

Brooke

8x8
watercolor on aquabord

I painted these three beautiful kids as a Christmas gift for a friend.

2009-06-05T23:10:00.010-05:00

Clash of the Ash

8 x 10
oil on masonite

Well, it's been a while but here is a new one.
This is a still life of a hurley and sliotar - used to play
the traditional Irish game of hurling, the fastest game on grass.
I play hurling and I am a member of the
St. Louis Gaelic Athletic Club.
Come watch us on Saturdays at St. Vincent Park in Normandy.
And for those who don't know what hurling is, watch this:
What is Hurling?

and to learn more about the St. Louis Gaelic Athletic Club, go here:
St. Louis Gaelic Athletic Club

2008-08-21T23:54:00.005-05:00

D-DAY: P-38 OVER OMAHA BEACH

13X13

acrylic on masonite

I painted this as a thank you for a good friend of mine. We have a mutual interest in WWII and this was a fun one for me to paint. The Lockheed P-38 is a very interesting fighter and was greatly feared by the Germans soldiers during WWII. They called it the "Fork-tailed Devil" Haha! The P-38 was used as a long-range escort fighter, bomber and for photo recon.

This P-38 is wearing invasion stripes. All allied aircraft had these black and white stripes painted on them for identification during the allied invasion of Europe.

U.S. fighter history lesson over.

2008-08-17T23:43:00.005-05:00

KLONDIKE BLUFFS

16x20

oil on canvas

I painted this for the 2007 St. Charles County Paint Your Parks

Plein Air Contest. It was painted at Klondike Park in Augusta, MO.

I thought I had a great chance against the rest of the paintings there but I failed to even place in the contest. As I was leaving I was carrying this painting. The judge of the show stopped me and said, "OH WOW! Where was that hanging? I didn't see that one!"

I responded, "What do you mean, you didn't see it? This was my entry in the contest!"

He said, "Oh, oh yeah, now I remember it. Great painting."

Hmmmmmm. Anyone else think I was robbed?????

2008-08-17T23:33:00.003-05:00

MORNING LIGHT

12X16

oil on canvas paper

This painting is a completely made up scene. I wanted to capture

the look and feel of an early morning. I did a bunch of sketches

and this was the scene I decided on. When this painting was nearly

completed, my daughter decided she wanted to paint also.

She painted over the bottom 1/4 of the painting while I

was out of the room. I had to repaint it and it actually

turned out better the second time around.

Thanks Clare!

2008-08-06T19:54:00.003-05:00

STE. GENEVIEVE VALLEY

12 X 16

oil on masonite

This painting was done for the 2007 Ste. Genevieve Plein Air contest.

I stood on a bluff overlooking this beautiful valley.

It received an honorable mention in the contest.

2008-08-06T19:48:00.005-05:00

SLEEPING LEOPARD

9 X 12

watercolor on paper

This is a watercolor I did from my own reference photos.

The leopard was sprawled out on the rocks at the St. Louis Zoo.

2008-08-06T19:42:00.005-05:00

UNTITLED LANDSCAPE

5 X 10

watercolor on paper

This is a small watercolor landscape that I made up.

It's more about the clouds and the subtle value changes.

2008-08-06T00:40:00.002-05:00

HEAD STUDY

11X14

oil on canvas board

This is a head study from college. It was done from

life in painting class. It's painted by wiping out.

I covered the canvas with the dark tone and wiped

away the color to model his face. I then went in and

darkened the dark areas with a brush and added a few

hints of color.

2008-08-06T00:25:00.005-05:00

STILL LIFE WITH GARLIC JAR

9x18

oil on masonite

I think this is only the second oil painting I ever made.

These are things I found in my Mom's kitchen (obviously Italian!)

I set them up in my bedroom and painted this alla prima.

It's still one of my favorites.

The First Post

2008-07-25T21:39:00.000-05:00

I hope you all will enjoy this blog. I want to keep it updated with interesting art and ideas, so please feel free to comment or make suggestions.

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