JR Edwards Studios

Portrait of The Sun

2012-02-23T16:24:00.003-06:00

Oil on Masonite
18" x 36"

Wolves

2012-02-02T15:06:00.000-06:00

Some painting I did for work today...

Stand of trees behind DaySpring

2012-02-01T21:41:00.000-06:00

Value Study for New Painting

2012-01-24T15:22:00.001-06:00

Study of Light

2012-01-11T13:11:00.001-06:00

"Light is a thing that cannot be reproduced, but must be represented by something else – by color." - Paul Cezanne

Studies for Portrait

2011-12-25T16:20:00.000-06:00

Value studies for a painting I should be starting on in a few months or so.

While these are not the poses that will be used in the final piece, careful study of the facial structure of the subject only strengthens the resulting painting.

Portrait Project

2011-12-20T15:54:00.000-06:00

This was a fun portrait created some time ago for a great family. Below is the final piece as well as some preparatory work.

Achieving an accurate light and dark pattern is essential for a solid, believable form. Value studies are very helpful to work through many unforeseen problems. Color is always secondary to value.

If your values are accurate you can paint with pretty much

any color and it will still "look right".

Final painting. 16"x20"

Sunday Morning Sketches

2011-12-18T16:06:00.001-06:00

These are sketches that were created on the iPad during Sunday school or in church.
I would attempt to reassure Eric that his sermons are quite interesting, but he's not reading this anyway.

Oak Tree Painting

2011-11-05T14:49:00.001-05:00

Created for Cradled

The Louvre

2011-08-07T21:59:00.000-05:00

Looking through old drawings and found this. Which is really only interesting because it was drawn on the banks of the Seine River in Paris.

Sea Shell

2011-08-03T21:28:00.000-05:00

Portrait Sketch

2011-07-18T13:46:00.000-05:00

Homage to a great writer...

The Adventure Continues...

2011-07-08T01:43:00.001-05:00

Sketch from Waxahachie

2011-07-04T10:02:00.001-05:00

Abandoned Road

2011-06-30T08:45:00.001-05:00

Construction Paper Flowers

2011-06-17T14:29:00.000-05:00

Just to take a break from drawing:

Flowers Rebecca made of construction paper for the 6 year old's party. It's going to be fun!

Another Sketch

2011-06-16T08:35:00.000-05:00

It sure is fun drawing on the iPad:

Jack and Papa

2011-06-13T15:41:00.000-05:00

Drawing on iPad

Lucy Grace

2011-06-08T11:29:00.000-05:00

Drawing on the iPad...

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Elegance

2011-06-06T13:25:00.003-05:00

New drawing on the iPad using Sketchbook Pro:

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GG and Papa's Playroom

2011-05-31T10:30:00.000-05:00

Digital painting on iPad

In the house of Papa Hall,
Up the stairs that curl up tall
Waits a room that on the wall,
Reads our names, both big and small.

It is a room that is our own
Where our imagination roams.
Escape the ones that are all grown--
In this home-away-from-home.

Every kind of book and toy
Whatever kind of ploy---
Fun for a girl or a boy
We find limitless joy.

Magical fun and plans so grand
Made with the help of Papa's hand.
Time so free and so unplanned---
We're off to GG's Wonderland.

Verse by Rebecca Edwards

Commissioned Portrait

2011-05-26T09:03:00.000-05:00

A portrait of Mr. Bill Dietz and Bubba

Oil on Masonite 20" x 16"

Adventures with Ella

2011-05-05T10:28:00.003-05:00

This painting was inspired by the many adventures Ella and I have had...

Lunch Hour Paintings

2011-04-28T12:03:00.000-05:00

These are paintings created on my iPhone...

My Clock

My Coffee

My Staple Remover

and My Desk.

Lucy the Ballerina

2011-04-15T13:43:00.002-05:00

Lucy the Little Ballerina in Pink - Digital Painting

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Marble Statue Renderings

2011-03-04T15:12:00.021-06:00

These are conceptual paintings of statues for our clients that will be hand carved out of Carrara Marble in Italy. The sculptor will follow these paintings as closely as possible. Hand carved statues are expensive and we all want to make sure there are no surprises.

If you have Google Earth I would highly recommend flying over to Carrara Massa, Italy, where this stone is quarried.

The name "Carrara" likely comes from the Celtic term "Kar" meaning "stone" therefore: “car+aria” means “place of stones” .

Carrara marble has been used since the time of Ancient Rome; the Pantheon and Trajan's Column in Rome are constructed of it. Many sculptures of the Renaissance, such as Michelangelo's David, were carved from Carrara marble.

The final carvings of these statues will be of varying sizes; the one above for instance measures 10 feet tall and will be installed at a catholic church in the Houston area.

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Three More Pear Tree Leaves

2011-02-27T15:23:00.002-06:00

6" x 6" Oil on Masonite - The remaining three pear tree paintings were not originally meant to be hung together but it just seems to fit.

And I love the painterly textures that can be achieved with bristle brushes and oils....

Saint Francis Church

2011-02-23T22:36:00.002-06:00

This is a digital painting based on an older oil on canvas of Saint Francis Church downtown. I am glad I was able to capture the old weathered stone before they painted it all stark white.

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Pear Tree Leaves

2011-02-23T00:35:00.005-06:00

20" x 12" Oil on Masonite - My daughter and I gathered up some interesting still life subjects from the back yard. This is one of four resulting paintings.