<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519524382567582728</id><updated>2012-02-16T20:05:59.551-05:00</updated><category term='portraits'/><category term='oil portrait'/><category term='Charcoal'/><category term='animal paintings'/><category term='pet portraits'/><category term='still life paintings'/><category term='female painting'/><category term='watercolor'/><category term='cat portraits'/><category term='figurative'/><category term='vegetables'/><category term='Children portraits'/><category term='Birds'/><category term='lowcountry boil'/><category term='oil painting'/><category term='dark skin'/><category term='graphite'/><category term='figure studies'/><category term='drawings'/><category term='frogmore stew'/><category term='crabs'/><category term='pastels'/><category term='traditional'/><category term='apples'/><title type='text'>Gerry Diaz Fine Artist</title><subtitle type='html'>Header</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Gerry Diaz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01954957803441380269</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SPut1-bYh0I/AAAAAAAAABM/XAt81SLoSTM/S220/tropicart2.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>22</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519524382567582728.post-751012420461159453</id><published>2011-06-11T22:40:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-06-11T22:42:36.178-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eYUKE_j2Yrk/TfQnRPMGkcI/AAAAAAAAAHk/VjDTsmMLglA/s1600/Girl%2Bin%2Bbun%2Blow.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617157812326404546" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eYUKE_j2Yrk/TfQnRPMGkcI/AAAAAAAAAHk/VjDTsmMLglA/s320/Girl%2Bin%2Bbun%2Blow.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 16x20 oil on canvas. One of my favorite pieces. Called Black Strap.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/519524382567582728-751012420461159453?l=gerrydiazart.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/feeds/751012420461159453/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=519524382567582728&amp;postID=751012420461159453' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/751012420461159453'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/751012420461159453'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/2011/06/16x20-oil-on-canvas_11.html' title=''/><author><name>Gerry Diaz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01954957803441380269</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SPut1-bYh0I/AAAAAAAAABM/XAt81SLoSTM/S220/tropicart2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eYUKE_j2Yrk/TfQnRPMGkcI/AAAAAAAAAHk/VjDTsmMLglA/s72-c/Girl%2Bin%2Bbun%2Blow.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519524382567582728.post-5114988738425698485</id><published>2011-06-11T22:37:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-06-11T22:40:01.441-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A4ZNSUlF-gQ/TfQmh0DJw9I/AAAAAAAAAHc/wxMmo9R2WT4/s1600/strawberry%2Blow.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617156997587256274" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A4ZNSUlF-gQ/TfQmh0DJw9I/AAAAAAAAAHc/wxMmo9R2WT4/s320/strawberry%2Blow.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 16x20 oil on canvas. Classic candy. This was pretty fun. Also for the my low country show.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/519524382567582728-5114988738425698485?l=gerrydiazart.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/feeds/5114988738425698485/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=519524382567582728&amp;postID=5114988738425698485' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/5114988738425698485'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/5114988738425698485'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/2011/06/16x20-oil-on-canvas.html' title=''/><author><name>Gerry Diaz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01954957803441380269</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SPut1-bYh0I/AAAAAAAAABM/XAt81SLoSTM/S220/tropicart2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A4ZNSUlF-gQ/TfQmh0DJw9I/AAAAAAAAAHc/wxMmo9R2WT4/s72-c/strawberry%2Blow.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519524382567582728.post-2006335110599436079</id><published>2011-06-11T22:28:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2011-06-11T22:36:19.435-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='oil painting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='still life paintings'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2gpCC_0S4ZI/TfQlNLjMFnI/AAAAAAAAAHU/TMg-h5Q94v4/s1600/cups%2Blow.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617155543606761074" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2gpCC_0S4ZI/TfQlNLjMFnI/AAAAAAAAAHU/TMg-h5Q94v4/s320/cups%2Blow.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; This is an 18"x24" oil on canvas I did for an upcoming show in the low country. It's been a while since I've updated my blog. It's been pretty busy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/519524382567582728-2006335110599436079?l=gerrydiazart.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/feeds/2006335110599436079/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=519524382567582728&amp;postID=2006335110599436079' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/2006335110599436079'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/2006335110599436079'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/2011/06/this-is-18x24-oil-on-canvas-i-did-for.html' title=''/><author><name>Gerry Diaz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01954957803441380269</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SPut1-bYh0I/AAAAAAAAABM/XAt81SLoSTM/S220/tropicart2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2gpCC_0S4ZI/TfQlNLjMFnI/AAAAAAAAAHU/TMg-h5Q94v4/s72-c/cups%2Blow.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519524382567582728.post-2358962830743815237</id><published>2010-07-29T22:07:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2010-07-29T22:19:48.109-04:00</updated><title type='text'>My friend Jahsun</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/TFI2W3XQiMI/AAAAAAAAAGw/XPvz54fT6F8/s1600/Jason.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499517861419321538" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/TFI2W3XQiMI/AAAAAAAAAGw/XPvz54fT6F8/s320/Jason.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;This a charcoal study of a fellow artist and friend Jahsun. I really enjoyed working on this piece and it got alot of positive comments and the subject loved it.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/519524382567582728-2358962830743815237?l=gerrydiazart.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/feeds/2358962830743815237/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=519524382567582728&amp;postID=2358962830743815237' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/2358962830743815237'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/2358962830743815237'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/2010/07/my-friend-jahsun.html' title='My friend Jahsun'/><author><name>Gerry Diaz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01954957803441380269</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SPut1-bYh0I/AAAAAAAAABM/XAt81SLoSTM/S220/tropicart2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/TFI2W3XQiMI/AAAAAAAAAGw/XPvz54fT6F8/s72-c/Jason.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519524382567582728.post-1443149586742423235</id><published>2010-07-29T20:53:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2010-07-29T21:07:24.614-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Frog painting</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/TFIlABbsPBI/AAAAAAAAAGo/iS3ynDbwvEM/s1600/frog+painting+.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 229px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499498777287605266" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/TFIlABbsPBI/AAAAAAAAAGo/iS3ynDbwvEM/s320/frog+painting+.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;This is a painting of a tropical frog I did for by sister's birthday. It's a 5x7 oil on canvas.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/519524382567582728-1443149586742423235?l=gerrydiazart.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/feeds/1443149586742423235/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=519524382567582728&amp;postID=1443149586742423235' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/1443149586742423235'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/1443149586742423235'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/2010/07/frog-painting.html' title='Frog painting'/><author><name>Gerry Diaz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01954957803441380269</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SPut1-bYh0I/AAAAAAAAABM/XAt81SLoSTM/S220/tropicart2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/TFIlABbsPBI/AAAAAAAAAGo/iS3ynDbwvEM/s72-c/frog+painting+.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519524382567582728.post-3432566054173005632</id><published>2009-07-17T19:02:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-17T19:08:20.930-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='portraits'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='oil painting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='oil portrait'/><title type='text'>Latest portrait</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SmEDRjUBcsI/AAAAAAAAAF0/79HZbuqokUM/s1600-h/oil+portrait+final.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359568631619482306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SmEDRjUBcsI/AAAAAAAAAF0/79HZbuqokUM/s400/oil+portrait+final.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;This is the most recent commission I have completed. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;The photo is a little off, but I think you can appreciate the &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;face pretty good. It is an oil painting on canvas, 30"x22". &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/519524382567582728-3432566054173005632?l=gerrydiazart.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/feeds/3432566054173005632/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=519524382567582728&amp;postID=3432566054173005632' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/3432566054173005632'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/3432566054173005632'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/2009/07/latest-portrait.html' title='Latest portrait'/><author><name>Gerry Diaz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01954957803441380269</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SPut1-bYh0I/AAAAAAAAABM/XAt81SLoSTM/S220/tropicart2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SmEDRjUBcsI/AAAAAAAAAF0/79HZbuqokUM/s72-c/oil+portrait+final.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519524382567582728.post-1947257946740257877</id><published>2009-07-17T18:37:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-17T18:48:23.182-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='figurative'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='oil painting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='oil portrait'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='traditional'/><title type='text'>Female study</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SmD_jlntCiI/AAAAAAAAAFs/Thp8Es24jcQ/s1600-h/oil+paint+final+blg.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359564543430036002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 178px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SmD_jlntCiI/AAAAAAAAAFs/Thp8Es24jcQ/s400/oil+paint+final+blg.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; This is a 6"x12" oil on wood panel I completed recently.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/519524382567582728-1947257946740257877?l=gerrydiazart.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/feeds/1947257946740257877/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=519524382567582728&amp;postID=1947257946740257877' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/1947257946740257877'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/1947257946740257877'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/2009/07/female-study.html' title='Female study'/><author><name>Gerry Diaz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01954957803441380269</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SPut1-bYh0I/AAAAAAAAABM/XAt81SLoSTM/S220/tropicart2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SmD_jlntCiI/AAAAAAAAAFs/Thp8Es24jcQ/s72-c/oil+paint+final+blg.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519524382567582728.post-5388194561135613267</id><published>2009-06-18T19:03:00.006-04:00</published><updated>2010-07-29T21:37:34.898-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='oil painting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='still life paintings'/><title type='text'>Oranges</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SjrJmlFFONI/AAAAAAAAAFM/zZCGw1VBmSM/s1600-h/oranges%2520wc.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 247px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348809172081522898" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SjrJmlFFONI/AAAAAAAAAFM/zZCGw1VBmSM/s320/oranges%2520wc.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;These orange slices were painted in oil on a 4"x5.5"&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;canvas. This style is a bit looser than I am used to. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;I like how it turned out. It has recently found a home in Australia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/519524382567582728-5388194561135613267?l=gerrydiazart.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/feeds/5388194561135613267/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=519524382567582728&amp;postID=5388194561135613267' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/5388194561135613267'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/5388194561135613267'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/2009/06/oranges.html' title='Oranges'/><author><name>Gerry Diaz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01954957803441380269</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SPut1-bYh0I/AAAAAAAAABM/XAt81SLoSTM/S220/tropicart2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SjrJmlFFONI/AAAAAAAAAFM/zZCGw1VBmSM/s72-c/oranges%2520wc.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519524382567582728.post-3116982336166737071</id><published>2009-05-19T12:39:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-19T12:43:39.045-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Avocados look real</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/ShLhDrnThaI/AAAAAAAAAE0/L9a8uWK3yEo/s1600-h/avocado%20oil%20WC%204.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337575961750898082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/ShLhDrnThaI/AAAAAAAAAE0/L9a8uWK3yEo/s320/avocado%2520oil%2520WC%25204.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Another 6"x8" mini piece I completed. Oil on canvas panel. I'm trying to be looser, but I think I over did it on the realism. It just happens I guess. Oh well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/519524382567582728-3116982336166737071?l=gerrydiazart.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/feeds/3116982336166737071/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=519524382567582728&amp;postID=3116982336166737071' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/3116982336166737071'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/3116982336166737071'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/2009/05/avocados-look-real.html' title='Avocados look real'/><author><name>Gerry Diaz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01954957803441380269</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SPut1-bYh0I/AAAAAAAAABM/XAt81SLoSTM/S220/tropicart2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/ShLhDrnThaI/AAAAAAAAAE0/L9a8uWK3yEo/s72-c/avocado%2520oil%2520WC%25204.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519524382567582728.post-3531706060323671732</id><published>2009-05-19T12:33:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-19T12:38:25.893-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Pears</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/ShLfjQ0Dv-I/AAAAAAAAAEs/lPl2DElVmeE/s1600-h/pears%20WC.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337574305289191394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/ShLfjQ0Dv-I/AAAAAAAAAEs/lPl2DElVmeE/s320/pears%2520WC.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a 6"x8" oil painting I did to keep my mind loose while I complete a portrait I'm working on. It's oil on canvas board. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/519524382567582728-3531706060323671732?l=gerrydiazart.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/feeds/3531706060323671732/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=519524382567582728&amp;postID=3531706060323671732' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/3531706060323671732'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/3531706060323671732'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/2009/05/pears.html' title='Pears'/><author><name>Gerry Diaz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01954957803441380269</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SPut1-bYh0I/AAAAAAAAABM/XAt81SLoSTM/S220/tropicart2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/ShLfjQ0Dv-I/AAAAAAAAAEs/lPl2DElVmeE/s72-c/pears%2520WC.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519524382567582728.post-5448949891636371022</id><published>2009-02-26T18:52:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-02-26T19:09:06.400-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Charcoal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='drawings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='oil portrait'/><title type='text'>WIP new portrait</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/Sacu-WrvbCI/AAAAAAAAAEc/M0AXLrJ6OwA/s1600-h/WIP_Wayne+021.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307262334655228962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/Sacu-WrvbCI/AAAAAAAAAEc/M0AXLrJ6OwA/s320/WIP_Wayne+021.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is a charcoal study for a painting I am working on. I will soon post the painting progress.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/519524382567582728-5448949891636371022?l=gerrydiazart.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/feeds/5448949891636371022/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=519524382567582728&amp;postID=5448949891636371022' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/5448949891636371022'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/5448949891636371022'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/2009/02/wip-new-portrait.html' title='WIP new portrait'/><author><name>Gerry Diaz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01954957803441380269</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SPut1-bYh0I/AAAAAAAAABM/XAt81SLoSTM/S220/tropicart2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/Sacu-WrvbCI/AAAAAAAAAEc/M0AXLrJ6OwA/s72-c/WIP_Wayne+021.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519524382567582728.post-6056602294299847862</id><published>2009-01-11T19:58:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-11T20:50:56.652-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='still life paintings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='frogmore stew'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lowcountry boil'/><title type='text'>Lowcountry still life</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SWqhW-SYlCI/AAAAAAAAAEM/CcNlusLsKHI/s1600-h/still+life+oil.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290218128349369378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 251px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SWqhW-SYlCI/AAAAAAAAAEM/CcNlusLsKHI/s320/still+life+oil.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; This piece has just been added to the Charles street gallery. It's 11x14 oil on canvas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/519524382567582728-6056602294299847862?l=gerrydiazart.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/feeds/6056602294299847862/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=519524382567582728&amp;postID=6056602294299847862' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/6056602294299847862'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/6056602294299847862'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/2009/01/lowcountry-still-life.html' title='Lowcountry still life'/><author><name>Gerry Diaz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01954957803441380269</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SPut1-bYh0I/AAAAAAAAABM/XAt81SLoSTM/S220/tropicart2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SWqhW-SYlCI/AAAAAAAAAEM/CcNlusLsKHI/s72-c/still+life+oil.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519524382567582728.post-5002176033891095873</id><published>2008-11-18T22:23:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-18T22:27:52.108-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='oil painting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Birds'/><title type='text'>Red</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SSOHA2bowBI/AAAAAAAAAEE/qFtceLA_3Bc/s1600-h/Cardinal+oil.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270204437634793490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 241px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SSOHA2bowBI/AAAAAAAAAEE/qFtceLA_3Bc/s320/Cardinal+oil.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; This is a 6"X8" oil painting on canvas panel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/519524382567582728-5002176033891095873?l=gerrydiazart.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/feeds/5002176033891095873/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=519524382567582728&amp;postID=5002176033891095873' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/5002176033891095873'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/5002176033891095873'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/2008/11/red.html' title='Red'/><author><name>Gerry Diaz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01954957803441380269</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SPut1-bYh0I/AAAAAAAAABM/XAt81SLoSTM/S220/tropicart2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SSOHA2bowBI/AAAAAAAAAEE/qFtceLA_3Bc/s72-c/Cardinal+oil.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519524382567582728.post-356873651757510496</id><published>2008-11-18T20:02:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-18T20:05:34.175-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='watercolor'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Children portraits'/><title type='text'>Camille's portrait</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SSNl8vFK1pI/AAAAAAAAAD8/eI_D3XlnzCI/s1600-h/Camille.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270168083058316946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 244px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SSNl8vFK1pI/AAAAAAAAAD8/eI_D3XlnzCI/s320/Camille.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; This a watercolour portrait of my niece, Camille. 18"X24".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/519524382567582728-356873651757510496?l=gerrydiazart.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/feeds/356873651757510496/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=519524382567582728&amp;postID=356873651757510496' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/356873651757510496'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/356873651757510496'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/2008/11/camilles-portrait.html' title='Camille&apos;s portrait'/><author><name>Gerry Diaz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01954957803441380269</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SPut1-bYh0I/AAAAAAAAABM/XAt81SLoSTM/S220/tropicart2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SSNl8vFK1pI/AAAAAAAAAD8/eI_D3XlnzCI/s72-c/Camille.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519524382567582728.post-8988754493773133644</id><published>2008-11-18T19:51:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-18T20:01:38.372-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='graphite'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='drawings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Children portraits'/><title type='text'>Toddler portrait</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SSNkfVSjRnI/AAAAAAAAAD0/YipYKCpSVKE/s1600-h/Chanel"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270166478407288434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SSNkfVSjRnI/AAAAAAAAAD0/YipYKCpSVKE/s320/Chanel%27s+sister+copy.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; This is an 8"X10" graphite on paper.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/519524382567582728-8988754493773133644?l=gerrydiazart.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/feeds/8988754493773133644/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=519524382567582728&amp;postID=8988754493773133644' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/8988754493773133644'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/8988754493773133644'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/2008/11/toddler-portrait.html' title='Toddler portrait'/><author><name>Gerry Diaz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01954957803441380269</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SPut1-bYh0I/AAAAAAAAABM/XAt81SLoSTM/S220/tropicart2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SSNkfVSjRnI/AAAAAAAAAD0/YipYKCpSVKE/s72-c/Chanel%27s+sister+copy.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519524382567582728.post-2537054061548534920</id><published>2008-11-12T22:31:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T22:50:56.334-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='figurative'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Charcoal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='portraits'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='figure studies'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='drawings'/><title type='text'>Sophie</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SRujFP9D_iI/AAAAAAAAADs/w3CuvHjkSdk/s1600-h/charcoal3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267983499717246498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 242px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SRujFP9D_iI/AAAAAAAAADs/w3CuvHjkSdk/s320/charcoal3.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here is a charcoal study of Sophie, one of my favorite models. It's 18"X24".&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/519524382567582728-2537054061548534920?l=gerrydiazart.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/feeds/2537054061548534920/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=519524382567582728&amp;postID=2537054061548534920' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/2537054061548534920'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/2537054061548534920'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/2008/11/sophie.html' title='Sophie'/><author><name>Gerry Diaz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01954957803441380269</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SPut1-bYh0I/AAAAAAAAABM/XAt81SLoSTM/S220/tropicart2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SRujFP9D_iI/AAAAAAAAADs/w3CuvHjkSdk/s72-c/charcoal3.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519524382567582728.post-5794445896210359317</id><published>2008-11-12T22:25:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T22:52:54.155-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='female painting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='portraits'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='figure studies'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='drawings'/><title type='text'>Girl on green paper</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SRue3uSiNlI/AAAAAAAAADk/KIcQ5F_yn8c/s1600-h/green+girl+Diaz.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267978869295691346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SRue3uSiNlI/AAAAAAAAADk/KIcQ5F_yn8c/s320/green+girl+Diaz.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here is a portrait of a girl I did on green paper with graphite and white charcoal.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/519524382567582728-5794445896210359317?l=gerrydiazart.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/feeds/5794445896210359317/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=519524382567582728&amp;postID=5794445896210359317' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/5794445896210359317'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/5794445896210359317'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/2008/11/girl-on-green-paper.html' title='Girl on green paper'/><author><name>Gerry Diaz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01954957803441380269</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SPut1-bYh0I/AAAAAAAAABM/XAt81SLoSTM/S220/tropicart2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SRue3uSiNlI/AAAAAAAAADk/KIcQ5F_yn8c/s72-c/green+girl+Diaz.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519524382567582728.post-4267494761286535694</id><published>2008-11-12T22:21:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T22:25:03.952-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='vegetables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='oil painting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='still life paintings'/><title type='text'>Garlic Cloves</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SRud7PLor3I/AAAAAAAAADc/DjIw18BRyaA/s1600-h/garlic+wc.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267977830153105266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 232px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SRud7PLor3I/AAAAAAAAADc/DjIw18BRyaA/s320/garlic+wc.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is a painting of some garlic cloves I finished yesterday. Oil on panel 6"X8".&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/519524382567582728-4267494761286535694?l=gerrydiazart.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/feeds/4267494761286535694/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=519524382567582728&amp;postID=4267494761286535694' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/4267494761286535694'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/4267494761286535694'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/2008/11/garlic-cloves.html' title='Garlic Cloves'/><author><name>Gerry Diaz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01954957803441380269</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SPut1-bYh0I/AAAAAAAAABM/XAt81SLoSTM/S220/tropicart2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SRud7PLor3I/AAAAAAAAADc/DjIw18BRyaA/s72-c/garlic+wc.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519524382567582728.post-1490363469894262846</id><published>2008-10-24T21:49:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-24T23:24:39.150-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='female painting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='portraits'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dark skin'/><title type='text'>African girl</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SQJ8Wi2sRbI/AAAAAAAAADM/X4vcDUg6Ay0/s1600-h/Girl+painting.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260904041477326258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 102px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SQJ8Wi2sRbI/AAAAAAAAADM/X4vcDUg6Ay0/s320/Girl+painting.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; This portrait was fun to do . It is an oil on wood panel, 4"x12". Currently for sale. Contact me for details.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/519524382567582728-1490363469894262846?l=gerrydiazart.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/feeds/1490363469894262846/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=519524382567582728&amp;postID=1490363469894262846' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/1490363469894262846'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/1490363469894262846'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/2008/10/this-portrait-was-fun-to-do.html' title='African girl'/><author><name>Gerry Diaz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01954957803441380269</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SPut1-bYh0I/AAAAAAAAABM/XAt81SLoSTM/S220/tropicart2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SQJ8Wi2sRbI/AAAAAAAAADM/X4vcDUg6Ay0/s72-c/Girl+painting.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519524382567582728.post-7364381280809020832</id><published>2008-10-24T21:42:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-24T22:13:16.129-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='still life paintings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='apples'/><title type='text'>An apple a day</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SQJ6E4Jx-6I/AAAAAAAAADE/N2QZiC5mn8g/s1600-h/apples_oil+Diaz.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260901538933636002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 235px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SQJ6E4Jx-6I/AAAAAAAAADE/N2QZiC5mn8g/s320/apples_oil+Diaz.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; This is one of my favorites. It is a 6"X8" oil on panel. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/519524382567582728-7364381280809020832?l=gerrydiazart.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/feeds/7364381280809020832/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=519524382567582728&amp;postID=7364381280809020832' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/7364381280809020832'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/7364381280809020832'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/2008/10/apple-day.html' title='An apple a day'/><author><name>Gerry Diaz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01954957803441380269</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SPut1-bYh0I/AAAAAAAAABM/XAt81SLoSTM/S220/tropicart2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SQJ6E4Jx-6I/AAAAAAAAADE/N2QZiC5mn8g/s72-c/apples_oil+Diaz.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519524382567582728.post-4254865247603121123</id><published>2008-10-23T22:25:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-24T22:12:28.872-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pastels'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pet portraits'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cat portraits'/><title type='text'>Meow!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SQEyJREMBOI/AAAAAAAAAC8/RrEhi9OsAsg/s1600-h/cat+on+chair+pastelDA.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260540974526629090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 257px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SQEyJREMBOI/AAAAAAAAAC8/RrEhi9OsAsg/s320/cat+on+chair+pastelDA.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; This is a commission I did where the client wanted two portraits of her cat. It was done in pastels. Tricky pose.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/519524382567582728-4254865247603121123?l=gerrydiazart.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/feeds/4254865247603121123/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=519524382567582728&amp;postID=4254865247603121123' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/4254865247603121123'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/4254865247603121123'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/2008/10/this-is-commission-i-did-where-client.html' title='Meow!'/><author><name>Gerry Diaz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01954957803441380269</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SPut1-bYh0I/AAAAAAAAABM/XAt81SLoSTM/S220/tropicart2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SQEyJREMBOI/AAAAAAAAAC8/RrEhi9OsAsg/s72-c/cat+on+chair+pastelDA.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519524382567582728.post-6385458454086146877</id><published>2008-10-23T21:14:00.010-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-24T22:08:07.204-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='animal paintings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='crabs'/><title type='text'>First Post</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SQEpMZs5QuI/AAAAAAAAACs/6XJPcBGJ2WI/s1600-h/Latin+crab.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260531132779807458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 252px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SQEpMZs5QuI/AAAAAAAAACs/6XJPcBGJ2WI/s320/Latin+crab.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;This is my first post. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;It is an oil on canvas, 11"x14". &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;It was sold at my local gallery. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;It was a fun piece to do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;© Gerry Diaz &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/519524382567582728-6385458454086146877?l=gerrydiazart.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/feeds/6385458454086146877/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=519524382567582728&amp;postID=6385458454086146877' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/6385458454086146877'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/519524382567582728/posts/default/6385458454086146877'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gerrydiazart.blogspot.com/2008/10/first-post.html' title='First Post'/><author><name>Gerry Diaz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01954957803441380269</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SPut1-bYh0I/AAAAAAAAABM/XAt81SLoSTM/S220/tropicart2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7JjyBZGWdYI/SQEpMZs5QuI/AAAAAAAAACs/6XJPcBGJ2WI/s72-c/Latin+crab.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
