New work, done as part of my graduate studies. I have been thinking about trees a lot, easy to do when you live up here. When I was finding myself again last summer, I went to visit my friends in Novato, CA. I spent hours walking the dry California hills above their house, delighting in the isolation, the views, nature above giant tracts of humanity. ...
Read MoreMy new painting is titled "Vessel." I began this piece during my oil painting class, and my students commented on how the under-painting looked like a ship. This was complete serendipity. As I have spent so much time drawing and painting boats in the course of my graduate work, the structure of the boat unintentionally manifested itself into my under-painting of trees. I, unfortunately, did not get a good picture of ...
Read MoreWell I tried, but the the birds have their own agenda. After painting them and drawing them in their little canoes repeatedly they decided they wanted to evolve in the grand scheme of nautical history. They pirated these ships. I am not proud of this, but they are particularly driven in their need to find and claim new migratory routes. Plus these boats are more stylish. The first image is the first pirated ...
Read MoreOne of the series that came about through my graduate work at Goddard College. This entire series is tiled "Manifest Destiny." It is a combination of the academic research I am engaged in, which involves the Romantic artists of the United States in the mid-nineteenth century. What fascinates me about these artists is that they were scientifically oriented, they traveled great distances to create their images, and they were obviously ...
Read MoreNew painting! In fact it is still quite damp... This is from an image I saw several weeks ago. In real life the bay was not nearly as interesting, it was a flat grey day with this random ray of light. The light is what I was after.The bay is different each and every time I see it. Within an hour the light, the waves, the tide, everything changes. I ...
Read MoreHere are a few pictures from the art show at The Art Mine. It's a nice, big space and a little hard to convey just how it feels. I have 27 images up to give you an idea of the scale.The art opening went really well; there was a good turnout and I met a lot of people. It was a great introduction of the range of my of art ...
Read MoreFebruary is a crazy art month for me! I have two shows opening some 1500 miles apart from one another. The show in Washington is at The Art Mine in Port Hadlock. The show will be open for viewing from Feb 2nd through March 20th; the opening reception is Sat Feb 6th, beginning at 5pm. It is an eclectic show featuring many new pieces including some of those I have previously ...
Read MoreI am enjoying working on some smaller panels at the moment; these are 9x12 oil paintings. The subject is direct from my birdfeeder; these are two of the feathered beasties who are currently eating me out of house and home. The first is an Oregon Junco, the second is a Black-Capped Chickadee.This is a fun format; the small scale works with the images. I am planning on ...
Read MoreThe murder is complete! This is the piece I started 3 weeks ago; I had to tone down the value shifts a bit to pull it off but, in the end, it has the subtle shimmering light of the Sound I was after.Please note: the first image here is my underpainting which, as we remember, looked like a poorly formed pterodactyl. The final image here shows you the ...
Read MoreI was travelling this past week so do not have a studio image to share; that being said here are some sketchbook pics for you from my travels. Here's the problem with hanging out with graphic designers: you begin to think that the way you lay out a sketchbook page makes a difference. Here's the really annoying thing: they are right. I am liking the text as an element on ...
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