Asleep
Watercolor pencil and wash on paper, 10″ X 14″
Young boy playing marbles. Do they still do that? This was adapted from a magazine article.
Acrylic on canvas, 14″ X 18″
February 4, 2012
December 30, 2011
October 20, 2011
Pink and Blue Smile
Just playing around with acrylic paints. The goal was to do a portrait quickly with little chance to stop and think. Using mostly pink and blue hues served to amplify the exaggerated contrasts.
Acrylic on board, 8″ X 12″
September 12, 2011
Hands and Hips
Torso study using a wash over watercolor pencils. Just playing around.
Watercolor pencils and wash on paper, 10″ X 7 1/2″
July 29, 2011
Learning To Wink
With hard work and patience we can learn to do just about anything. Learning to wink, for example. And once a task is learned it becomes simple and we can move on to the next challenge, like, snapping your fingers.
Acrylic on bristol board, 8″ X 10″
June 2, 2011
Try This At Home
This tree painting (or call it drawing with a brush) took a few seconds to do. The process is really, really complicated. You’ll need a brush, a piece of construction paper and a little household bleach. That’s it. Fun and easy and the effects can be very interesting. Go for it. Remember, for obvious reasons, to take care when working with bleach.
Bleach on construction paper, 9″ X 12″
January 23, 2011
Bruste
An exploration of darks, lights and contrasts and a little fun with vibrant color.
Acrylic on canvas board, 12″ X 16″
January 1, 2011
Kings Of Orient
Kings of orient, traveling afar?
Actually, it’s just a bunch of guys riding camels. But you can use your imagination.
Acrylic on canvas board, 12″ X 18″
December 8, 2010
Christmas Angel
This painting is stored away all year except when I hang it up for the Christmas season (Advent). I thought I might as well post it on the web so I used my point-and-shoot camera to try to capture the image. It didn’t work that well. The “white” areas are supposed to be, well, white, because it is just bare canvas. I wanted a very simple painting of an angel.
Acrylic on canvas, 24″ X 30″
October 15, 2010
Your Favorite Paintings
The results are in for your favorite painting posted on this website. This has been a lot of fun. Thanks so much for everyone who participated.
FAVORITE PAINTING
Hike With GrandDad
Hike With GrandDad was the clear winner; 4 times as many votes as second place. And, like I did for your favorite cartoons and favorite drawings, I’ve combined the other favorites into ranges of votes received and listed them alphabetically in each tier.
Second Tier:
Boy Wonder, First Father First Son, First Grader, Young Steer
Third Tier:
Arno and Phillip, Blue Indian, Chuck Berry, Desert Sip, Desert Sip 2, Faces, First Trip To The Beach, Flamingos, Girl in Orange Shadows, Indian Mother and Child
Others Getting Votes:
Girl Swinging, Jim and Myrt, No Comment, Rinsing Hair – Red, Sandlot Softball, Vodka and Big Red