Not long ago I made a trip to the “Live Music Capital of the World,” Austin, Texas. I had the pleasure of listening to Mandy Rowden perform at a small club, Jax Neighborhood Cafe. I thought the various lighting sources were interesting so I decided to take a photo of Mandy on stage. I thought […]
Yes, I know all the Easter Egg hunts are over but I finally got around to doing this painting I had wanted to do several months ago. Part of the delay was deciding how to do it. I first envisioned this as a pencil drawing. I even thought of drawing everything with graphite except for […]
I’m working on a project that’s taking a lot of time so in the meanwhile I’ll post a painting I did a long time ago. It’s a rendition of a photograph from National Geographic magazine. They always have such great photography. I have used their images to practice on several occasions. You may have already […]
Young boy playing marbles. Do they still do that? This was adapted from a magazine article. Acrylic on canvas, 14″ X 18″
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″
The view of a pecan from the top. Or is it from the bottom? Oh, BTW, it’s pronounced “peh-kahn.” Any other dialect is just plain wrong. Acrylic on matboard, 8″ X 14″
An exploration of darks, lights and contrasts and a little fun with vibrant color. Acrylic on canvas board, 12″ X 16″