Cozy Clutter

Most items in the studio were purchased for a nominal fee at surplus outlets or free for the taking. The problem was getting things up to the second floor.

Complements

Original oil on gessoed masonite, 6x6 inches, I decided to try an observational series with extremely realistic objects and shadows which are very abstract in nature. Reposted. $150

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Western Pines

SOLD to a customer from Laramie, Wyoming

This was a demonstration I did during a night class.

Watercolor, 9x12", unframed, unmatted.

Whites

SOLD to a collector from Laramie, WY

ACEO art card, 2.5x3.5 inches, original oil on paper

Cup and Pear

SOLD to a collector from Rochester, Minnesota

This is surprising how surreal the shadow appears, which is cast from such a normal pair of objects. Original oil, 6x6" on gessoed masonite.

Blue Hill

SOLD to a collector from Laramie, WY

This deep cerulean blue is so typical of the colors out West late in the afternoon when the sun starts to lower. ACEO art card, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, original acrylic.

Still Life 02

Original oil painting, 6 x 6 inches. This was both a shadow and textural study. $150

SOLD

Fantaflora

SOLD to a collector from New Boston, New Hampshire

Original watercolor, approximately 9 x 12 inches. I enjoy relaxing by creating a painting such as this. There is no true direction; it can be hung in any orientation. These initiate with a shape, a run, or a spritz, and the medium initiates my creativity.

Fruit 1

SOLD to a collector from Laramie, WY

ACEO original art card, 3.5 x 2.5", oil on museum board, graphic lettering, still life of fruit

Autumn Glow

SOLD to a collector from Montgomery, Alabama

This was a quick demo for a watercolor class demonstrating wet on wet, allowing the glow of the white of the page to give sparkle to your light colors, negative space painting, and the suggestion of depth with scale & contrast.

California Poppies

ACEO original art card, watercolor, 2.5 x 3.5". This image is floatmounted on a burgundy velvet matboard within a 4 x 6" golden wood frame. There is no glass, but the painted has been sealed with a clear coat for protection.

Shamrocks

SOLD to a collector from Jasper, Indiana

ACEO original art card, 2.5 x 3.5", watercolor, framed and float mounted. Mat & frame are bone colored, not under glass, but clear coated for protection.

Joanne

This proved to be a difficult study. My friend was sketching with a spotlight above her head. Her face was dimly lit, but the paper she was drawing upon reflected back into her glasses & tri-focals. Her glasses also reflected a crescent of light onto her cheek. I need to continue this pose and take more careful observations within the darkness. Something is not quite right, but I cannot pinpoint the majoe crux of the problem. Any suggestions?

Barbs on Cacti

SOLD to a collector from South Pasadena, California

ACEO original art card, 2.5 x 3.5", painted on gessoed matboard. My Momma had over 100 varieties of cactus when she died. (At one time she had double that). I kept 3 that I knew were as old as myself and gave all the rest to avid cactus lovers in out town.

Salvia

SOLD to a collector from Jasper, Indiana

ACEO original watercolor, 2.5 x 3.5" on vellum, placed in a clear plastic sleeve for protection.

Black Cherry 2

SOLD to a collector from Jasper, Indiana

ACEO original watercolor art card, 2.5 x 3.5" on vellum, in clear plastic sleeve for protection.

Marigolds

SOLD to a collector from Jasper, Indiana

ACEO original watercolor art card, 2.5 x 3.5" on vellum. Painted using a negative painting technique. Placed in a plastic sleeve for protection.

Reverie

SOLD to a collector from Jasper, Indiana

ACEO original watercolor, 2.5 x 3.5" on vellum

Nasturtium

SOLD to a collector from Jasper, Indiana

ACEO art card, 2.5 x 3.5", original watercolor on vellum, bright fall colors.

Blues

SOLD to a collector from Jasper, Indiana

ACEO art card, 2.5 x 3.5" original watercolor floral on vellum.

Cosmos

SOLD to a collector from Jasper, Indiana.

I have always enjoyed cosmos. They reward you every year with a new crop of flowers. ACEO original watercolor art card 2.5 x 3.5" on vellum.

Ruby Red

SOLD to a collector from Binghamton, NY.

ACEO art card, 2.5 x 3.5" on vellum, red violas. Placed in a plastic sleeve for protection.

Country Living 1

SOLD to a collector from Jasper, Indiana

Several years ago I was between Laramie WY & Ft Collins, CO and there were 52 mailboxes all lined up in a row along with square newspaper boxes. The mailboxes seemed to take on a quaint charm of city row houses and I did several large pastel drawings of the scene. Here I have made a "snippet" ACEO 2.5 x 3.5 original acrylic done in a folk art style of the scene.

Fire Season

SOLD to a collector from Laramie, WY

ACEO original acrylic, 2.5 x 3.5" painted on gessoed matboard. Much of the West is ablaze this summer. This is my interpretation. This is reposted on eBay. My buyer never came through & is also no longer a registered eBay member.

Autumnal Spritz

SOLD to a collector from Fargo, North Dakota

This 9x12" watercolor was created by first spritzing over layers of leaves. I completed the painting by using a negative painting technique. I recently took it out of the frame & glass and am relisting the item.

Roadside Sage

SOLD to a collector from Fargo, North Dakota

ACEO original acrylic art card, 2.5 x 3.5", painted on gessoed museum board.

Trees

SOLD to a collector from St Louis, Missouri

ACEO original acrylic, art card measuring 2.5 x 3.5" painted on museum board and varnished for protection. The previous post surrounds the viewer closely by trees, this post uses atmospheric perspective to push the trees off into the distance, causing a less intimate image.

Aspen Interior

SOLD to a collector from Sleepy Hollow, New York

2.5 x 3.5" ACEO original watercolor art card painted on vellum.

Winter's Afternoon

SOLD to a collector from Binghamton, NY

ACEO original acrylic art card 2.5 x 3.5" painted on gessoed matboard. This scene was sketched about 17 miles East of Laramie, looking back on the road upon which I had just traveled. I could go no further forward due to drifts.

Ghost in the Garden

SOLD to a collector from New Britain, CT

ACEO original watercolor art card, 2.5 x 3.5" painted on vellum. Garden scene with jack-o-lantern reveals a "ghost" beyond all of the interferences. Just thought I would throw one in for Halloween.

Painted Desert

SOLD to a collector ftom Fargo, North Dakota

ACEO original art card measuring 2.5 x 3.5 inches, acrylic on gessoed museum board. Extremely colorful rendition of the juxtaposition of realistic & abstract sagebrush.

Abstract Floral 2

SOLD to a collector from Fargo, North Dakota

ACEO art card, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, original watercolor on vellum

Abstract Floral 1

SOLD to a collector from Fargo, North Dakota

ACEO art card, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, original watercolor on vellum.

Runoff

SOLD to a collector from Victoria, British Columbia

ACEO original acrylic art card, 2.5x3.5 inches, painted on gessoed museum board and varnished.

Plains Overlook

SOLD to a collector from Palm Desert, California

ACEO original art card, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, painted in acrylic on gessoed museum board.

Red Label

SOLD to a collector from Portland, Oregon

ACEO 2.5 x 3.5 inches. Acrylic & collage on matboard.

Still Life on Gingham

SOLD to a customer from Lyme, New Hampshire

ACEO 2.5x3.5 inches, acrylic and newspaper collage, painted on matboard and sealed with varnish

Odd Couple

This wonderful stone house is located on Railroad Street in Laramie, Wyoming. It has a stone marked "1868" which is about the date Laramie first became a city. The house is abandoned and if the location were less than undesirable, would certainly be a bed & breakfast.

Figure Study 2

This was another watercolor, 9x12" painted in our local art guild's life drawing session. The tricky part is to get the paper dry enough to not remove the pigment in successive layers on such a short pose.

Figure Study

Every artists needs to hone their abilities. I have been one who has not done a lot of figure studies, so I decided to practice both my watercolor technique and life drawing when we had a local model pose for our Laramie Art Guild.

Transition

I had white, pthalo green, and thio violet in my pocket, a brush & a piece of matboard. I did a very quick sketch of a wooded area with some trees silhouetted against a light backdrop and some aspens standing out as light against dark. This was more interesting to me than recording the actual and entire scene. Acrylic, 9 x 20"

Forgotten

The University of Wyoming forced the removal or demolition of several homes when it expanded the UW's parking area. This little home was moved to another section of Laramie, but is still not resting on a foundation after many years. I painted this 8 x 9" watercolor on location to record this neglected and forgotten building.

Pink California Poppies

SOLD to a customer from LaVerne, California

ACEO original watercolor, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, mounted on matboard

Poinsetta

SOLD to a customer from LaVerne, California

ACEO original watercolor, 3.5 x 2.5 inches, abstract floral using negative painting technique.

Raven 4

SOLD to a customer from Atlanta, Georgia

ACEO original acrylic painting, 3.5 x 2.5 inches, painted on gessoed matboard.

Raven 2

SOLD to a customer from Henniker, New Hampshire
ACEO original acrylic painting, 3.5 x 2.5 inches

Raven 3

SOLD to a customer from Henniker, New Hampshire

ACEO 3.5 x 2.5 inches, original acrylic painting on gessoed matboard, this fellow is black with thalo green & thio violet highlights.

California Poppies II

SOLD to a customer from Spring Lake, Michigan

ACEO 2.5 x 3.5 inches, original watercolor, a slight variation from the one published previously, using preliminary washes and then painting in negative suggestions of flloral shapes.

RAVEN with Worm

SOLD to a customer from Pacific Grove, California

ACEO original watercolor and acrylic, 3.5 x 2.5 inches

California Poppies

SOLD to a customer from Carl Junction, Missouri

ACEO 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolor mounted on matboard