Abstract 01

12x12" acrylic

Just thought I would try something a bit different from my norm.

Nowhere to Hide

This is the final version after many adjustments. Original pastel, 20x26" on sandpaper

Sans Black

Original Pastel, 10x13" on grey Canson paper

Portrait Study with Fedora

20x26" pastel on paper

I did this as a demonstration for one of my drawing classes. Colors are built up gradually starting with large areas first. The shadow across the face adds drama.

Chianti and Fruit

Original oil 4x6" image on stretched canvas

Includes a black wooden frame with turquoise stain.

Presentation is very fine.

Fruit with Compound Shadows

original oil painting, 6x6" on gessoed panel
the baclground is more lavender than pictured

Floradoptera

Fantasy butterfly-floral, 4x6"
Original oil painting on canvas board

Sold to a collector from North Attleboro, Maine

Primary Patterns

Variations of red, blue, and yellow form this intimate still life. Original oil, 4x6" on stretched canvas, framed in black wooden frame with gold embellishments.

Quick sketch Alex

Although this is a bit out of proportion I think the model is better represented than the more polished version I did earlier.

Original pastel, 9x12"

Patterned Reds

A recurring theme of reds and repetitive patterns made this an interesting subject for me.

Original Oil. 4x6" Black wooden frame with gold embellishments

Levitation

This quick sketch received a bit of whimsy when I purposely placed the shadow in such a manner that the strawberry raised from the substrate.

Original pastel, 12x20"

Tony

This aging Italian gentleman was challenging because of his unusual beard which was actually under his chin. I chose to draw him on a dark grey paper and work both lights and darks onto the middle value of the paper.

Pastel original 13x10"

Jade Plant

This was done with green soft pastels on a reddish paper. The glow of the page beneath the pigment completes the piece.

Original pastel, 9x13"

Alex

This woman carries herself with such strength. I finally was able to get her to pose for this portrait. I have not quite captured her yet, but will try another in the future.

Pastel original 12x19"

Old Spaniard

The model was unable to attend our last session so I was forced to complete as much as I could in the studio without reference.

Pastel 20x26" on Canson-Mis Teintes paper

Wyoming Spring

5x7" acrylic on canvasboard

Blustery Spring day with weatherfront approaching. this is a typical Wyoming Spring day.

Star Gazer Lillies

Watercolor, 9x12"
This is one of my "FantaFlora" paintings where I start with random blobs of color and develop whatever color or shape sequences evolve. I am not sure which way is up.

SOLD to a collector from Chicago, IL

Self Portrait

Daily Painters has challenged us to create a self portrait. I am always troubled by these and wonder who do people really think I am?

Oil, 20x26" NFS

Old Spaniard

Pastel, 20x26". Alive model posed for this sketch. The image shown is seen part way through the drawing process. The underpainting has been roughed in and the gentleman's wrinkles were just being rendered when the modeling session was ended. I will continue next month when the model returns.

Twisted 2

ACEO, oil sketch on gessoed mat board (2.5x3.5 inches)

SOLD to a collector from Stone Mountain, GA.

Top Hat

Original soft pastel, 10x12" on tinted Canson paper

Once a month a few local artists get together to sketch from a live model.

Pink Reflections

Watercolor 13x17"

This watercolor was used as an in-class demo. I started by flooding the page with shades of light yellows, pinks, and lavenders and holding the paper so the colors ran off the page and were allowed to dry. The following day the depth stations of green were added using the initial colors as both the sky & reflections in the water.

SOLD to a collector from Rossford, Ohio

Relaxin II

This 12" x 19" charcoal and white conte sketch was done from a live model on grey mi teintes-canson paper.

Relaxin I

Colored pencil sketch, 9" x 9" drawn from a live model.

SOLD to a private collector from Cornelius, NC

Neon II

I was getting tired of doing landscapes, so I have been using the female figure as a source for my most recent artistic endeavors. This particular piece has been selected for the Pastel Society of the Northern Rockies exhibit in Loveland, CO the latter part of June and the first week in August. I was extremely disappointed that the Fuschia Nude created a few days prior was not selected. 9" x 12" pastel $325.

Neon I

A slight change from your typical nude. 9" x 12" image within a 16" x 20" double white mat and a small bright gold metal frame. $325 Price includes shipping within the continental United States.

Fuchsia Nude

Pastel, approximately 9" x 12" on sandpaper. I exaggerated the colors and added the fiery peach underlighting for a bit of drama.

NFS

At Ease

The model shown previously has been developed more. I will let this sit a few days and decide what else I may need to adjust. Acrylic, 12" x 15"

At Ease (sketch)

This 9x12" acrylic sketch was done from a live model who posed for our local art guild last month. I plan to bring it more to fruition when this young lady poses again.

Key Limes & Clementines

This watercolor is my entry into the Wyoming Watercolor Society's Southeastern show to be held at Gallery Westin Laramie. I produced this with a 1/2" flat brush with individual strokes. Do NOT do this if you are afraid of those permanent squint/frown lines.

Live Model in Chair

SOLD to a collector from Daejeon, South Korea

Once again, a small group of us have painted a femal nude. This is a very small ACEO (Art Card Originals & Editions) 2.5"x 3.5" painted in oil.

Frontal

SOLD to a collector from Raynham, MA

ACEO art card, original oil painting 2.5 x 3.5 " on matboard

Live model posed for several of us this evening.

First Sin

This is a 40" tall alabaster sculpture I carved several years ago. The pink stone reminded me of flesh. The imagery is suggestive of the temptations of the Garden of Eden.

Betsy

This is an acrylic sketch painted from a live model at a recent work session for our local art guild. I enjoyed the challenge of working with the cool pinks, lavenders, and blues to create this young woman's face.

Twisted

This was another nude modeling session. A few of us are sharing the price of a model and hiring a person each Friday night. The sessions have been good practice for all of us. This is about as normal as my colors get unless I am trying to snap myself back into reality checks for true observational color and technical practice.

Pastel on BFK, c. 20 x 26"

Patterned Reds

4 x 6" original oil painting on stretched canvas.

Pear and Apple

I am catching up a bit and have done another closely observed shadow study. Oil, 6" x 6", on gessoboard.

$150

Still Life

SOLD to a collector from Jasper, Indiana
ACEO, original art card, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, oil on gessoed 140# paper

Purple Legs

A few of us have started to hire a nude model each week. As usual, my interpretation is very colorful.

SOLD to a collector from Laramie, Wyoming

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.