March Still Life 1

This acrylic has been done with an imprematura layer, a series of under-paintings, scumbling and glazing techniques.

Acrylic 12x16" on canvas

Reverberation

This painting initiated by placing blobs of intense watercolors on a wet page & allowing said colors to dry. After the first colors dried I painted in negative spacial areas followed by transparent color overlays for an echoing of shapes and colors. SOLD to a customer from Albany, NY

Wyoming Spring

Acrylic 15x30" on canvas, SOLD to a customer from Louisville, KY

Benched

Acrylic, 11x15" on primed paper. SOLD to a customer from Laramie, WY. This painting initiated with a live modeling session. Using my original painting as a reference, I abstracted parts of the pose and added the extremely linear and 2-D bench.

Fuchsia Nude

Self Portraits can always be intimidating. I have always loved vibrant colors and this small pastel is no exception.

pastel, 10x13" on sandpaper NFS

Summer Hat

Each month members of our local art guild have a model pose for 3 hours. This was an acrylic painting I did from this observational exercise.

acrylic 18x24" on canvas SOLD

Sage Subdivisions

30x40" acrylic This painting was inspired by a trip to Saratoga, Wyoming. Subdivisions which provided water were lush and green.

SOLD to a customer from Laramie, WY.

A Dgree of Normality

30x40" acrylic This painting is based on direct observation. I intensified the colors when I returned to the studio and made a bit of color vibration with the outlines.

This painting was just accepted into the Wyoming Governor's Capitol Art Exhibit. SOLD Recipient of a purchase award from the State of Wyoming.

Homage to Chuck

20x26" acrylic SOLD to a customer from Texas. I enjoyed painting this "digitalized" still life. I worked thoughout the night and finished it at dawn!

November Negative

16x20" watercolor Wet on wet technique is used with blossom colors to initiate the floral design. Negative painting technique follows using predominantly green to suggest foliage.




SOLD  University of Wyoming
Department of Education

Chef

A small group of artists gets together once a month to work from a live model. We chose to have this man dress in a chef's costume and this was my resultant watercolor sketch.

Watercolor, 15x20"

Fantaflora 096

6x9" watercolor This is produced by using a negative painting technique.

Old Warrior

4"x6" image, acrylic on gessoed matboard, includes a 2" dark brown wooden frame

SOLD to a collector from Albuquerque, NM

Model with Boa

16x20" acrylic This portrait from a live model was an experiment with Open Acrylics to test their workability. SOLD

Rising Phoenix

This began as an abstract landscape. I added the little girl's portrait which I got

from an art instruction book. I also added a few stencils. I think the additions were an improvement. 30"x40" acrylic on canvas

Dreaming of Jamaica

Our local art guild had an extremely handsome man from Jamaica pose for us and he wore the colors of his national flag. I used these as inspiration for his portrait study.

Acrylic 16x20" on paper

Parabolic Interstate

Acrylic, 20x30" SOLD

I have always loved the colors of shadows on snow. The serpentine roadways juxtapositioned with the open range and the strong horizontal emphasis of land and sky define Wyoming for me.

Abstract 05

16x20" acrylic on canvas

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.