"Times Square"

A cityscape at night in the rain.

Oil, 8 x 6 inches.

"Clouds"

More cloud practice.

Oil, 8 x 10 inches.

"Clouds over the Valley"

I'm working on finding ways to use clouds as a design element in paintings.

Oil, 6 x 6 inches.

"Near Union Square"

A city painting of San Francisco.

Oil, 8 x 10 inches.

"New York"

I like painting cityscapes.

Oil, 8 x 6 inches.

"Palm"

I felt like painting something different today.

Oil, 6 x 8 inches.

"Coasting"

A view of the California coast.

Oil, 6 x 8 inches.

"By the Bay"

A scene depicting the San Francisco skyline as viewed from the sea.

Oil, 6 x 8 inches.

"Like Old Times"

I'm always looking for an excuse to paint a horse.

Oil, 6 x 8 inches.

"Haystacks"

A rural scene with haystacks as the focal point.

Oil, 6 x 8 inches.

"Hustle Bustle"

A little city street scene with practice painting people. Trying to keep them loose and gestural.

Oil, 6 x 12 inches.

"All Her Chicks"

Sticking with the rural theme.

Oil, 6 x 8 inches.

"Cows"

A barnyard scene.

Oil, 6 x 12 inches.

"Roses"

Another rose painting.

Oil, 9 x 9 inches.

"Somewhere in Arizona"

A landscape in vertical format.

Oil, 8 x 6 inches.

"Flowers in a Glass"

Couldn't really decide what to paint today so I practiced some flowers.

Oil, 10 x 6 inches.

"O Solo Mio!"

I've never been to Venice, but I love the architecture in the pictures I've seen.

Oil, 8 x 6 inches.

"Outa My Way"

A horse racing painting.

Oil, 6 x 8 inches.

"Cable Car"

It's been a while since I've done a cityscape so I decided to paint a San Francisco scene today.

Oil, 8 x 6 inches.

"At the Park"

A little landscape after painting people all last week.

Oil, 6 x 12 inches.

"Smok'n in Havana"

I've been watching "Dancing with the Stars" and thought it might be fun to do a painting along those lines.

Oil, 6 x 8 inches.

"Firemen"

Felt like playing with fire today.

Oil, 6 x 8.

"Pot Luck"

Still playing around with chefs.

Oil, 6 x 12 inches.

"Four Chefs"

Another day, another chef painting. I figure if I do enough of these I might learn something.

Oil, 6 x 12.

"Don't Be Chicken"

These chef paintings are fun. I want them to be whimsical. After all, who doesn't enjoy a good chef? I'm playing around with different brushes, learning how the strokes vary depending on what brush is used.

Oil, 6 x 12.

"Two Chefs"

More chef practice.

Oil, 6 x 8 inches.

"I Don't Always Drink Beer..."

I was listening to that beer commercial on the radio - you know, the one with "the most interesting man in the world" - and decided to paint something incorporating the Dos Equis logo.

Oil, 6 x 8 inches.

"Too Many Cooks"

More chef practice.

Oil, 6 x 8.

"Cordon Blue"

More people practice with chefs. Keeping it simple helps to keep it fun.

Oil, 6 x 8 inches.

"Apple a Day"

I would like to start painting people. Trying to keep them loose and gestural, like one of my favorite artists.

Oil, 6 x 8 inches.

"Laguna Hills"

I like to paint small, as you can probably tell. That way I can finish in an hour or two while I'm still excited about the piece. Also, someone once told me it is better to make a small mess than a large one, and I agree!

Oil, 6 x 8 inches.

"Catalina Island"

A little painting of Catalina Island off the coast of California, looking down at the casino.

Oil, 9 x 12 inches.

"At the Beach"

A little beach scene which gave me some practice painting people.

Oil, 5.5 x 12 inches.

"Coastal Rock"

It seems that painting water was the theme of the weekend. This is a scene off the California coast at Laguna Beach.

Oil, 9 x 9 inches.

"Island Styling"

Another Bahamas painting. I liked some things about the previous one, but wanted to add a boat as a focal point to give a sense of scale to the distant cliff.

Oil, 5.5 x 12 inches.

"Bahamas"

A small painting of Columbus Cove on Long Island, Bahamas. Good bonefishing down there!

Oil, 9 x 9 inches.

"Fruit"

This is my first attempt at painting a traditional still life with fruit. It was harder than I thought, and I need more practice, but it was fun.

Oil, 5.5 x 12 inches.

"Flowers in a Glass"

These still-life studies have been fun. I'm trying to make my flowers look edgy and contemporary. I have a lot to learn, but the learning process is one of the things that attracts me to painting.

Oil, 9 x 9 inches.

"Der Roses"

Another rose painting, this time in a vertical format with a taller glass.

Oil, 12 x 9 inches.

"Purple Rose"

I must say I'm enjoying my weekend of painting still-lifes! It's fun to play with the design of the flowers and background. It's also fun to play with the edges, leaving some crisp while softening others.

Oil, 9 x 9 inches.

"Dos Roses"

Another little still-life rose painting.

Oil, 9 x 9 inches.

"Modern Roses"

I don't usually paint still-lifes, but I didn't have a particular subject in mind today so I put a couple of roses in a glass and decided to paint that.

Oil, 9 x 9 inches.

"Avalon"

This is a painting of the Avalon Casino on Catalina Island off the coast of California.

Oil, 7.5 x 9 inches.

"Are the Windows Closed?"

A little larger version of a study I did about 6 months ago. More cloud practice.

Oil, 7.5 x 9 inches.

"Can't Wait To See Her!"

I had fun with this one.

Keeping the background very loose and abstract, I believe, helps to emphasize the focal point.

Oil, 7.5 x 10 inches.

"Union Square"

A little street scene of Union Square in San Francisco.

Oil, 7.5 x 10 inches.

"California Coast"

I love the beauty of California. I also like the cool weather, especially when it is over 100 degrees here in Texas!

Oil, 5.5 x 12 inches.

"Rider Up"

Another racetrack painting.

Oil, 5.5 x 12 inches.

"Down the Backstretch"

I thought I would try something new, a painting of horses at a racetrack.

Oil, 5.5 x 12 inches.