Sunday, November 28, 2010

"Times Square"


A cityscape at night in the rain.

Oil, 8 x 6 inches.


Saturday, November 27, 2010

"Clouds"


More cloud practice.

Oil, 8 x 10 inches.


Friday, November 26, 2010

"Clouds over the Valley"


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

Oil, 6 x 6 inches.


Tuesday, November 23, 2010

"Near Union Square"


A city painting of San Francisco.

Oil, 8 x 10 inches.


Sunday, November 21, 2010

"New York"


I like painting cityscapes.

Oil, 8 x 6 inches.


Tuesday, November 16, 2010

"Palm"


I felt like painting something different today.

Oil, 6 x 8 inches.


Sunday, November 14, 2010

"Coasting"


A view of the California coast.

Oil, 6 x 8 inches.


Saturday, November 13, 2010

"By the Bay"


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

Oil, 6 x 8 inches.


Friday, November 12, 2010

"Like Old Times"


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

Oil, 6 x 8 inches.


Wednesday, November 10, 2010

"Haystacks"


A rural scene with haystacks as the focal point.

Oil, 6 x 8 inches.


Tuesday, November 9, 2010

"Hustle Bustle"


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

Oil, 6 x 12 inches.


Wednesday, November 3, 2010

"All Her Chicks"


Sticking with the rural theme.

Oil, 6 x 8 inches.


Sunday, October 31, 2010

"Cows"


A barnyard scene.

Oil, 6 x 12 inches.


Saturday, October 30, 2010

"Roses"


Another rose painting.

Oil, 9 x 9 inches.


Friday, October 29, 2010

"Somewhere in Arizona"


A landscape in vertical format.

Oil, 8 x 6 inches.


Thursday, October 28, 2010

"Flowers in a Glass"


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

Oil, 10 x 6 inches.


Tuesday, October 26, 2010

"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.


Sunday, October 24, 2010

"Outa My Way"


A horse racing painting.

Oil, 6 x 8 inches.


Saturday, October 23, 2010

"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.


Thursday, October 21, 2010

"At the Park"


A little landscape after painting people all last week.

Oil, 6 x 12 inches.


Monday, October 18, 2010

"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.


Sunday, October 17, 2010

"Firemen"


Felt like playing with fire today.

Oil, 6 x 8.


Saturday, October 16, 2010

"Pot Luck"


Still playing around with chefs.

Oil, 6 x 12 inches.


Friday, October 15, 2010

"Four Chefs"


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

Oil, 6 x 12.


Thursday, October 14, 2010

"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.


Wednesday, October 13, 2010

"Two Chefs"


More chef practice.

Oil, 6 x 8 inches.


Tuesday, October 12, 2010

"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.


Monday, October 11, 2010

"Too Many Cooks"


More chef practice.

Oil, 6 x 8.


Sunday, October 10, 2010

"Cordon Blue"


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

Oil, 6 x 8 inches.


Saturday, October 9, 2010

"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.


Saturday, September 25, 2010

"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.


Thursday, September 23, 2010

"Catalina Island"


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

Oil, 9 x 12 inches.


Tuesday, September 21, 2010

"At the Beach"


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

Oil, 5.5 x 12 inches.


Sunday, September 19, 2010

"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.


Saturday, September 18, 2010

"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.


Friday, September 17, 2010

"Bahamas"


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

Oil, 9 x 9 inches.


Saturday, September 11, 2010

"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.


Thursday, September 9, 2010

"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.


Monday, September 6, 2010

"Der Roses"


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

Oil, 12 x 9 inches.


Sunday, September 5, 2010

"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.


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Saturday, September 4, 2010

"Dos Roses"


Another little still-life rose painting.

Oil, 9 x 9 inches.


Friday, September 3, 2010

"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.


Tuesday, August 31, 2010

"Avalon"


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

Oil, 7.5 x 9 inches.


Saturday, August 28, 2010

"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.


Thursday, August 26, 2010

"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.


Thursday, August 19, 2010

"Union Square"


A little street scene of Union Square in San Francisco.

Oil, 7.5 x 10 inches.


Tuesday, August 17, 2010

"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.


Sunday, August 15, 2010

"Rider Up"


Another racetrack painting.

Oil, 5.5 x 12 inches.


Saturday, August 14, 2010

"Down the Backstretch"


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

Oil, 5.5 x 12 inches.