THE RESULTS OF LYING ABOUT ALL DAY IN THE STUDIO STARING AT A CANVAS

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

23 windows

6x8" acrylic on panel SOLD
spent the weekend with an old friend from high school. This is what he drove in those days. 23 windows and a sunroof! Shoulda kept it.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

SUN BURNED

8x6" acrylic on masonite panel........$100 SOLD

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This was fun to paint. Complimenting colors, fun subject matter. When was the last time you saw an old beetle with the round rear window?

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

TREE TOP SENTINEL

6x6" acrylic on gessoboard...$100

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Here's another view of the same crow. Couldn't get him to turn around. Lots of reflected color in a black bird. Makes me have to really look closely to see what's going on.

Monday, May 14, 2012

CAWS

6x6" acrylic on masonite panel...$100

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Do you know how many shots you have to take to catch a crow crowing? 45 in this case!

Saturday, May 12, 2012

BLUE DAY

22x30" acrylic on linen....$1600
Another one done with the knife.

Friday, May 11, 2012

DAD AND DAUGHTER

aprox. 24x24" acrylic on linen

This has been in the studio for a while now and I think I might just leave it alone. I was going to take it farther along but why? It catches what I was after.

Friday, May 4, 2012

TWO WHITE HENS

13.5x32" acrylic on linen.........$1200

Look at these two beauties! Once again I have to say chickens always remind me of my grandmother. She had chickens on everything from aprons to coffee cups. And somehow looked a little like a hen herself...in a good way!  This is a good  example of high key as opposed to low key. The contrast makes things really pop. Not just the contrast in darks and lights but the cools and warms too.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

COMIN' ABOARD

aprox. 22x28" acrylic on linen.......$1600
Our famous pilot tug the Arrow  no.2 is being retired soon. She operates out of Astoria  for Foss Marine and is responsible for picking up and dropping off pilots when the big tankers and container vessels come over the Columbia river bar. Been doing the job for a long time but  they've built a new one to take over for the old gal. I doubt the new tug will be nearly as photogenic so I wanted to do some paintings to commemorate the passing. This is the Arrow 2 hooking up with the Ammon Ace. From a photo taken by Nate Sandel of Astoria. Thanks Nate.