David's Barn

Here it is - The previously mentioned winter painting called David's Barn. Commissioned as a gift for someone named David, I know - not a terribly creative title. Even abandoned it looks peaceful rather than gloomy, or at least I think so. I especially like the dense forest area to the left of the barn, I'd like to hike up in there. (sold)

White Fence in Fall

This little 8x10 acrylic on mat board was inspired by my love of autumn and the beautiful trees there in. I also needed something to do while I painted David's Barn - a 16x20 acrylic on canvas - an abandoned barn in winter. If you rush over the wet trees or barn with the white snow it all will of course, turn to tan and who wants tan snow? so each time I would switch from the snow to another color I would paint a few leaves or part of the fence and then move back to the barn painting.
Jumping between the warm fall colors and the cool winter scene also kept me from becoming board with either. (sold)

Fall Face

This 12 inch square is a combination of sculpted clay on a wood board, both painted with acrylics. It has been a long time coming - as I started it months ago and put it aside unfinished. Now finally it is ready to be shown.

Inspired by many things, it makes me think of the tales of the green man, who is said to hide in the woods. Many myths include characters who live hidden in the wild, their inspiration is easy to understand if you have ever taken a walk in a lonely wood.

The traditional Celtic knot design is actually woven, after applying it to the painted board I sealed the edges to give it a unified look.

Cat on the Stairs

Bad news and good news - the bad news is that the blog this button is still useless, the good news is that I remembered how to get the photo here the hard way, so I can share this 16x20 acrylic on canvas of a peaceful harmonious place. It began with my wanting to use some unusual colors, and the back painting looked bizarre even to me. It all started out with teal blue, salmon pick and black. It was enough to make you sick. Now it flows and is, I think, quite nice. (sold)

Wall Flower

I painted this simple 11x14 acrylic on canvas board when I was wanting very much to paint, but could not think of any thing to paint. It is hard to see on this scale, but there is a fuzzy bumble bee on the top bloom. I enjoy painting rocks, I like the play of shadow along the texture. The flowers appear all the more fragile next to their solid permanence.