Had to say goodbye to my good old dog last week. He made it past 13 years with only three legs. Here’s a tribute to him doing his second favorite activity: sleeping in the sun. #1 was eating.
Miss you, Lefty <3
Goodbye
Lunch atop a Skyscraper
Lunch atop a Skyscraper, cephalopod style! My thanks to the art’s commissioner for the fantastic idea, and my apologies to the original (unknown) photographer.
Pencil on toned paper, 9×12″
Oil Painters of America National Exhibition
Pax
12×12″ oil on panel
I’m very honored to have Pax accepted into the Oil Painters of America 31st National Juried Exhibition this year!
Wintercrab
It is cold so I painted a crab in mittens and a scarf.
4×6″ gouache and ink
Quinacridone violet, gamboge, delft blue, dioxazine purple, and white.
Pet Portraits
A few pet portraits I’ve done over the last year or two! Gouache, oil, and drawing.
Worktopus
A fun piece for my day job. Most days I feel like I could use six extra arms! 8×10″ gouache and ink on board.
Bagpiper
12×9″ gouache on panel.
A fun one I started years ago and finally finished!
an i mal!
ANIMAL!
12×16″ gouache on Colourfix board
Bob the Dog
Bob, 8×8″ oil on panel
A pet portrait off to its new home. <3
This one’s just two colors plus white – ultramarine blue and transparent red oxide.
I feel like this guy is the first time I got the whole photographing-your-artwork thing right. Using natural light, bouncing boards, and RAW image editing.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
The Witch, 8×10″ gouache on board