Moving Day
MOVING DAY – I came across this trunk walking home one day. My neighbor had placed it on the curb to be …
Siesta
I met my oldest son in Spain in 2008. He was finishing a seven-month study abroad. Needless to say it was and …
A Bedouin Arab – After John Singer Sargent
John Singer Sargent is a favorite of many contemporary artists’ lists of influential portraitists — including my own. I always loved his …
Read the Instructions – First!
So, this is a painting of a river I came across in Leadville, Colorado. I painted it with the intention of submitting …
Lillian
When I was younger I worked in a nursing home on the weekends. Needless to say there were many wonderful subjects to …
Some things are better left undone
RICHARD – Sometimes a painting is more powerful left partly undone. Two reasons stand out to me and both engage the viewer’s …
Scrub, scratch, splatter…
THE NEST 10.25 x 13.25 inches – This painting is a National Watercolor Society award winner. It would be hard to sum …
Who needs a camera – Part Two
I’ve made some progress — I would say about forty to fifty percent complete — on the “Blue River” painting. There’s still …
Father’s Shoes
I imagine when many of us were very young children, the shoes of adults were a symbol of many things. For me …
Distant
The light is equally as much the subject here as the sitter. Several artist friends were on a painting excursion and we …