This is a Work in Progress. Des Moines is, or was, home of the Travelers Life Insurance Company and, this rooftop sign is an iconic part of the downtown cityscape. I’ve still to add the letters under the Umbrella and, it is basically all the farther I intend to take it. Cheers.
Since first posting, I’ve updated the painting to include the letters of the classic sign.
I loved the photo of this little newborn calf I captured a few weeks ago and, had done a little study in oil previously. Here it is again, in a 12×12, painted for a second time and, a precursor to a large format piece.
The Bar Simon’s in Chicago was a favorite of this client and, they asked me to paint a little scene.
Just outside of Odebolt, Iowa where a newborn calf made his debut to life.
This is a field study for a larger painting but, fun to do quickly with a palette knife.
I was asked by a friend to paint a portrait of their dog, Remi, who passed away recently. It turned out nicely and they are delighted. RIP – you are free now.
Fourth in a series of who knows how many. I’ll be looking for the proper gallery sometime this summer.
I’ve finally settled on a series of paintings that are related to one another and, it is this group of leftover floral arrangements. Welcome to “Memento.”
I am fascinated with the fact that there is now life on Mars and, it is us. Can you imagine one day inhabitants of earth going there? The stuff old star trekking TV shoes were made of.
In and around the Tucson area, there are many photo and painting opportunities. Sometimes, one has to change things around a bit for composition purposes but, the hues, the atmosphere, and the saguaros remain.
Limited Edition prints available
12 x 12 oil on canvas
8×10 oil on canvas
24 X 36 oil on canvas – $1,750
9×12 oil on wood
20×24 oil on canvas
20×24 oil on canvas
11×14 oil on birch
20×24 oil paint on canvas
20×24 oil paint.
Feat. Thinker on a Rock by Barry Flanagan
12×12 oil on canvas
12×24 oil on panel. Feat. Barry Flanagan’s “Thinker on a Rock.”
9×12 oil on canvas – Sculpture “Back of a Snowman” by Gary Hume in the Des Moines Pappajohn Sculpture Park,
30×40 oil on canvas
watercolor 5×7
12×12 oil on canvas.
11×14 oil on canvas w/knife. I took the liberty to paint a scene from the wedding of John and Christina Klisares – McGreevy.
24×24 oil paint on mounted wood panel.
This too was painted in its entirety with a little piece of hard plastic. Almost akin to a little trowel. It’s rather exciting and allows one to go extremely short (thick) with the paint.
