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.
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.”
12 x 12 oil on canvas
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,
12×12 oil on canvas.
12×24 oil paint on wood panel.
This was painted entirely with a little piece of plastic.
18 x 24 oil on canvas
8 x 24 oil on panel
9×12 oil on panel – plein air
6×12 oil on wood panel
11×14 oil on canvas
12×24 oil on panel
9×12 oil on wood panel – plein air 05/04/2017
11×14 oil on canvas – private collection
6×8 oil on panel
20×24 oil on panel
12×16 oil on canvas
8×10 oil on canvas
11×14 oil on canvas
11×14 oil on canvas
11×14 oil on wood – private collection
20×24 oil on canvas – private collection
8×10 oil on panel – private collection
11×14 oil on panel
18×24 oil on panel
8 x 10 oil on panel – private collection
12×24 oil on canvas – private collection
16×20 oil with knife on mounted panel
8×12 oil on panel
9×12 oil on paper
24×30 oil on panel
9×12 oil on paper
9×12 oil on paper
9×12 oil on paper
8×16 oil on panel
One more pass at this needed and coming soon. Stay tuned for final draft.
9×16 oil on panel
