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.
12 x 12 oil on canvas
8×10 oil on canvas
9×18 oil paint on panel done “en plein air” from our home on Park Point, Duluth Mn. July 12th, 2017
9×12 oil on panel – plein air
11×14 oil on canvas
12×24 oil on panel
9×12 oil on wood panel – plein air 05/04/2017
12 x 24 oil on panel
8×10 oil on panel
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
8×10 oil on panel
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 – private collection
9×12 oil on paper
24×30 oil on panel
