VIDEO: 

Watch my fun painting process, 

beginning with an upside-down photo reference.

REFLECTIONS

This will be my ArtPrize painting, unless I paint something I like better before then. Acrylic on 30x40 gallery-wrapped canvas.

SHADES OF BLUE

My latest mantra is: paint the colors you like; put color on the canvas where you want it and where it looks good; create your own reality. After all, if an artist isn’t making it personal, what’s the point? Acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas. SOLD.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON DRIVE

My dad told me about some beautiful country scenery south of 108th, where we found this hilly dirt road. From the photo, I painted it upside down in my studio. (No, it was not ME that was upside down, you sillies; it was the canvas and the photo!) Our son Andrew made a very creative video of the process, posted at the top of the blog.

Acrylic on 30x40 gallery-wrapped canvas.

ARBOR HILL DOGWOOD

This up-close-and-personal dogwood blossom is a commissioned piece for a wonderful couple (Rog and Lynne) who have two additional paintings of mine in their home. The photo of the blossom, which I used for reference, was taken in the beautifully landscaped surroundings where they used to live. Because of the memories it evoked, Rog and Lynne had input into the title.

Acrylic on 24x36 canvas.

THE VESSEL

Acrylic on 30 x 40 gallery-wrapped canvas.

EDGE OF GREEN

This is one of those paintings that started out as something else a long time ago, and only recently found its new identity. Acrylic on 30 x 40 gallery-wrapped canvas.

EMERALD GREEN FOREST

The greens in this painting are a little out of the box for me, but I wanted to see if I could achieve the look of Emerald Green. After all, Pantone declared that to be the "2013 color of the year." I never heard of Pantone until last week, and yet they set the "color stage" for everything we buy. If you're curious, check them out: Pantone's site. :o) 

This painting has more shades of green than you can see in a photo (along with touches of blue). 

Acrylic on 30x40 gallery-wrapped canvas.

PEAR ON GRAY
Acrylic on 30 x 40 gallery-wrapped canvas.

YELLOW & BLUE FOREST 
SOLD. Prints available.

COLORFUL FOREST

Acrylic on 30 x 40 gallery-wrapped canvas. Available for purchase.

FOREST CANOPY #2

Acrylic on 20x24 gallery-wrapped canvas. Available for purchase.

DRESSED IN WHITE

Acrylic on 30 x 40 gallery-wrapped canvas. Available for purchase.

YELLOW FOREST # 11

Acrylic on gallery-wrapped 24 x 48 canvas. Available for purchase.

STILL STANDING GUARD
Acrylic on 30 x 40 gallery-wrapped canvas. Available for purchase. I just placed this in my daughter and son-in-law's home. There ought to be some advantages to having an artist in the family!

BIRCH TREE IMPRESSION - Triptych
Acrylic on three 12x16 gallery-wrapped canvases. Available for purchase.

BRONZE YELLOW BIRCH FOREST

Acrylic on 16 x 16 wrapped canvas. Available for purchase.

COUNTRY SERIES #2

The canvas was toned with a purple-pink foundation, which, when it peeks through, provides a somewhat modern color combination for this rural setting. Acrylic on 30 x 40 gallery-wrapped canvas. Available for purchase at UBU.

LED AND RESTORED 
"He leads me beside still waters; He restores my soul." (Ps. 23)
Acrylic on 30 x 40 gallery-wrapped canvas. SOLD.

ROLLING HILLS
Acrylic on 11 x 14 wrapped canvas. Available for purchase.

COUNTRY HILLTOP
Acrylic on 18 x 24 wrapped canvas, heavily textured with Gesso and toned with a wild pink. Available for purchase.

COUNTRY SERIES #3

Acrylic on 11x14 wrapped canvas. Available for purchase.

COUNTRY SERIES #1
Acrylic on 11 x 14 wrapped canvas. Available for purchase.

COUNTRY SERIES #4
Acrylic on 11 x 14 wrapped canvas. SOLD.

TREES IN VINEYARD
Acrylic on 8 x 10 wrapped canvas. Available for purchase.

#2 - "COPPER FOREST" Collection
Acrylic on 30 x 40 gallery-wrapped canvas. Available for purchase.

LIGHT ON MARSH
Acrylic on 8 x 10 canvas board. Shown with frame. Available for purchase.

GENTLE REFLECTIONS

Acrylic on 24 x 48 gallery-wrapped, 1.5-inch deep canvas. Zoom in to see the texture achieved from the palette knife. The "reflections" are a metallic silver paint. Available for purchase.

WINTER BERRY
... was selected for the 2012 Regional Exhibition, GR Festival of the Arts. Available for purchase. Acrylic on 16 x 40 gallery-wrapped canvas. Frame included.

Here it is, with the custom frame, while it was on display at the exhibition.

GIVING WAY 
I was inspired once again by the colors and dark values of Van Gogh's early peasant paintings (this time, "Two Women In a Peat-field With a Wheelbarrow") as I painted the creamy light of the horizon, giving way to the evening. Acrylic on 30 x 40 gallery-wrapped canvas. SOLD.

REALLY LARGE PEAR

This modern pear has a chunky, smeary-looking background. You've gotta see this in person! Acrylic on 30 x 40 gallery-wrapped canvas. Available for purchase.

PEAR ON BLUE TABLE

Acrylic on 24x30 gallery-wrapped canvas. SOLD.

GREEN PEAR
Acrylic on 12 x 12 gallery-wrapped canvas.

BLACK & WHITE FOREST, 1 & 2
Acrylic on canvas board. With black frame, each measures 14.5 x 17.5. Available for purchase.