Feb 11 2024

As long as I’m here, time for a Painting Post. I’ve been pretty lazy lately, so here’s one I did a couple of months ago.This one I did totally out of my head and the “rushed” look is intentional – spent about 30 minutes on this.So, in the words of The Who, A Quick One …

Jan 28 2024

Recovering from 3 feet of snow by making art is a pretty good way to soothe one’s savage breast…or the feeling of having nothing to compete with Mother Nature’s fury!We survived just fine and drawing cartoons and painting watercolors is my go-to survival skill! I experimented on this scene with scratching grasses out of wet …

January 20 2024

As of Saturday morning, January 20, we have 35 inches of snow outside our door here in Michigan City!We watched it snow all day yesterday, so I thought it would be a good time to paint. Lots of time, we have plenty of food (and coffee) in our warm little house, there’s a travel restriction …

Jan 15 2024

Well, I’m on a dunes painting kick, so I won’t fight the feeling.Here lately I’m finding that I’m relying on “made up” scenes that come in part from a reference scene and in part from my memory.I think this would include me trying small bits of different techniques, coupled with my emotions, to make a …