Grant Wood

by | Musings

Working on a few smaller paintings now- a barroom drinking scene with three figures, a self-portrait with six figures and by request a portrait of my daughter (in pink).   I am still digging through American regionalism artists. Grant Wood’s Studio is a...
Your Old Address

Your Old Address

by | Work in Progress, Musings

The vagaries of life have slowed down the progress on this one but I am resolved to push forward a bit more quickly. The under-painting in near completion with just a bit of tightening up and additional clarity to the glow of whiteness. I will then apply skin tones...
C’est Hip, C’est Hip, C’est Hop

C’est Hip, C’est Hip, C’est Hop

by | Musings

Finished this small piece. The results are satisfactory and I am ready to start the larger work for which this was a study. I was apprehensive about stylistically painting these masked figures with my technique (so heavy on facial expressions) hence the need for a ...
New Workspace

New Workspace

by | Musings

A second move within the Hub City and I now have a phenomenal studio space to work in. A first for me, that. I now lack excuses and hope to produce a bounty of great work. So many ideas percolating in my noggin. The challenge is my slow work pace / technique....
Portrait of a Dreamer

Portrait of a Dreamer

by | Musings

This fellow seems to be enjoying himself quite a bit. At least as far as I can tell. I painted this one with oils on a wooden panel. The painting is part of a quadriptych, one of four smaller paintings placed together in an old wooden window frame that I found in a a...