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Been awhile!

Well, a short entry for now - unfortunately it’s been awhile since I last wrote. As of March of 2022 I was diagnosed with Non- Hodgkins…

Another one in progress 🙂

So, I changed my mind on a 20x60 piece composition flipping it from a vertical to a horizontal scene - thought I’d do another cloud piece,…

A west coast scene - something different - in process

Thought I’d do something a little different with crashing wave and rocks completely in foreground as one can see - different perspective…

In process …

A while back, about 2 months ago, I looked at an older piece 24x48 that I was unhappy with and thought I’d salvage the canvas at least. And…

Finally done!

Well, this guy finally got done actually a couple of months ago but I forgot to keep up on my blog like I should - oops!! In any case, I…

Doing some monochromatic pieces!

Aside from a variety of tasks to be completed regarding my art I keep thinking of a another style or scene I want to paint! So, here are…

Missing Oahu and painting with Roy…

Well, here we are in the what, 9th month to flatten the curve? I feel like I’m at a diet center and eating donuts on the side while no…

Got picked up by a gallery!

So, some great news! I was recently picked up by Sterling Gallery (formerly Editions) in West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta. 🙂 I’ll…

Catching up!

Well, it’s been awhile since my last post so I’ll catch up with shots of works in progress and recently completed 🙂 No title yet… but…

A brief interlude!

In between writing, reading, conference calls by video and such, I’m trying to do some painting. I’m managing to do a couple hours a day,…

Dreaming of Napali

Working title for now - we’ll, as usual I’ve been bouncing about from painting to painting and just before completing All My Yesterdays I…

Salvaging a painting, hopefully…🙂

Well I thought I’d take a break from phone calls and reading and after tweaking another painting, All My Yesterdays, I thought I’d go back…

Beautiful Rome!

While on a burnt sienna/turpentine imprimatura run, comprising of the previous Tofino (almost done) Venice at night scene, All My…

An evening in Venice

This painting is from a shot while taking a gondola tour of Venice at night - who ever heard of that? Crazy right? Gondola tour? Anyway,…

Rumours of Spring

After starting this 16x20 of a portion of the Triberg waterfall in Germany I finally completed it a few weeks ago. On same day that I sold…

Almost finished this Tofino piece which I finally entitled “The Promise of Morning”

Between two great towns!

Driving from Pupukea to Haliewa one night in November I noticed this sunset which was gorgeous! In process, almost done!

A wee bit behind on blogging!

So, it’s been awhile since wrote anything, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been painting! I have a variety of scenes I’m working on as well…

“Pounding out “ Pounders beach On Oahu

Well, while cycling around the Italy pieces I started on a piece I sketched out from Oahu. It’s a beach area called Pounders Beach and…

A couple of sketches while waiting…

Irish pub scene Jerry García from a photo for a friend

Something a little different…

Well, I’ve been on medical leave for almost 3.5 months and getting done painting done to relieve stress and thought I’d try these scenes, a…

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

One of the many things I love about my mentor and friend Roy is not only his generous and gentle heart, his mastery of romanticism in his…

Well, a little under the weather…

Despite being on medical leave since September I’ve had some time to paint a bit, though not nearly as much as I could have… hard to do…

Morning has Broken - new piece…

So last two weeks I’ve been working on and off on some new pieces. This one is called Morning has Broken (oil 22x30 in) and will be…

The other new one - no title yet…

As I mentioned I had started another and so here is a shot of it in progress … I hope to have this one done, as the other sunrise, Morning…

Devil’s Pulpit, Scotland piece

And after fourth session on this little guy…

Sunrise number two 🙂

Being in beautiful Florida, you have to walk the beaches at sunrise and sunset. This last month I was back in St, Augustine and…

The Devil’s Pulpit

Started a small canvas today while waiting for larger 22x30 canvas to dry - my wife wants to go to Scotland in next year or so, and so I…

Beautiful St. Augustine

This last few weeks were great! Victoria and her crew were wonderful to work with at Sea Spirits! The weekend was excellent meeting g and…

Last minute…

Getting ready for my being the featured artist at Sea Spirit and Lost Art Galleries this Aug 2 and thought I’d get a 24x30 piece ready for…

Missing home, a little…

The evening a couple bought my evening orca scene (with lighthouse) the wife mentioned something about wanting to see a totem pole painting…

Practice, makes perfect they say…

So, one of the most difficult things I find to paint are rainbows. You’d think they wouldn’t be so hard but they are. Blending the colours…

The End... can I find a better title?

During a recent period of anfectung or in my parlance, a crappy time of challenge in my personal life I painted the above of two spirits…