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Walking The Walk
Finally finished a painting... a commission piece which was a real challenge in that the reference photo was an old black and white with limited background information. All in all I enjoyed the whole...
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Free The Spirit
I've always loved pelicans, especially when they are air born, and decided to do this piece for Rose. (It's her birthday). This is a painting she plans to hang in her office at work, where "Free the...
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Visiting in Venice
This is my first of hopefully many paintings from a trip we recently took to Italy. What a beautiful country with so many inspiring places. I now recognize some of the subject matter for a number of...
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Walking In The Rain
Walking in the light rain is what we did a fair bit of while visiting Venice, but it didn't seem to matter much. The atmosphere and vitality of the area kept our spirits and sense of adventure very...
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Decisions Decisions
Gelato is a part of everyday life in Italy, and it is so good. This young couple were trying to decide on which of the many flavors that lay before them in this Venice plaza. Usually gelato is found...
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Afternoon In Venice
I photographed this group just a few hundred feet away from the gelato stand in the previous painting.. Some of my best reference photos are of ordinary people just going about their day, especially...
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Double Parked
Painted from a photo I took in Rome, this is one of those love/hate challenges in that there is SO much information, that initially you want to simplify, but get caught up in all the delicious little...
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Sittin' On The Rock Of The Bay
For friends Dave and Karen who love pelicans.This was a welcome breather from a large canvas (72" x 48") that I've been working on for the last few weeks. Hopefully I'll finish and post it soon....
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Jessie
A portrait of my youngest (by 10 minutes) daughter Jessica done in ACEO size. I was inspired by some neat shadows on her face as she sat in front of a large window last weekend. Because of it's very...
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Bus Stop Rome
This is from a photo I took late one afternoon in Rome. I loved the shadows and the interesting group waiting for the next bus to come along. The orange/red headed woman was not too impressed with me...
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Ken
Here is a portrait of my good friend Ken as he looks on one of those milestone birthdays. He is a much more jovial person than he appears here, but it is one of those smelly birthdays that nobody...
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The Morning Rush
I was watching TV one evening and a documentary dealing with city something is on, and I feel drawn to the images rushing by. So I hit pause on the PVR (best invention having to do with TV so far),...
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Aniyah and Reyah
The artist and her little sister Reyah were on my studio floor one afternoon with Aniyah doing some drawings of a few of my paintings. These young ladies are so bright and beautiful, with three year...
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Beach Patrol
I recently visited the beautiful Mexican area of San Jose near Cabo San Lucas, and took a lot of photos while walking on the beaches and through town. I captured this young lady the first morning and...
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Beach Couple
This painting was started on my second day in San Jose from a photograph taken on a morning walk along the beach. Morning and late afternoon light is so warm and dramatic. The beaches spread for miles...
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On Standby
This was the third painting which I started in San Jose, and only now just finished it. Most of it was completed there, but background and highlights were concerning me so I decided to let it rest and...
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Mom
A portrait of my dear mother as she looks at ninety two. It will be interesting to see her reaction...probably won't agree with the little bit extra below the cheek...ha! She has always taken pride...
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BB and Lucille
I had the thrill and pleasure of briefly meeting BB King about 19 years ago in the Atlanta airport. He was sitting by himself, with Lucille of course, so I said hello, had a few words, and shook the...
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