Recent paintings

Los Algodones

oil on canvas 

"Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death..."

Oil on panel 8"x11"

Gourd

oil on panel 8"x10"

Rose

oil on panel 8"x10"

Sandy's Rose

oil on panel 8"x10"

Bread and Wine

oil on canvas 8"x10"

Tea and Oranges

Tea and Oranges

oil on panel 8"x10"

Painted November 27, 2011

Hmmm there seems to be a theme going on here.

Bread and oranges

Bread and Oranges

Original still life oil on board 8"x10"

November 29, 2011

the Challenge

My friend Glen gave me a very interesting stick recently.
Being very long and narrow with lots of interesting natural knots and twists of the grain, it provided me with a quite a unique carving challenge.

Well, here it is Glen.

Moon Kiss

Several years ago I painted a version of this painting as a gift for my wife Sandy. (It is currently on loan to her son) It has gotten so much interest that I decided to paint a series based on the original. (I rarely paint a painting twice) To date I have painted two versions besides the original. This one is oil on canvas and 8x8x3 inches deep. (it also makes a handy little shelf for my carved self portrait, I think I might keep it)

Moon Kiss (Aurora Borealis

Lorison's Garden

There is an older gentleman from Los Algodones that I used to see working his garden plot on a daily basis. (out behind the clinic where the new houses are now being built) He would often came and give Sandy and myself a wide smile and a hug and shake his finger at us while laughing. In particular I remember his hands, they showed the marks of years of hard labour and where like iron when he shook my hand. His name is "Lorison" and this is a painting of him. I call it "Lorison's Garden"

sketches

A sketch for an upcoming painting and a ballpoint pen drawing on a wooden plank done in Los Algodones.