Blog ;Late night

Maybe 1 to many late nights lately, I may take a break tomorrow. A casino near by , how about a little poker, but that will not get me home early.

Blog ;Drawing

Today I will be out drawing for a good part of the day.I have also brought my camera to catch some of the images that move away from me to fast. I would like to get some images of people waiting, this will add to my project of the same subject.

Richard Schmid painting

This is a painting by Richard Schmid this artist is my current hero, such amazing abilities. I aspire to a fraction of what he is capable of.

Notes from my kind

It's not a matter of painting life, it's a matter of giving life to painting.

Blog ;out and about

Today I get to use my new french easel . I altered the straps so I can have it more like a back pack and take it on my motorcycle.

Blog ;framing

Framing today...I have always framed my own etchings and now most of my daily paintings. I'm always looking for great deals, One place to find the best deal is the internet and search for used frames .I have quite a collection of frames that I got at yard sales and have often painted the size I needed for a frame , just purchased.

Doug 20x20 oil on canvas

Portrait of a friend that I spent alot of time on. The first attempts just did not have that freshness that I was looking for.

Blog ;energy

Ben Franklin said that energy and persistence conquer all things...I could use a little bit of both right now. Today was not a good day for the artist in me..I wiped my canvas clean after a failed attempt at a likeness of a friend. Try again tomorrow.

A day off

I will be off and away today..back tomorrow

New Easel

This is my new French easel delivered today. Can't wait for the chance to get outside and use it. Still trying to figure out how to take it with me on my motorcycle!

Art quote

Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) Balance  $135 plus the 10 for shipping

Blog; Hard work

Beside being an artist I am also a dad, boyfriend , brother, friend and a son...today was spent with a hammer in hand remodeling my mothers kitchen. I felt good helping her and she deserves her new kitchen. I think I used a few muscles that lay dormant for a while so I am sore. what does this have to do with art? It takes away from my time as a artist.

Blog; Its not easy

Its not easy being an artist sometimes. I just visited a local popular gift shop with quite alot of art objects. The paintings at this shop are prints but they are in some quite beautiful frames and they look like real works of art. My thoughts go to the fact that these nice pieces are a competition to any moneys that might be spent on an original work of art. How many people out there care if the picture on there wall is a one of kind or a good priced reproduction in a fancy frame. I guess I should just focus on the major goal...being a better artist.

Man Waiting 6x13 oil on board

The 2nd painting in my series of paintings of people waiting.

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Framing is the word of the day...I have to send off several etchings...ok...back to work

A schmid painting

I love the way this artist paint ..he inspires me.

Blog ;Art show

I went to the Art show yesterday and beside enjoying it I also made a few observations. 1 people like realism and the more lifelike the better. Several artist had themes of dogs or horses, these were also popular. I myself am like a lot of the show judges are and that is I'm looking for something different .