Work in progress

A black and white underpainting of a concrete rabbit on a bench...just something that caught my eye at a patrons home.

Artist quote

Im not an abstractionist. I’m not interested in the relationship of color or form or anything else. I’m interested only in expressing basic human emotions: tragedy, ecstasy, doom, and so on. Renoir

Notes from my kind

For direct and bolder strokes hold the brush like a conductor holds his baton not like a writer holds his pencil.

Garden Pagoda 16x16 oil on canvas

I tell people that are looking for my studio to " turn at drive way with garden pagoda "...my little landmark.

Sleep 22x32 oil on canvas

Long night painting. I am pleased with this larger work.

Notes from my kind

When painting hold off on your strongest edges, put them in reserve until your sure you need it

Artist quotes

I must see new things and investigate them. I want to taste dark water and see crackling trees and wild winds.out of town ...Egon Schiele

Tourist Girl 10x20 oil on panel

A painting from my Mexico trip, the strength of light is amazing near the equator.

Underpainting for ewas 24x28 oil on canvas

Much more to do but this will take awhile

Artist quotes

There's no retirement for an artist, it's your way of living so there's no end to it.Henry Moore

Blog; My language

Painting is a certain language it cannot be replaced by another language and say the same thing.

Artist quotes

To paint only for oneself is very lonely. Adolfo McQue

Notes from my kind

One of the best ways to improve your drawing is to draw the human figure and face. For a million years man has studied the face and gestures of his kind. It is a major part of our communications ability to recognize these gestures of the human body and face so if you can draw the figure well then you can draw anything

Notes from my kind

I think there is a problem with having to many irons in the fire. It is better to limited the number of projects in order to maintain the focus needed to complete them.