Artist Lunch 8x10 oil on panel framed

A little work done a previous painting. I'm  thinking something wonderfully creepy like a Edgar Rice Burroughs scene. $100

Renaissance Man 9x12 oil on canvas in darkwood frame

Love the face $100

Small Study 4x6 oil

Tall People 8x10 oil on canvas

A closeup of the last 2 in the tall series.

Tall short Color 20x40 oil on 10 canvas

When I look at this my eye darts back and forth up and down seeing the color combos and then the emotions coming through on the faces from happy to blue and orange then to a troubled look then darting again.

Tall People 6'1'' 8x10 oil on canvas

I had 24 hrs of none interruption and I finished 5 paintings including this burly fellow.

Tall People 6'2'' 8x10 oil on canvas

# 3 of the tall ones 2 more to go.

Tall People 6'3'' oil on canvas

The first of the tall ones as you can see the clothes will be abstract much like the background over the Small People series later I will decide how to frame the groups . Hopefully all the wild colors will give a "field of play" that works ..

Short People 4'11 1/2' 8x10 oil on canvas

Number 5 and now I paint the tall ones.

Short People 4'11'' oil on canvas

Number 4 in this short series.I would like to thank Micah R.Condon for putting this series on the blog  Artalee.com

Short People 5''2'' 8x10 oil on canvas

I represent the lollipop kids.

Short People 5ft 8x10 oil on canvas

I think I will do 5 of these that way if they don't sell I can put then side by side in a single frame.

Short People 5'1'' 8x10 oil on canvas

I was looking at Karin Juricks series called Busted where she paints folks that have been arrested and when I went to my local mug shot catalog I noticed that you could sort them by height so hence a painting called Short People perhaps a series followed by  Tall People (can you guess the arrangement?)

Fishing Break 12x16 oil on linen panel

A painting for a long time patron, whenever he grabs his rod and reel the cat sticks to him like glue.A technique tip the back ground was painted with a little piece of towel. Whoops looks like I did not put in the top of the pole...easy fix with the edge of a palette knife.SOLD

The Apprentice 8x10 oil on panel

At the Renaissance festival many folks like to dress up that is where I saw this fellow. SOLD

Wyndal and his Wife 12x31 oil on canvas

A few adjustments to make and I hope for a happy patron. SOLD

Reading 11x14 oil on canvas

I think I will do more of these simple paintings of people all alone in their favorite chair. this one is me on my great leather friend I got at a thrift store on half off day $25 This painting is SOLD

Karin 11x14 oil on paper on canvas

My painting of our beloved Karin, I understand that 118 artist got together to paint our fellow artist Karin Jurick and she will be surprised today with a book of those portraits. Jill Polsby put the idea together and it was a pleasure to be apart of it. This one was done on crinkled rice paper that was glued to a canvas panel. Click here to enjoy all the portraits.

Pearl 8x10 in progress

Unfortunately, Vermeer I am not.

Lunch 8x10 repaired

I have had this painting for awhile but did not like the plate so I worked on it last night and it seem better now. Comes in gold leaf wood frame.$100