Practical Matters, oil 18x18 THE BACKSTORY

Suddenly summer is over, the garden is heading toward completion and I can spend more time in the studio painting, blogging and teaching.  ...

As you may know from my posts on this blog, I have been in the process of bonding with this new Studio for more than two years. Much of it w...

Best Friends Forever, 2017, oil 16 x 20 inches Since my last post on September 8th about this painting, I've loosened it, tightened ...

Last week I took photos for new oil paintings. This is one of them and includes my Glassybaby BFF.  This was the painting a...

...they work out better. There was a fourth painting in my "Everything old is New Again" series but after struggling with it for...

September Song 2017, oil 18x18 inches THE BACKSTORY September Song 1997, colored pencil 15.5 x 14.5 inches  The original ...

Infatuation 2017, oil, 18x18 inches THE BACKSTORY Infatuation 2004, watercolor 12x15 inches The original "Infatuation...

A Fine Romance 2017, oil 18x18 inches THE BACKSTORY A Fine Romance 2000, colored pencil 16x20 inches The original "A Fine ...

Last spring I had an idea for a new challenge for myself. My plan was to paint small, primarily in oil, and to post the paintings on the Dai...

Today was varnish day for "A Fine Romance," 18x18 inch oil painting on Fredrix Canvas mounted to archival foam core. I used Li...

This is the gouache underpainting on white Pastelmat. September Song 6x6 is a color study for an upcoming 18x18 inch oil painting. Sep...

I just spent a couple hours organizing my thoughts and recent revelations on my Golden Years blog. Click the link below to read about Big Ma...

I received a nice surprise today when I learned that my pastel painting, "Rejoice" received the Golden Gift Certificate Awa...

"Infatuation"                  " A Fine Romance" I have created a challenge for myself of four 18x18 inch still life...

I have many tubes of oil paint that I never use. I don't remember why I bought them but mostly they just sit in my studio while I stic...

Reworking old paintings is one of my favorite things. At least once a year I go through my inventory and wipe off or paint over old painting...