Another acrylic breakthrough...well, every acrylic painting that survives in my studio is a breakthrough because I am so at odds with that m...

My last post was about a painting I created for a specific venue - a new cookbook. In that post I mentioned a previous cookbook by the same ...

"Log Cabin Resort," 2017 pastel, 8x8 inches BACKSTORY A couple weeks ago I received an email from Lynn Adams, author of Beau...

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...