Howdy Doody Work in progress

A Cowboy's Life, 18 x 24, oil on cradled board Work In Progress

I'm taking a much needed break from my striped paintings to work on my "Toys in a Box" series. This shows everyone's favorite cowboy with his girl and his horses. Guess I should have included a dog to make Howdy's life complete.

One Fish, Two Fish - Finished!

One Fish Two Fish, 30 x 36, oil on linen

This painting of black and white striped fabric, red glass and glass fish is complete.

The title is , of course, from Dr. Suess' One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

OneFish, Two Fish continues

One Fish, Two Fish, 30 x 36 oil on linen, Work in Progress

The day to day changes in this painting are so subtle, especially in the photos that I've decided to jump ahead to Real Time. This is how the painting looks today. The glasses and vase are 98% finished. Today I will work on the background and the fish.

This painting HAS to be finished sometime doesn't it?

One Fish, Two Fish - Work In progress 2

One Fish, Two Fish Work in Progress

I think this is day 6 of this painting. Adding the layers of transparent red is the time consuming part. Here you can see that all the glass has a richer color. The glass on the right and it's reflection are nearing completion. Also, I've added detail to the fish and started shading the background.

One Fish, Two Fish - work in progress

One Fish Two Fish, oil on linen, 30 x 36

I promised to post work in progress photos of this piece. This is a complicated piece so I decided not to post images every day. This image is after the third day of work. The colors are blocked in and I've started adding some details to the fish.

Heart of Gold

Heart of Gold, 12 x 9, oil on board

Happy Valentines Day!

Old Crow - Vintage toy still life

Old Crow,oil on cradled board, 9 x 12

I love my collection of vintage toys. This crow is one of my favorites