Scottsdale Salon of Fine Art

The Making of a Cowboy, oil on canvas, 24 x 18

The 2nd Annual Scottsdale Salon of Fine Art

April 20th-May 20th
Show and Sale: Friday, April 20th, 6-8pm
This competition will feature the finest in representational figurative, portrait,still life, floral, landscape, interior, wildlife, and western themes. The Salon will be hosted by The Legacy Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ and will utilize the 10,000 sq. ft. upper level of the gallery.

The exhibit is now online

Sea Shell #3

Sea Shell #3, oil on cradled board, 12 x 12

This is my third and last (for now) painting of this intriguing sea shell

Again, I chose a limited palette using only raw sienna, white and cadmium red.

I love the slight amount of pink in this one.

Sea Shell #2

Sea Shell #2, oil on cradled board, 12 x 12

This is my second painting of this intriguing sea shell

Again, I chose a limited palette using only raw sienna, white and cadmium red.

The simple background makes the detail of the shell pop out.

Hubbard Museum Biennale Grande

Waiting, oil on canvas, 30 x 34

For those of you that will be in New Mexico in the next few months, be sure and stop by The Hubbard Museum of the American West for their Biennale Grande show.

The Opening Reception will be April 7, 1:00 - 3:00.
The Hubbard Museum of the American West
26301 Highway 70 West
Ruidoso Downs, NM
(575) 378-4142

The art will be on exhibit April 7 - July 15, 2012

Sea Shell #1

Sea Shell #1, oil on cradled board, 12 x 12

This shell came into my possession recently and I just had to paint it.

I chose a limited palette using only raw sienna, white and cadmium red.

The simple background makes the detail of the shell pop out.

I've created 2 other paintings with this same shell. Stay tuned for further images.

Astroray Gun

Astroray Gun, 18 x 24, oil on cradled board

This space gun is one of my vintage tin toys. I like 'Setting the Stage' in a box because of the light and shadows.

Flying Machine

Flying Machine, oil on cradled board, 12 x 12

I have a few metal airplanes in my toy collection. All of them are well worn and show signs of a lot of play!

This trompe l'oeil shows one of these planes against a background of early plans for The Flying Machine.

This is another in my Vintage Toy and Flight series.