New Series "Trees"

Not sure I have the title of this new series figured out but it is based on the famous Joyce Kilmer poem  "Trees" that I so loved as a child.    These two first "trying to remain abstract but not quite pulling it off"  paintings are titled  Evergreen Jungle  and  I'll Never See.    Hopefully done but they haven't survived the 2 week hanging on wall inspection yet.  

Just finished this "quirky" Marine painting.

"Room with an Ocean View"    OIL  30x24.   Fun to be working with oils again.

North Hills Gallery in September.........come see us!

The Palette Magazine #38

The Palette Magazine #38

Current Issue Palette Magazine.   They wanted something "Unexpected" so I sent them all 4 of my series "Sugar Rush"    I painted and poured this picture using that no-no color Opera and had great fun with it.   I'm so pleased that Skip and Toph thought it "Not a design we have seen before"

Ruined Sandcastles.

Painting needed a more focused center and a cooling of the sand color.   Intentioned abstracts are not as easy as they look.    This finally finished piece is part of my "Water" series and about waves crashing into and destroying all those sand castles I built as a child.    If you are interested in the process, the road traveled is shown below. 

Another Edit for Sandcastles

Honestly, I think this is finally the final edit.   If you study the painting below you will see a major bullseye in the middle.   Big compositional boo-boo.   I was so intent on the "water" thing that I didn't see it until I had it hung on my wall.   This still says water but without the bullseye.