Monday, January 25, 2010

Bald Eagle: National Emblem of the USA

Bald Eagle in Yellowstone National Park

8″ x 6″ (20.3 cm X 15.2 cm) acrylic on gesso primed board unframed $175 with free shipping in USA and Canada
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This is my view the Bald Eagle we saw in West Yellowstone in September. To read the whole story or for purchase information go to my other blog HERE.

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Thursday, January 21, 2010

Valentine Rose: A Painting of a Red Rose


A Valentine Red Rose

5” x 7” (12.7cm x 17.8cm) acrylic on hand primed board unframed $125 with free shipping in USA and Canada.
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The name rose almost implies red and colors such as “rose madder” are indeed red. Red roses are the symbol of romantic love thus becoming the appropriate color for a Valentine gift to someone we love. This one was painted from a bouquet of roses given as a birthday gift but is even more fitting for Valentines Day.

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Thursday, January 14, 2010

Mickey and Minnie: Disney Toy Blocks Painting

Mickey and Minnie Mouse Blocks: Antique Toy Blocks
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6” x 8” acrylic on gessoed board unframe with free shipping in US and Canada

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These are two blocks from the Disney toy blocks set made in the 1930’s. I’ve painted them here in great detail as they might have looked when they were new. The wooden blocks came in sets usually of 24 and included Walt Disney characters with alphabet letters and picture/word objects such as the bicycle shown in this painting…. Read more at my other blog HERE

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Saturday, January 9, 2010

Berries in Woven Basket

Berries in Woven Basket
6” x 8” acrylic on canvas board unframed $175 with free shipping in US and Canada

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This painting was begun last summer and I’ve just got back to finish it. Maybe it’s appropriate now since it brings back the feeling of those warm summer days. Since this is another acrylic painting, below I’ve included an article WHY I PREFER ACRYLIC POLYMER PAINTS OVER OIL. I thought some might be interested in this idea since some of you have ask this question. To read the article go to my other blog HERE

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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Cherries on Linen Cloth

Holiday Cherries on Linen Cloth
23 inch x 32 1/4 inch (58.5 cm x 81.9 cm) original acrylic painting on hand primed board
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Take note of the size of this painting. It is a much larger scale work than I usually post on my blog. I had it on the back burner in my studio for a while and have been experimenting with doing larger works based on some of my earlier small paintings. Everyone who has seen it has encouraged me to post it on the blog to see what kind of reaction I get. Let me know what you think and send an email if you’re interested in it. It would command a strong presence on any wall.

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Saturday, December 12, 2009

Toy Blocks with Mickey, Pluto and Froebel Blocks


Froebel Blocks with Mickey and Pluto
6” x 8” acrylic on hand primed (archival) board unframed $175 with free shipping in US and Canada
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In this painting I’ve included Walt Disney character blocks of Mickey Mouse and Pluto The Pup with a stack of Froebel blocks in the background. Friedrich Froebel’s (reputed to be the inventor of kindergarten) Froblox or “Gifts” created these blocks in 1830’s for kindergarten children to encourage creativity and design abilities are still available for purchase today. I’ve mentioned these blocks before HERE. The Disney blocks encouraged children to learn the alphabet and word meaning related to a picture image of the word, while the Frobel blocks were intended to encourage design and building skills as attested to by the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

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Saturday, December 5, 2009

Jacks Game: Kids Toys painting


A Jacks Game: Historic game for kids.

5” x 7” (12.7cm x 17.8cm) acrylic on hand primed board unframed $125 with free shipping in USA and Canada.
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This is a reworking and update of a painting done last summer. I wanted to get back to this painting and work on reflections and highlights to bring it up to date.

I’ve alway enjoyed working with small objects and zooming in to see details and textures that we sometimes overlook. If it’s not fun I’ll stop doing it.

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Sunday, November 29, 2009

Classic Antique Wooden Children’s Blocks

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A Stack of Classic Wood Children’s Toy Blocks
6” x 8” acrylic on hand primed (archival) board unframed $175 with free shipping in US and Canada.
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These children’s blocks still fascinate and are a source of some important historical information. Each block had alphabet characters and pictures of many things with the names printed below. Some had story or nursery rhyme characters printed as well and many of them later had cartoon characters such as Mickey Mouse stamped into them. The blocks in this grouping are from two different sets and include a deer, hen, bear, and truck images printed one the side. One block is from a Mickey Mouse or Walt Disney set and the others are an alphabet set. Even today children’s blocks continue to be made but the old ones still have a classic style and quality that is unique.

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Friday, November 20, 2009

Carnival In Cologne

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Carnival Celebration In Cologne Germany
24” x 36” (61 cm x 91.4 cm) acrylic on Masonite®

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Detail of Painting

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This painting was done some years ago while on sabbatical visiting the Cathedral of Cologne (Koln), Germany during Carnival (Karneval). Cologne Carnival is one of the most famous celebrations in Europe and is the period right before Lent. In this case I went into a small restaurant for a sandwich and saw this group celebrating Carnival. Through the window I could see the carnival rides with the Cathedral in the background. The juxtaposition of the people, carnival rides and the Cathedral intrigued me so I decided to make this painting.

Because many of you have ask about larger paintings, I’ve decided to post some of my larger works and am planning some new larger works of the daily painting themes so you can see the difference in size or scale. If anyone is interested in this work or of seeing larger works of specific past small daily posts, you can send an email to my blog above.

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Monday, November 16, 2009

Rescued: Two Hummingbirds in a Nest

Two Hummingbirds rescued from the destruction of their nest

5 in. X 7 in. (12.7 cm X 17.8 cm) acrylic on hand primed board unframed $125 with free shipping in US and Canada
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This summer while cutting some low hanging branches from the maple tree near my driveway, I noticed something on the end of the branch I was about to trim. On closer inspection two unmoving baby hummingbirds were staring back at me from their nest. Obviously the branch didn’t get trimmed and I spent the next week photographing their progress until one day they left the nest and flew away. The branch is still there and the abandoned nest is slowly falling apart. From time to time I’ve spotted these two from a distance near the back woods. I don’t have a hummingbird feeder, but I’m now tempted to install one in the spring to see if I can entice them to show up more closely to the house.
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