Cottonwoods (sold)

Cottonwoods, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2009
sold

A cold snap left a hoar frost over everything. Beautiful.

Long Shadows on a Choteau Road (sold)

Long Shadows on a Choteau Road, oil on linen, 8" X 10", 2009
sold

Hoo boy was it cold in Choteau, Montana this Christmas. Many times the mercury dipped below -5 degrees Farenheit, -15 Celsius. Painting was especially cold, as you are pretty much just standing around in the snow for a couple of hours.

Sketchbook Saturday

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Work meetings are the best place to sketch people, especially since you have to listen as opposed to talk.
I already talk too much in meetings.

Happy Holidays!

Hot Tub Santa, acrylic on bristol paper, 5" X 7"

I'm in balmy Choteau Montana for Christmas this year, where if I was smart, I'd warm my bones in a hot tub, just like Santa here. Instead, I hope to get a few paintings done in between family events.

Here's a hearty thank you to all the people who have make my life awfully terrific this year.

Leafed Satsuma #4 (sold)

Leafed Satsuma #4, oil on canvas, 8" X 8", 2009
sold

Sketchbook Sunday

First pages of a new sketchbook. From left to right: Light rail, Seattle Art Museum, Light rail again.

Siletz Bay #3

Siletz Bay, oil on linen, 10" X 20", 2009

$225 USD unframed

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Second painting from this last Lincoln City trip. Cold and windy. It was mostly cloudy, or as Mary Jo puts it... "partly sunny!"

Sketchbook Sunday

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Last page of this book. Time to start a new one!

Sketchbook Saturday

You might recognize the satsuma from a couple of weeks ago...

Depoe Bay

Depoe Bay, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2009

$100 USD framed

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Back in Lincoln City over the holiday. I managed to get out two paintings, this being the first.

Sunny day, but cold and windy.

White Tea Pot (sold)

White Tea Pot, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2009
sold

Leafed Satsuma #3 (sold)

Leafed Satsuma #3, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2009
sold

Ash Grove Cement Plant (sold)

Ash Grove Cement Plant, oil on canvas, 10" X 20", 2009
sold

Seen from the 12th St view point here on Beacon Hill.

Here's a link to pics of the plant...

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Already late in the afternoon when I started...

Cold and dark when I finished.

Heirloom Tomato #4 (sold)

Heirloom Tomato #4, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2009$100 USD
Sold

Sketchbook Sunday

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Jack Hamm study and my girlfriend Mary Jo...

Sketchbook Saturday

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I have two sketchbooks-- one is primarily reserved for drawing, the other is mostly for painting ideas, notes and such. The drawing sketchbook has better paper than the other, the note book has more pages.

I split into two books because I noticed that I rarely look at older books, and what's the point of making notes for painting ideas if you never look at them? The note taking book takes longer to finish than the drawing book, so I'll be carrying the ideas around longer, making it more likely that I'll get around to exploring some of ideas inside.

Like the drawing sketchbook, I use the notebook for "homework"-- in this case I've posted some notes I made on some Duane Keiser paintings he did this summer in Maine. I bought the painting in the second set of pages.

I-5 Offramp (sold)

I-5 Offramp, oil on linen, 8" X 10", 2009

sold

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I painted this on Sunday, but I probably shouldn't have-- it was very cold and threatened rain the whole time. I was sick that weekend, and still sick now. Not the swine flu, but a definite crud. Blech.

Seattle Show Alert...

I have work up at the Caffe Vita in Queen Anne, here in Seattle. It'll be there until the end of the year.

If you're in the neighborhood, stop by!

Pumpkin (sold)

Pumpkin, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2009

sold

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Sketchbook Saturday

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and here's how the pumpkin turned out...

Small Heirloom Tomato and Salt (sold)

Small Heirloom Tomato and Salt, oil on linen, 8" X 10", 2009
sold

I cut this small heirloom thin for a caprese calda.
I first had the dish at Tid Bit Bistro here in Seattle, which I cannot recommend enough... yum.

Spoon #7 (sold)

Spoon #7, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2009
sold

Sketchbook Sunday

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Jack Hamm study, and a 2 hour group presentation.

Sketchbook Saturday

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Mostly Jack Hamm studies of hands.

Four Figs and a New Press Article (sold)

Four Figs, oil on linen, 8" X 10", 2009
sold

I'm very lucky to have been included in the newest issue of Artists and Poets magazine. Especially lucky, because one of my heroes (Duane Keiser) is in the same issue! It's very snazzy, and the full issue is available on line.
Check it out here.

Autumn Coffee (sold)

Autumn Coffee, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2009
sold

At last! A return to the easel...

Seattle Show Alert...

I have a few pieces up at North Seattle Community College from October 13, through November 6th.

If you're in the neighborhood, stop by!

Sketchbook Saturday

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I'd better get some more paintings up before this turns into Drawings by Jason Waskey....

Sketchbook Sunday

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Sketchbook Saturday

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I tried to do some 'review' from memory of the studies I've been doing from Hamm's book. I was a little disappointed to realize that I totally need to keep brushing up on some particular stuff-- especially profiles.

Pear #4 (sold)

Pear #4, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2009
sold

Finally ripe. But not from the tree at the side of the yard.

Crawdad (sold)

Crawdad, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2009
sold

Garden Gate (sold)

Garden Gate, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2009
sold

A view from the studio, just below the view seen here.

Sketchbook Sunday

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Lunch sketching


Jack Hamm study.

Speaking of James Jean (well, speaking of him yesterday), his sketchbooks are amazing. Check a few out... (some books contain nudity)
2009
2008
2007

Sketchbook Saturday

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This is the right hand page of last Sunday's post.


I spent some time looking at some of Nimit Malavia's sketchbook work, which reminiscent of James Jean's work. I thought I'd see if I could work some color into my own books. The pencils I got aren't the greatest for drawing with, but I muddle through.

Shallot and Stem #2 (sold)

Shallot and Stem #2, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2009
sold

A second treatment of the bounty of Chris's garden. This time with roots.

Shallot and Stem

Shallot and Stem, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2009

$100 USD

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My buddy Chris gave me some of the amazing bounty from his garden in West Seattle. These shallots look nothing like what you see in the store... they still have roots and stems.

They taste scrumptious. Nom.

Three Clouds

Three Clouds, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2009

$100 USD framed

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Perfect fall day, with three little clouds floating on...