Steps (sold)

Steps, oil on panel, 5" X 7", 2010
sold

Sketchbook Saturday

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And a detail:

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I love it when a face just sort of comes together with what feels like just a few strokes. This new grandpa's face was one of those.

Loaf of Bread (sold)

Loaf of Bread, oil on linen, 8" X 10", 2010
sold

Happy Thanksgiving!

Paper Airplane #15 (sold)

Paper Airplane #15, oil on panel, 5" X 7", 2010
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This is the last paper airplane from me for at least a few years. :)

My She Was Yar

My She Was Yar, oil on linen, 8" X 10", 2010
$250 USD framed
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One of my all time favorite movies is Philadelphia Story, and the title for this piece comes from that movie...

As Dexter is leaving, he calls attention to the tissue-wrapped article that he brought - it is a wedding present. While Tracy dives into the pool and swims over to the pool's edge, George (who has appeared) unwraps Dexter's bundle - a model of the True Love - "a boat he designed and built practically" for their honeymoon cruise. As Tracy floats it in the swimming pool next to her, she describes how they sailed it down and back the coast of Maine the summer they were married. Tracy's memories are aroused about the sailboat:

"My, she was yar...
It means, uh...easy to handle, quick to the helm, fast, right. Everything a boat should be, until she develops dry rot."

Awesome flick. The text above comes from Filmsite.org

Sketchbook Saturday

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Sketching at a work meeting, and noodling on some potential layouts for new paintings. Two of the sketches are from other artists (Carol Marine is one, I think), notes for composition ideas.

The finished boat painting sketched out above should be posted in the next day or so...

Green Onions (sold)

Green Onions, oil on panel, 5" X 7", 2010
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I'm doing a refresh of paintings for December for the show at Brackenwood. This piece and several others will be available starting Saturday 11/20. Drop the gallery a note if you're interested in this piece...

Port Townsend (sold)

Port Townsend, oil on linen, 10" X 20", 2010
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Fall really has settled in here in the Pacific Northwest-- cold and rainy. When I started this piece I could see the horizon, at the time of the picture below, the town was getting obscured by misting rain.

It took a half hour or so for my fingers to get feeling back in 'em. Time to start painting with gloves underneath my gloves...

Brown Paper Bag (sold)

Brown Paper Bag, oil on board, 5" X 7", 2010
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This is the second time I've tried this subject, I'd forgotten how much fun the first one was to paint.

Honeycrisp

Honeycrisp, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2010
$125 USD framed
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Red and Green (sold)

Red and Green, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2010
sold

Tekka Maki (sold)

Tekka Maki, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2010
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Three Little Figgys (sold)

Three Little Figgys, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2010
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There's something inherently adorable about the shape of figs that gives them character lacking in other fruit (with the possible exception of pears).

Tea Pot (sold)

Tea Pot, oil on board, 5" X 7", 2010
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If you're in Langley on Whidbey Island tonight, stop by Brackenwood Gallery from 5-7 pm and say hi! This painting and several others are available through the end of the year.

Devil Ducky... and a show alert!

Devil Ducky, oil on board, 5" X 7", 2010
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As mentioned in my last post, I have some new pieces at Brackenwood Gallery in Langley on Whidbey Island-- this is one of them. The show runs until the end of the year, and opening night is this Saturday from 5-7 pm. I'll be there for most of the night, so if you're in the neighborhood, please do stop in and say hello!

This piece is available at the gallery. Hopefully you'll note the new price. Starting in the New Year, all pieces will be $125, and I'll start charging a nominal fee of $10 for shipping to the continental US. Each painting arrives handsomely framed and ready to hang on your wall, and your satisfaction is guaranteed.