finch

finished by midnight tonight. now to chill and enjoy a glass of vino with the little lady.

twelve by twelve

on my easel at home right now.

swallows

two swallows i'm working on.

show

i'm going to be in a two man show this february alongside my good friend and badass artist Richard Salcido at Silver Queen Fine Art in Park City, UT. this will be our third year in a row. every year has been better than the last. unfortunately i wasn't present for the last one due to a blizzard here in NY. we will definitely be there this year. Richard did the postcard for the show. i think it looks great! most of the work i've been posting are for this show. if you're in the area come down and say hi. hope to see you there!

fin?

finished this up last night. or is it?

i actually like what British painter Euan Uglow said

"My paintings are never finished, they just stop"

this one has stopped.

orchids in progress

some shots i took this morning before work.

i'm enjoying how this one is evolving.

go to sleep, will ya?

finished this up this evening/morning.

not the best pics but you get the idea.

finishing up a glass of vino and its bedtime....

i miss taco tuesday

snapped a quick pic this morning before work.

i remember back in california there was

a common known phenomena that every

tuesday was two for one

TACO TUESDAY.

i think someone's hungry......

flores chiquitas

started these flowers last night. i've had the background for a while but have been waiting to paint the right imagery on it. i like the organic movement and didn't want to do anything that would obstruct or lose the quality too much. i decided to go small and concentrated, so far.

orchids

pic from last nights session.

sketch

sketched in some orchids on a dark blueish gray background with a white pencil.

i wondered if i reversed the image in photoshop it would

turn out like a graphite drawing?

the results: yup.

the reason: just because

the outcome: neato

over the weekend

1. finished up the two Gonolek's

2. some composition studies with acrylic on paper.

3. red winged blackbird for a trade with a friend.

chop chop

chopping away.

fragmented

started this last night. there are times where i want to leave some of the painting really broken up and undone like this. i tend to either not allow myself or forget during the process. maybe someday...

learn to draw

this is too good!

crave

a silver-eared mesia i finished last night.

16x20 acrylic on canvas

babble

added an Australian Brown Babbler.

i sort of finagled my own coloring on the bird.

i sometimes wonder why i post so many images of works in progress.

i don't have an answer.

on the easel right now.

nepenthes

some tropical pitcher plants.

in progress

current state

some pics from around the studio.

a little further along.

on the easel

painted in the skull and foliage last night.

magpie

yup.

last two finished

these two and the last two pieces 'vagabond' and 'reverence' (below) are going to be exhibited at the Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, WI. from Oct 24- Jan 9th. they're for sale too :)

for inquiries you can call at 920-458-6144

reverence

finished last night.

18x18

started on Saturday.

update

still chopping away. added the warbler on top and the magnolia on the left last night.