Changes coming...

I've been a bit busy lately...what can I say....lot's going on. I've changed the look of my blog, was kinda bored with it. I hope you like it. I have some other ideas so I'm going to be working on it a bit more lately. Comments are always welcome. Thanks!

Portrait

This is a portrait I did in Robin's class last week. It's my first attempt at charcoal in 20 years. I was pretty pleased with it. I think it looks just like the model, minus the angry scowl :-) .My son said it was "AWESOME"...so i'll take it. He usually tells it like it is. Other words he's used to explain my art have been..."neat," "cool" and "awkward," so when I get an "awesome" I'm happy.

The Beach - 18x24 Pastel

This is a large pastel that I've been working on for about 10 months...This is the Hampton Reservation...the clouds were so dramatic that day. Not sure if I captured what should have been, but I really struggle with clouds in pastel and oil so this is quite an achievement for me. I'm happy with it.

Untitled...6x8 Oil on Masonite

This is another beach painting that I'm very, very proud of...I better be...I spent about 16 months on this one. It's a painting of my youngest son and Robin's daughter. It was a very long process that I almost quit on a couple times, but robin was so helpful in getting me through this painting! like my other beach painting, I love it! Funny, I don't have names for either (the paintings, not kids), so feel free to help me out. I'm going to begin work on another beach oil very soon, it's got water, clouds, kids-OH MY! Those who know me, know my struggle with clouds, so this should be an adventure. Any way, I hope you like this. Thanks for looking.

Untitled...9x12 Oil on masonite

This is a painting of my son I painted about a year ago...I love it. It's one of my favorites. I'm very proud of the time I put into it specifically because it looks like him. I think I captured him jumping in the air pretty well too. I love the colors and the overall feel...It makes me happy and reminds me of the beach

Part 2

This is part 2 of my house paintings...It's another 12x16 in pastel. I don't like it as much as the other, but I'm still very pleased with it. Very challenging...the branches...ouch! A lot of time went into getting those right. It's actually hanging next to the other house and they do look very nice together.

One of my favs...

This is actually part 1 of my 2 part home painting set...and I absolutely love this one! This is a 12x16 pastel that I painted. I really took my time with this one and truly enjoyed painting it. Its actually hanging up in my house...feels a little strange, but I love it that much. My first attempt at snow and I love the colors, the touch of snow on the roof and seeing through the small window on the left to the back of the house. Hope you enjoy it too!