Lightning helps clear a person’s mind. I am chased off the lake by storms at least twice every summer.
It is nice to work on a larger scale again. I have some 40″x30″ panels ready so will be working even larger!
Roaring Light
Tag: beauty
Hip to be Square
Hip to be Square
As a kid I never painted a square painting. I liked a rectangular format that could be a tall image or a wide image.
Often on Instagram people will comment about how they like the unusual shape of some of my custom made panels. With my contrary nature it makes me avoid unusual shapes!
Again I started thinking about sanding down some huge square panels I have buried in the attic. I realized part of the draw of the square format is the extra blank quality. The shape has no compositional interest. Sure a large square has a modern appeal but to me there is something so stark and empty about the square format. The painting is everything.
Winter Moon (last look)
Studio light alone shines on this moonscape commission. Last look at this one, it was packed up and shipped to its new home.
Sometimes
Sometimes (maybe always)
People ask about the brush I used in a particular Instagram Story. Folks get excited, then it seems incredibly important to me. Where is that brush have I lost it or did I accidentally throw it out? Was that brush the reason that painting worked? Can a paint anymore without said brush? Seeming doubtful now…
A strange life driven to create. My motives are pure, I continue my work. Grumpy old man… I may well be.
Not sure where I put that brush…
Beyond the Hills
A little commission I finished yesterday morning. These days I am focusing on my upcoming exhibits but I am still taking a few commissions to keep things rolling.
Cold Dawn
A meditation cloaked in winter.
The title sounds like I am putting down some nice lady but I don’t know any Dawns!
Water in a frame
An older piece that now resides in Hong King.
Five for Wyoming
These paintings are finally boxed and shipping to Horizon Fine Art Gallery in Jackson, Wyoming. My Dad is from Wyoming so I have always had a love for the state. Growing up we were constantly taking road trips to Wyoming. I should have moved to Wyoming, always intended to.
November’s Hue
One of five paintings bound for Horizon Fine Art Gallery in Jackson, Wyoming.
Yesterday I wrapped and boxed them all up. Today we are getting more snow so they might not ship for another day or so.
Dark Passage
One of five paintings I have been preparing to ship to Wyoming. These are all 12″ paintings framed with black floater frames. These frames have become my default. The frames present the entire painting rather than covering the edges. They provide a clean modern look that works well with most of my work.
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