Out of Gas

Out of Gas

An old abandoned gas station outside of town.  Quick sketch.  

It's always an adventure...

Cafe

Cafe

An old abandoned cafe somewhere in the Southwest.  Fun to try to capture with pastel.

It's always an adventure...

Quiet River

Quiet River

I am in Kansas through mid September and will be experimenting with some pastels.  This is a river outside Salina, from a photograph.  Pastels - we'll see how this goes.

It's always an adventure...

Kids in a Car 1914

Kids in a Car - 1914

I was commissioned to do an art work for the Eastside Heritage Center from one of the archival black and white photos they have of thousands on file.  Fun to do another charcoal again.

It's always an adventure...

detail

study for Red Truck

quick study for 'Red Truck'

I made this one up from my cranial midwest memory banks.  Need to work on proportions a bit.  Kind of an old, monolithic group of colorless farm buildings - with a red truck for an accent.  The truck isn't in the composition yet.  We'll see how it goes.

It's always an adventure

Low Tide

Low Tide

The view path zig zags from sunlit sand, around rocks, out to a rough sea.  I tried to do this one with as few strokes possible.  Combination of knife and brush.  Love the accidental little tide pool rock reflection.

detail

It's always an adventure...

Gallery art for August 2012

At Parklane Gallery

August 2012

Here are my works on display for the month of August.

Parklane Gallery

130 Parklane

Kirkland, Washington

Roof Dance

Roof Dance

I took my photo of some roofs in a French village and painted them without my glasses.  Have to kind of squint to see the original photo.  Just used a palette knife on this so you can't get too fussy - just let the paint do the talking.   A learning experience always.

detail

....and - it's always an adventure