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

Sleepwalk

Sleepwalk

I love doing these.  They just are what they are.  It's like when you were a kid and seeing images in clouds.  I saw a sleepwalker in this one.  

More art coming on the blog soon (August gallery work is in process of completion this week.)

It's always an adventure...

Venetian Alley

Venetian Alley

I'm back to watercolor for a while.  Trying to improve my versions of water reflections.  Love the shadows in this.  Best way to make bright, bright light is just to use no paint.  I guess those things are old piles - should have left them out maybe.

It's always an adventure...

Market

Market

Another study of light.  the objects making the shadows are off the view.  I did this painting quite fast, ignoring much of the detail.

It's always an adventure....

Venice Afternoon

Venice Afternoon

I painted this from a photograph that a friend of mine took in Venice.  Love the depth and light on the wall.  It's currently hanging in the Parklane Gallery the month of July.

It's always an adventure...

Luxembourg Flowers

Luxembourg Flowers

detail

I sketched this from a photograph I took in Paris in 2004.  It started as a study for a future oil, but I thought I'd frame it anyway.

It's always an adventure...

Skating Through

Skating Through            

Barcelona.  I was surveying for a photo when this guy and his dog blasted down the wide sidewalk.  He was really cookin' along and the little dog was joyously keeping up.  I'm sure he was a Spaniard and had he stopped we may not have understood each other.  His smile communicated all.  And - the joy of the sun.

It's always an adventure...