"Quick"

5 x 7"

oil on panel
sold

If you're a painter and you're striving to paint quick brush strokes, drink a tall glass of iced coffee.  It works.

Speaking of quick, this woman was power-walking at a speed that put me to shame.

A new addition to my series A to Z - from the beach on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

"Pomeranian"

5 x 5"

oil on panel
sold

A new addition to my series A to Z - my neighbor and friend, Ginger, at the pool.

"Ocean"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
sold

My first idea for O was Oreos but they're off limits for a while.  I dream about them though.

From the beach on Hilton Head Island, a lucky woman reading a good book as the Atlantic Ocean provides a soothing background sound.  It is a new addition to my series A to Z.

"Nocturne"

5 x 7"

oil on panel
sold

One of these days, or nights, I'll travel around and take photos for a long-desired series of nocturne paintings.   This new piece is an addition to my series A to Z.

From a quiet alley late at night in Savannah, Georgia.

"Marble"

5 x 10"

oil on panel
sold

It isn't really easy for me to choose what to paint every day, but once I have a path or theme, I'm on it.  Like this series A to Z - I have no idea when I start my day and proceed to browse the thousands of photos I've taken for years until I zero in on a couple of possibilities.  Then I think which one do I have the desire to tackle today.   This series makes me think, it forces me to paint faster and looser and I play with different formats and use panels I've set aside for a long time.  All a good thing. 

From the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, years ago, when 'Tiber' was loaned from the Louvre.

"Legs"

8 x 6"

oil on panel
sold

A new painting adding to my series A to Z - a pair of legs walking around a flea market in Hell's Kitchen, New York City.

"Kline"

12 x 4"

oil on panel
sold

A new addition to my series A to Z - women with a Franz Kline abstract in the Art Institute of Chicago.

"Joey"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
sold

How could I resist Joey for J for my series A to Z.

Our 4 year old mini-pin/rat terrier/lamb/cow mix, Joey.

"Industrial"

4 x 12"

oil on panel
sold

I'm back to painting in my spankin' clean studio - with this new addition to my series A to Z.  I played with a different technique, using a white ground rather than black,  painting different values of a grey-umber then scratching and washing and wiping out areas.   I love it.

From the industrial district outside of Seattle, Washington.

"Hot Dog"

7 x 4-1/2"

oil on panel
sold

I loaded on the paint with a palette knife for texture and richer color - very fun to do and good practice.  My palette is empty and that's a sign to take a break and give my studio a good spring cleaning and watch some baseball.  Preferably with a hot dog.    I'll be back soon with the rest of the series.

A new addition to my series A to Z - a Ballpark hot dog with mustard and relish, just the way I like it.

"Golf"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
sold

It was a pleasure to really loosen up with this new addition to my series A to Z.

From Aiken, South Carolina.

"A Visit to the Rabbi"

6 x 10"

oil on panel
sold

A quiet visit with Marc Chagall's 'The Praying Jew', which hangs in the New Modern Wing in the Art Institute of Chicago.

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"Sunday Best"

8 x 10"

oil on panel
sold  

A woman dressed for such an occasion as 'A Sunday on La Grande Jatte'.   George Seurat's famous painting can be seen at the Art Institute of Chicago.

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"Frogger"

5 x 5"

oil on panel
sold

I did get out my small brush today for our resident creature we call 'Frogger'.  What a darling.

And the newest addition to my series  A to Z.

~ Happy Easter

"Easter Lilies"

8 x 8"

oil on panel
sold

E for Easter Lilies - a new addition to my series A to Z. 

~ Happy April

"On a Lark"

9 x 11"

oil on panel
sold 

I have my personal favorites in the Art Institute of Chicago - 'The Song of the Lark' by Jules Breton is one of them.  A picture says a thousand words...

Back when the movie 'Monuments Men' was premiering, Bill Murray, a part of the cast, opened up during a promotion gig about the painting saving his life.  You can read about it here.

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"For the Love of Monet"

10 x 10"

oil on panel
sold 

A woman reading the details of Claude Monet's 'Irises', from the Art Institute of Chicago. 

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"Drive"

5 x 5"

oil on panel
sold

D for Drive - a golfer practicing his chips on a driving range on Hilton Head Island, an addition to my new series A to Z.

"Crossword"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
sold

C for Crossword - a weekly obsession of mine to complete the New York Times Sunday puzzle, at least by the following Sunday.   This new painting is part of my new series A to Z.

~ Happy Spring

"Beach"

5 x 7"

oil on panel
sold

This addition to my new series 'A to Z' could be Boy in a Bathing Suit at the Beach.  I simplified it.

"Airport"

8 x 6"

oil on panel
sold

I've been working on a series of paintings that require a bit of loosening up, little flits of movement added, which is fun and tricky.  I've been backing off and using a wide brush to work at it even though the panels are 5 x 7's.  And I'm thrilled with the paintings so far.

Then, as I was working on my website, I came across an alphabet series I had done about 10 years ago and thought I'd keep up the looseness with an new series 'A to Z'  - starting with A.  It's all good exercise.

From Chicago's O'Hare airport, a gentleman waits for his Delta flight.

"A 10"

8 x 10"

oil on panel
sold 

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"Coffee Pod"

5 x 7"

oil on panel
sold

A gentleman nestled in a booth with his newspaper and coffee in Chicago.

Museum Hours Show Catalog

I created this catalog for my current show Museum Hours....

This soft-cover book is now available thru Blurb, details can be found here.

"200 Faces, No. 147"

5 x 5"

oil on panel
sold

To catch up - my show's reception, this past Friday night at the Anne Irwin Fine Art Gallery, was great.  A good crowd, I met people who have followed my blog for years and many new admirers.  And I sold three.  Yay.  If you want to look over the paintings in the grouping, please click here.  Thanks to all who took the time to come by.  

I also was invited, as a guest artist, in a group show with a gallery I greatly admire, that takes place in June.  They gave the artists three words as the theme, which I've been pondering all weekend.  Oh the possibilities....

Getting back to warming up today, a new addition to my ongoing series BUST-ED.