"Haylight"

7 x 5"

oil on panel
sold

It's New Year's Eve and I'm gonna get a little personal for a change.

My year started with an evil gall bladder that eventually was removed.  I lost my brother who died too young.

A couple of months went by and after bracing for the third bad event to strike - I realized time was passing me by and I needed to dust myself off and get back to being positive again.

From that point, everything got better.  It always does.

This new painting is from one of the best moments of my year - as simple as it was.  I returned to my mom's family, after years had gone by of neglect.  My aunt and uncle still live on a peaceful, beautiful farm in Roxie, Mississippi - a place I visited all through my childhood.  My uncle took me for a spin on his ATV, out in the fields, through the woods, down to the creek and just as the sun was sinking, he stopped.  I didn't have to tell him how beautiful it was - the shadows, the oranges and golds, the peace.  He relishes this every day.  It was just a wonderful moment in my year.

~ Happy New Year to you and may you always relish the beauty in life's simple moments.

"Leftist"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
sold
 

The trick to actually getting a painting finished - a crock-pot.

Homemade split-pea and ham soup.  Yum.

From the landing in the Art Institute of Chicago, a woman takes a break on a bench.

May your days be Merry and Bright

Wishing you Peace & Love

"Blind Date"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
sold

I painted in shorts and a T-shirt today.

On the first day of winter.

From the second floor in the American Art Gallery in the Art Institute of Chicago, a couple spends the evening together enjoying the art and each other's company.

"200 Faces, No. 131"

4 x 4"

oil on panel
sold

A new addition to my ongoing series BUST-ED.

More Calendars are Here!

calendars are temporarily SOLD OUT-

more available in the New Year.

Thanks to all for your purchase!

"That Toddling Town"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
sold

I have a great feeling of achievement when I can complete a cityscape like this.  I hold my breath a lot when I tackle the buildings and the traffic.  You can hear me chant 'just keep swimming, just keep swimming' the whole time.

"The Grill"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
sold

I'm in the mood to paint scenes in Chicago - starting with a waiter working at The Local - Chicago, a great restaurant I frequented during my last visit at the corner of E Delaware and Mies van der Rohe.

"200 Faces, No. 130"

4 x 4"

oil on panel
sold

Finally back to the paints with a new addition to my ongoing series BUST-ED, painted on a lipsticky-red ground, so great for skin.