A Painting Today

8 x 10" oil on panel sold I've had a cold.  In the grand scheme of things, it's just an ordinary cold but it turns t...

4 x 4" oil on panel sold I really do enjoy painting these portraits, I learn something every single time.  Part of my ongoing...

4 x 4" oil on panel sold Part of my ongoing series BUST-ED , a portrait inspired from a police mugshot.

6 x 6" oil on panel sold I haven't painted many flowers in the past - but I've been stuck and the best remedy I kno...

4 x 4" oil on panel sold Part of my ongoing series of portraits painted from mugshots, the chiseled profile of a Native Amer...

I have crawled out from under a rock and I'm back in the swing of things.  Yay. Before I show you my new painting, I want to thank all...

I don't like to reveal too much of my personal life on my blog,  it's meant for art after all.  But the month of February has been ...

5 x 7" oil on panel sold A museum visitor standing before Claude Monet's 'Apples & Grapes', inside the Art ...

6 x 6" oil on panel sold One of the pleasures of painting is that it's an escape.  And that's what I needed, to conce...

To all my friends out there ~ My dear brother, Michael, passed away on February 13th.  He lived in Chicago all of his adult life,  he ...

Ask away..... - Time to wrap up this weekend's Q & A, my friends.  Chime in next Saturday for more. Happy painting ~

4 x 4" oil on panel sold A new addition to my ongoing series BUST-ED , 100+ Faces painted from mugshots.  I picked this face ...

6 x 10" oil on panel sold With Ellsworth Kelly's portion of the 'Chicago Panels' in the background, a museum tou...

6 x 6" oil on panel sold I felt like nit-picking a little bit today.  I had time.  It's been a cold, cloudy day here a...

4 x 4" oil on panel sold This is No. 112 of my ongoing series BUST-ED , 100+ Faces painted from police mugshots.  In case y...

I've been playing around with paint this morning and almost forgot it was the weekend.  Ask away....

5 x 7" oil on panel sold Now that I'm back in 'Calorie Prison' (please refer to this post for a definition), ...

6 x 6" oil on panel sold After reminiscing about our cross-country road trip last spring, browsing through the photos of th...

If there's something I can help with or answer, I'll do it.  Please leave your question in the comments and take a minute to read my...

8 x 8" oil on panel sold Last visit to Washington DC, after drooling over the art in the National Portrait Gallery , we took...

8 x 8" oil on panel nfs I tried my hand on a more classic painting - an all-day cow affair.  What an awesome beast.  It is a ...

5 x 5" oil on panel sold The surface you paint on can determine the outcome or effect.  Personally, I detest canvas.  I ...

7 x 8" oil on panel sold I've been playing with this piece for a couple of days while watching multiple reruns of Cash Ca...

I'd like to wish you all a Happy New Year and thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and website.  I am grateful. ~ Cheers

5 x 5" oil on panel sold This guy looked like a Leo to me.  Maybe he reminded me of Uncle Leo on Seinfeld.  Maybe a combinati...