A Painting Today

7 x 5" oil on panel sold I'm starting a fundraising effort for a return trip, in the fall, to my favorite city Chicago ...

6 x 6" oil on panel sold That song just played in my head while I was painting this happy hound. From the beach on Hil...

4 x 4" oil on panel sold A warm-up that turned into a portrait I really love.  And a new addition to my ongoing series BUST-E...

6 x 6" oil on panel sold I'm abstaining from all sweets that are wonderful and I'm trying to embrace fruit.  After...

6 x 6" oil on panel sold What I think is a perfect summer lunch of cantaloupe wrapped in prosciutto with cold, red grapes. ...

7 x 5" oil on panel sold I can be a real stubborn knucklehead when it comes to figuring out what to paint.  I took a few da...

6 x 8" oil on panel sold  This morning I read the NYT article about 'The Goldfinch' painting's return home to t...

6 x 6" oil on panel sold I'm very fond of this painting.  It's a nice way to end a work day. A young man patien...

6 x 6" oil on panel sold  I often live vicariously through my paintings. A woman enjoying the simple pleasure of readin...

4 x 4" oil on panel sold So my binge watching of Mad Men while painting is over - I've moved on to Orange is the New B...

4 x 4" oil on panel sold You may have noticed I stepped away from painting for a couple of weeks.  The sunshine called out ...

6 x 8" oil on panel sold A young woman reading the city guide in a hotel lobby in Chicago.

4 x 4" oil on panel sold Hard to pass up a beautiful, warm day here today - but I did put in a little time in the studio. ...

5 x 7" oil on panel sold I have a cold.  I felt like painting, despite my fuzzy brain, but it had to be loose.  And really,...

I've been working hard on a project that I'm psyched about and it's right up my alley. One of my galleries, Morris & White...

8 x 10" oil on panel sold I did finish this painting, after a marathon of 5 days.  I'm more inclined to start a piece ...

4 x 4" oil on panel sold It's unusual that I paint with only black and white - I guess I needed a simplified warm-up thi...

Imagine - you decide to paint your large bedroom, move the furniture, cover the furniture, go get the gallons of paint and brushes.  You wak...

5 x 5" oil on panel sold A mugshot of sorts - a friendly camel I named Joe, who peacefully resides in the country outside o...

4 x 4" oil on panel sold A new addition to my ongoing series BUST-ED .

I think when I started painting with my reading glasses, the whole progress slowed down because this portion of my painting in progress ...

6 x 6" oil on panel sold From the Sculpture Gallery in the Art Institute of Chicago.

4 x 4" oil on panel sold A new addition to my ongoing series BUST-ED .

8 x 8" oil on panel sold I aimed for a very loose painting today - taking a figure from a photo and transporting him into a...

6 x 6" oil on panel sold Sometimes I have to really wonder what's wrong with me when I have no desire to paint, I whine...