Toy Ship Run Aground On The Rocks

Toy Ship Run Aground On The Rocks

Oil on Birch panel, 2010, 5"x 7"

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Todays painting is another still life. Its of a ship my older boy and I made when he was younger, the mast is made of bamboo and it has a working rudder. I don't remember if it floats or not though. It must. How about, I don't know if it floats upright, like a ship is suppose to, or if it just falls onto its side. I don't remember the circumstances of why he wanted to make a ship so bad, he never was interested in pirates or anything. He was annoyed with me when I wanted to put a pirate flag on it. This is purely a good guys ship.

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Put Up Your Dukes

Put Up Your Dukes

Oil on Birch panel, 2010, 5"x 7"

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Todays painting is of an action figure I had as a child. Capt. Maddox, he was part of Johnny Wests crew. These figures were based on the time when people started settling and expanding the U.S. into the "wild" west. Capt. Maddox is a Union soldier turned Indian fighter, but in my Johnny West land everybody got along, either that or the Indians would win and absolutely slaughter everyone. I've been fascinated by this time period after the civil war and the western U.S. in particular. I don't know if these toys started this fascination or if I was attracted to the toys because I liked the old west. Also, the shadow reminds me of a Keith Haring figure, an artist who I admired very much.

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Road Trip

Road Trip

Oil on Birch panel, 2010, 5"x 5"

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Todays painting is one from a found photo. The photo is a black and white and looks to be from the 1950's. I enjoy doing these, I think it gives the photo and the person in it (whoever it may be) a new life of sorts. Both by reinterpreting it in color and just by the act of turning it into a painting. The photo and person which was once lost or discarded, is now given another chance to last into the future.

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Wooden Robot

Wooden Robot

Oil on Birch panel, 2010, 5"x 7"

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Todays painting is another still life. This one is of a robot my son made. It might not look like much, but it can fly and shoot lasers, which I think is pretty good.

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Tiny Tin Tea Cup

Tiny Tin Tea Cup

Oil on Birch panel, 2010, 5"x 5"

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After playing tea party with my youngest son, I brought a cup into the studio with me. It looked so beautiful I had to paint it.

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Rocky Mountain Trip Today 10-04-2010

Rocky Mountain Trip Today 10-04-2010

Oil on Birch panel, 2010, 5"x 7"

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Todays painting is another in this series. I was concentrating on creating depth from foreground to back and from ground to sky.

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Trail Ridge Road, Red Mountains

Trail Ridge Road, Red Mountains

Oil on Birch panel, 2010, 5"x 7"

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Todays painting is again from my friends trip through Colorado. I was trying to capture the looming sense of the cloud cover and the red and orange colors in the dirt are something that I find intriguing.

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Trail Ridge Road, Longs Peak (center left)

Trail Ridge Road, Longs Peak (center left)

Oil on Birch panel, 2010, 5"x 7"

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I'm back! After a long lay off where I was getting ready for a show. Thanks everyone who came out to that! Todays painting is of a new series I'm doing of friends vacation photos that they've posted on facebook. This image looked to me like a painting already, so I just did it.

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