New Paintings for Auction on Ebay

Passing of a Master: Andrew Wyeth

My all time favorite artist, Andrew Wyeth has died at the age of 91.
Words cannot even express how powerful his life and work have been to me.

Washington Post

Today's Painting: Chickadee

5 x 7, oil on panel

This is a commissioned painting in the private collection of Linda Neice.

Update on all thing Art

By the way if I see one more painting of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, I might lose all hope...

I started a new large 30 x 40 painting today. The main subject is a buck deer. Something relating to memories or remembering....

That white glare has been covered with an acrylic mix and beginning with one eye ball I have advanced mapping the head today. I can't get a photo due to the awful weather day. This is also why I have had such a ridiculous time getting a photo of "Diamond" up on the website.

Submitted another proposal yesterday and learning to spend more effort on the ugly "m" word,....I can hardly bring myself to say it. The Smartist Telesummit starts Thursday, so hopefully this will help.

Anyway, in the meantime, there are plenty of small paintings up on Ebay for those interested and also note cards on Etsy.

Today's Painting: Diamond....on and on he goes

My time at the easel today consisted in major problem solving and a few intense impulses to paint over many hours of work. I am still on the fence. With such a strong and noble subject as Diamond, the balance of the remainder of the work is a challenge. Though I do not want his "perch" to take away from his greatness, I do feel a king deserves a throne.

Still having much difficulty photographing this painting, but here it is at as of today. This perch is made a tower of shed antlers which has been swallowed by some creeping and unstoppable vine. It is much greener than conveyed, yet dark....with tiny lavender flowers.

Today's painting: Goldfish

oil on panel, 5 x 7, $90 includes shipping, purchase here

I struggled with Diamond this morning. On to something less complicated in the afternoon .What a lovely experience to render a translucent creature....

Update

I actually made a list sunday night of the things I would like to accomplish this week. I am not nomally a list person, but I am beginning to believe in the magic of making one. All those tasks floating around in one's head in some ethereal manner often go undone.

Re-entry of all those lost contacts is ongoing. I am sending out a yearly letter from now on, so I need the database up and going. This year's letter in written.

On the non-boring side, I continue to struggle with "Diamond." Pushing and pulling paint, half way to painting over some elements, and weighing heavily on my God-given gift to tapping into my memory to create something out of nothing. This is my task today. I will try to get a photo up. It is nearly impossible to get s good photo with the weather on top of such a dark painting.

Back to work......