House Portraits
Back in November, I was asked to paint a small house portrait for a lovely couple. They had moved out of the home they had lived in for many, many years, and it had been his boyhood home as well, [ . . . ]
Tag: landscape
‘In Memory’
This painting started out with an altogether different feel in my preliminary sketch. As I worked on the siding on the building, it began to look more and more neglected and abandoned to me, kind of forgotten in time. The [ . . . ]
Fairy Tale Girl’s Room
In the second model home project with the interior design firm that contacted me recently, I was allowed a bit more creativity in designing the work. The designer on the project had a fairy tale girl’s room in mind- stone [ . . . ]
Northville Art House Member Art Show
Early this past month I got a ‘Call for Entries’ form from The Northville Art House for their upcoming Member Exhibition art show. Yikes! While I paint frequently enough, most of what I do is by commission and I had already [ . . . ]
Starry, Starry Night
My last project of 2012 was many things- unexpected, a challenge in several ways, really big, and an absolute blast! The client was referred to me by another client- love when that happens on a lengthy chain of referrals like [ . . . ]
Let’s all go Golfing
Mural Painting Steps I thought you might enjoy another WIP post, to show you the mural painting steps I use in executing a fairly large mural (16 by 8). Photos below show how the work progresses from the first base [ . . . ]
How to achieve ‘Peace’
Lake Michigan Beach Artwork There’s just something about the beach that is so calming and so peaceful. I gave myself a special challenge with this piece- to paint entirely from memory and try to create a contemplative work that would [ . . . ]
Sunset on the Farm
Farm Artwork for Sale There’s just something about rural areas that just seem to speak to me. Maybe it’s something in the genes- I do come from a bit of a farming background, and still have many relatives on my [ . . . ]
Morning in the Smokies
Great Smoky Mountains Artwork and Prints As the year came to a close, I was inspired to take a short trip back to the Smokies and try to capture the beauty that surrounded us there on our trip down south [ . . . ]
Trough Road Detour 2
Traveling the back roads of Colorado you can see some of the most amazing landscapes. Vast meadows and hills at the foot of the mountains, not a soul around for miles, listening to only the wind in the fields, and [ . . . ]