TEAL MORNING

30x22" acrylic on linen...............$1600

Another larger format piece I finished this week. Available at Primary Elements Gallery in Cannon Beach Or. www.primaryelementsgallery.com

DAY SAILER

20x22" acrylic on linen .....$1600

I've finished the larger pieces I was working on. This one I just completed yesterday. All done with a palette knife, it's pretty sketchy and that's just how I like 'em. This leaves a little to the imagination. I think the viewer should get to participate in the composition. Realism is great. I appreciate it and I like to work on my technical skills too,  but if we are only trying to reproduce what we see..........cameras do a nice job of capturing the subject. I'd prefer to suggest something and add my take on how it makes me feel.

A fellow artist, Denise Broussard suggested my painting from a couple days ago would look good in a large format. I thought that sounded fun so I made this faked version just to see what it would look like. I like it!

SHREDDIN'

6x8" acrylic on gessoboard.........$100    CLICK TO BUY

Those surf vans got me in the mood. Before anyone asks....Yes, this is me.........(in my dreams). We all surfed when I was growing up but I haven't been on a board in years.

WHITEWALLS

6x6" acrylic on gessoboard.......$100 SOLD 

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I'm still working on some large pieces to submit to the Portland Art Museum next week. But I wanted to do just one more VW. Who knew cars would be fun to paint?

SURFIN' SAFARI

6x6" acrylic on gessoboard......................SOLD

I liked doing these last two. What's not to like about old VW vans? They have a smiling face and come in fun colors too. The ultimate surf wagon! So I have put this one in the DAILY PAINTWORKS giveaway. That means it will be given away in a drawing on August 17th. To be eligible  for the drawing you need to have bought a painting through  daily paintworks in the 30 days prior to the drawing. What do I get? I get a weeks worth of promotion through their website and facebook page. A fair trade i think.

DOUBLE SLUGBUG

8x6" acrylic on gessoboard SOLD

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FISH EYE

6x6" acrylic on gessoboard..................$100 SOLD

I'm working on some larger paintings right now but I get frustrated when I don't get something finished in a day. So I am trying to do both . I spend some time on the large one and then do a small one from start to finish. Satisfying! If only I could keep this up. I would be so prolific! I know better though. One of these days the muse will be gone again.

This guy reminds me of an old fellow I used to build houses with. Nice man and a good carpenter but he had the coldest, fish eyed stare.

TRUMPET

6x8" acrylic on gessoboard.......$100     SOLD  BUY NOW

Another instrument. Both of my boys play the trumpet so here it is. My daughter plays flute...that explains the previous posts. I like shiny, reflective stuff in my little still lifes.

FLUTIST

6x8" acrylic on gessoboard....................$100

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This is the last flute for a while. Couldn't resist this old guy playing his tin whistle. He looks pretty content with what he has.

FLUTE TOO

6x8" acrylic on gessoboard.....................$100 SOLD

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Flutes are on my  mind this week This is number two.

THE FLUTE

6x8" acrylic on gessoboard..................$100 SOLD

Checking The Pots

6x8" acrylic on gessoboard...............................$100 SOLD

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I see crab boats day and night from our house in all kinds of foul winter weather. This one was checking the pots early one rare, sunny morning about a month ago. I was on the beach trying to get a nice shot of it just beyond the surf. Of course my batteries were dead when I tried to shoot. I was about to lose my  shot because they were heading back out, so I rubbed my batteries in my hands for a minute to warm them up and tried again. Bingo! It worked!

RUBY CROWN

6x6" acrylic on gessoboard...........$100

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I painted a Kinglet a while back. Cute little guy... but it was sorta drab. Last week I saw a male and female together and was surprised to see the red crown on the male. When I looked it up, I saw they are called Ruby Crowned  Kinglets.....Duhhh. Here's the male

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What can I say? I like Tomato soup! So I took a bunch of shots of this subject in various set-ups.