For Your Birthday, Dear Friend

During her second bout with cancer, Terry banished her first-time chemo wig and sported a variety of adorable hats.  Eventually she came to the conclusion that she didn’t care to hide her nearly bald head anymore.  At the gentle urging of her friends in art class, Terry removed her cap and as a great favor …

Lightly Cloaked

12″ x 12″Oil on Linen A new addition to the “Cloaked” series but with a lighter, cooler palette.

Two Views Two

  Oil on Linen 12″ x 16″           Same model, two views. Oil on Linen 12″ x 12″

Two Views

Same model, two views. 10″ x 10″Oil on Linen 18″ x 18 ” Oil on Linen

A Portrait of Artistic Multimodality

“Julian” Oil on Canvas 30″ x  40″ It’s been quite a while since I’ve dabbled in the world of WordPress.  So, all week long I’ll be posting a backlog of paintings beginning with this one.  It’s a near to life sized portrait of my son, Julian; composer, arranger, singer/songwriter, musician, writer, teacher, and visual artist.  Below …

Study

No artist I know ever stops observing, never stops studying.  I’ve been away from this blog for a while, but I’ve been constantly working, studying.  The dissatisfaction with at least one element in every finished piece always drives the next piece.  Above are a few studies I’ve been working on, trying to “fix” something that …

Portrait of T

  Portrait of T. Oil on Linen 20″x 29″ My favorite post of the week.  I’ll be back when I finish several WsIP.  Till then, thanks for your “likes” and comments.  They add fuel to my productive fire:)   Detail, Portrait of T

Expectations

Waiting   Oil on Linen 11″x 14″     The Lane  Oil on Linen 16″ x 20″

Gingers

Oil on Linen 11″ x 14″ This week I will be posting work realized during my long blogging hiatus.  This is the first of several portraits of red heads.  I love colors found in the skin tones and hair highlights of red heads.  

D in Dots

  Oil on Linen 24″x 34″ A new portrait. Sorry, all.  I’ve been spending more time painting, and less time blogging.  I’ve been and will be, following you and enjoying your blogs in bursts.  I’m slow, but I’ll get there:) I’m also posting my nature photography on Instagram, so click the sidebar photo if you’re …

Mercurial

    Lots of paint, loose and moody. Both are oil and relatively small, 11″x 14″ and 8″x10″ respectively.

A Passive Upbraiding

  Oil on Linen with Gold Leaf 16″ x 20″ Beginning 1 & 2 Hair: meaningful in so many traditions and cultures.  The way that we wear it may be a statement, a passive rebellion, an identifier, an obsession, a tabu or even a code.  It’s a point of pride and a worry, and it’s oh …

Fledglings

                                                                                                             Oil …

The Haunting

  One of several paintings haunting me.  I’m holding myself to higher standards lately, hanging onto nearly finished pieces, putting them aside for weeks, seeing them anew and correcting.  Only after many improvements, am I letting them go. There are a couple more waiting to be released…soon…maybe..;)

Looking For Light

While struggling with the dark “Cloaked” series, I felt compelled to search for a little light.  This is one of two recent pieces expressing that urge to find the light.  Tomorrow, another light seeking painting.

Newly Cloaked

                                                                          Oil on Canvas 8″x10″ I’ve painted five new “Cloaked” pieces but this is the only surviving painting.  More …

Illuminated

Oil on Linen 8″x 15″ An exercise I could have taken farther, but decided to leave as is.