Cleaning Up

I'm cleaning up before Saturday so I decided to get my brushes in order. I'm not exactly great at woodworking but I love to do it whenever I get the chance. I had some bird's eye maple leftover from the perpetual calendar I made last year and used it to hold the brushes I use most often. All it took was a few holes, a quick scribble with my Dremel, some Danish oil, wax and *voila* a brush holder was born. Now, to clean up the rest of the studio...

Waterfall

"Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight." 

- Benjamin Franklin

This painting is 14" x 10" oil on hardboard.
This was a commission so it is not available but prints may be available upon request.

Kiss Me

“Kissing is a means of getting two people so close together that they can't see anything wrong with each other.” - Rene Yasenek

This painting is 8" x 6" oil on canvas panel.

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Threesome

"I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure." - Mae West

This painting is 5" x 7" oil on canvas panel.
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Parting Ways

“In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth.” 

- Patti Smith

This painting is 8" x 6" oil on canvas panel.
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I don't make it a secret that I use photographs as reference material for my paintings. Sometimes I get excited by a scene or photo but never quite figure out how to turn it into a painting. These are some of my favorite unused photos from my drive to & from work. Most of these are from the Baltimore, MD area. Enjoy!

 

To see all 24, click here.

Fallen

"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." -Albert Camus

This painting is 6" x 8" oil on canvas panel.
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Bulk Parking

"Those who cannot remember the past will spend a lot of time looking for their cars in mall parking lots." - Jay Trachman

This painting is 5" x 7" oil on canvas panel.
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Last Hint of Summer

"Even if something is left undone, everyone must take time to sit still and watch the leaves turn."

- Elizabeth Lawrence

This painting is 6" x 8" oil on canvas panel.
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The Rehoboth Art League's Holiday members' sale will begin tomorrow, Dec. 4. and there will also be an open house with a bunch of activities from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Stuff like painting for kids, jewelry making, and pottery demonstrations. There will be some really nice locally made pottery, mixed media pieces, paintings (just sayin'!), jewelry, and glass art pieces.

Cool stuff like these Jeff Watson-made tea cups of mine will be there.

Any donations made tomorrow will support the Rehoboth Art League’s outreach programs, which provide art education and experiences for underprivileged children and senior citizens in Sussex County.

Here's a link to the flyer.

12 Dodds Lane
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
302-227-8408

www.rehobothartleague.org

All the Leaves are Gone

“To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.” - George Santayana

This painting is 6" x 8" oil on canvas panel.

95 Sunrise

“Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?” - George Carlin

This painting is 5" x 7" oil on canvas panel.
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I have a painting at the Lancaster County Art Association and it was mentioned in the local Lancaster, PA newspaper (thanks Jen for finding it!) You can see it here. The painting is actually The Neighbors' Boat. I renamed it for the exhibition since the theme had to do with holiday songs and I thought it would be fun to let the painting get in the spirit of the season too. I also used the painting on my holiday cards. I'm also writing about it right now. If that painting were alive I'm sure it'd be getting a big head right now with all of this attention.

Sunset

"Know where to find the sunrise and sunset times and note how the sky looks at those times, at least once." - Marilyn vos Savant

This painting is 5" x 7" oil on canvas panel.
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Bacon and Eggs No. 2

I'd also like a cup of Joe, make it moo. Order up!

This was a commission that is based on a breakfast, I mean painting, I had done earlier this year. This is also the third painting this little pig has been in. You can see them here and here.

I dropped off paintings and prints in Rehoboth Beach, DE on Saturday. They're having a big open house on December 4 with pottery demos and painting. It sounds fun, if you're in the area shopping for the holidays it's worth checking out.

Slurpee Anyone?

Sounds good to me.

This painting is 7" x 5" oil on canvas panel.
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Reflection

 

 

“The brightest light moving away from us, unless it be reflected, is darkness to us.” -Author Unknown

This painting is 5" x 7" oil on canvas panel.
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Illumination

"I am not the flag: not at all. I am but its shadow. "  -Franklin Knight Lane

The Grass is Greener

“I'm thankful to be breathing, on this side of the grass. Whatever comes, comes. .” - Ron Perlman

Sunbathing

“See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence...we need silence to be able to touch souls.” - Mother Teresa of Calcutta


This painting is 6" x 8" oil on canvas panel.

Parked

"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see."
- Edgar Degas

This painting is 7" x 5" oil on canvas panel.
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The Grande Estate

“Another good thing about being poor is that when you are seventy your children will not have declared you legally insane in order to gain control of your estate” - Woody Allen

This painting is 7" x 5" oil on canvas panel.
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