What's On the Easel

This is what I'm working on right now. What you are viewing is commonly called "work in progress." The multiple images show the stages of how the painting is conceived, drawn, then painted. This page is continually updated as the painting progresses. The final piece will appear in the Gallery section.

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studioFebruary

It's cold and damp here today at the studio. Earlier this month, it was beautiful with unseasonably warm temperatures and lots of sunshine. But not today, so there's a delightful fire going while I apply to this year's art festivals and sketch out new paintings.

Shidoni Gallery in Tesuque, New Mexico, is hosting a Meet the Artist event for me this month. I'll be there February 18 from 11am to 4pm to discuss my artwork and painting techniques. If you're traveling in the area, do stop by as "your visit to Santa Fe is not complete without seeing Shidoni."

I continue to explore the paper-on-canvas paintings, as well as create new works to be framed under glass. Here are a few images of my latest paintings:

January

Its a new year filled with new ideas for new paintings. I'm having a good time with this new format. By mounting the rice paper to the canvas, the paintings rival traditional works on canvas.

Come to find out, this is not really a "new" approach to works on paper. Many of the French masters, like Monet, Dega and Cezzanne, all mounted works on paper to canvas. So, I am in good company!

This is the newest diptych titled, "Where Grandfather Sleeps"

where grandfather sleeps

It's been great to be able to focus on new work this January. Here are two more paintings mounted to canvas. The flying crows is 8" square, and the birch trees are a diptych that is 9" x 12" each:

And always, the crows are a major image among my work. These two will be matted and framed under glass. They are 11" x 15" each: