Blue with Green

Blue with Green=====Oil on masonite=====7" x 5"

Small blue bottle with green cloth. Very small format this time.

Tagged

I have been "tagged" by Jean Victory... most of you know what that means. I list 7 things about myself. I was tagged by, I forget who, about a year ago so I'll try not to repeat anything! I think it was only 5 things last time though. Oh well, here goes:

1. This one is for Jean since she is a fan of Alice in Chains. I am from the small town in OK where Jerry Cantrell's father("Rooster") is from. I actually played on the same little league baseball team with Jerry's brother, David.
2. I have climbed the highest point in Texas: Emory Peak 7,795 ft. in the Chisos Mountains... I know, I know...but it's Texas.
3. One of my favorite bands to listen to while painting: Godspeed You Black Emperor
4. I am restoring a 1972 Chevy pickup( more of a "resto-rod" ) "frame off"...which means everything is completely disassembled and either replaced or reconditioned. Right now, it is at a rolling chassis state.
5. I have been to Iceland...sort of. Actually never go off the plane, but did land there!
6. I have been scuba diving off the Palancar Reef in Cozumel, Mexico.
7. The Darjeeling Limited was one of my favorite movies from last year.

I am now supposed to "tag" other people. I'll have to think about that since many of you have already been tagged.

Lovetts

I am pleased to announce that I have been invited to join a fantastic group of artists represented by Lovetts Gallery in Tulsa, OK. Lovetts is an established gallery of 30 years and I am excited to have my work shown there. In addition, I will be participating in the gallery’s 2009 Spring Perspective show. This is a five artist show and will open in February 09. Very exciting!

Copper Copper

Copper Copper---- oil on masonite -----approx. 8" x 10"

Small painting of an even smaller toy police officer with befitting metallic finish. The actual little toy was blue, suitable as well, but shiny things fascinate me and I wanted to try to make it look copper. I hope it comes across as such...this is the first time I have ever had to attempt to capture the look of copper, and wasn’t too sure I could, hence the small format. I figured a smaller size would be easier to throw across the studio if it didn’t cooperate.

Spoon in Glass

Spoon, glass, refraction, and distortion. Oil on gallery stretched canvas, 20"x 20".

Vitamin C Horse

Vitamin C Horse ---Oil on gallery stretched canvas---- 20"x16"

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This is an old chrome hood ornament that I have painted several times. This time, rendered in a very warm color scheme.

A View From Above

A View From Above====24"x18"===Oil on gallery stretched canvas

Looking down into a near empty glass with a spoon.

Pink Spoon No.3

Pink Spoon No.3 ----10"x12"----Oil on gallery stretched canvas

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Another take on the pink spoon with drops.

Pitcher This

Pitcher This =====24"x18" =====Oil on gallery stretched canvas

Polished pitcher spilling satin.

Diamond-Newman Show

These are a few of my paintings in a three man show currently at Diamond-Newman in Boston.
The show, It's Not A Photograph, contains work by Greg Haynes, Andrew Gillet, and myself. The show will be up until October 31.

Red Jar

Red Jar oooo 24"x12" oooo Oil on gallery stretched canvas

Small jar and cloth composition(again).

Tip Jar

Tip Jar---- 24"x24" ----Oil on gallery stretched canvas

Small jar and cloth composition.

Tied Up Side Down

Tied Up Side Down....24"x18"....Oil on gallery wrapped canvas

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Small jar and cloth composition.

Spoon in Glass No.2 & Blue and Green No.5

With school starting this month, time in the studio has certainly been reduced. Finally have some new work to post. The top piece, Blue with Green No.5, is 24"x18". The bottom piece, Spoon in Glass-Top View No.2, is 24"x24".

Broken Bottle No.7

20"x20"
Pieces of a broken bottle.

Spoon in Glass- Top View

20"x20"
Spoon, glass, drops, and reflections.

Campari

20"x20"
Campari is a type of bitters(28% alcohol) that is a combination of sixty ingredients. The recipe has been a secret for 150 years, but the bright red natural coloring made possible by the Cochineal insect(Beetle Blood) was switched to a synthetic dye in 2007. Campari is the choice drink of Steve Zissou, among others. I have wanted to paint Campari for quite awhile. Unfortunately I didn't have any Campari, so I just used some CranRaspberry juice instead.

Bottle Neck

16"x20"
Wine bottle with cloth...and wine.

Surrounded

20"x20"
Mirrored ball surrounded by cloth.

Broke Bock

24"x18"
Top and bottom pieces of a broken Ziegenbock bottle.

Blue with Green

24"x36"
Another composition featuring a small blue bottle and green satin. After working on small supports lately, it was refreshing to use larger brushes on this one.

ECU

I was recently invited to be a guest artist and presenter at a summer art program held in the Art Dept. at East Central University in Oklahoma, my Alma Mater. It was very cool to walk in to the Art Dept. after all these years. It's been about 12 years since I have been back, but as soon as I walked in, it felt like home. Within microseconds, I was greeted by that familiar smell of all things art. My presentation was actually in the Drawing studio, but I did get a chance to walk through the Painting studio, which was vacant at the time. I was pleased to see the obvious talent present in the paintings of various stages of completion. I thought back to the countless hours I had spent in that room.


Near the end of the day, I had an inquiry about one of my paintings I took as an example. It was the Broken Pieces painting. Unfortunately this painting was for sale on eBay and I wasn't sure if it had sold or not. Sooo, I went into one of the classrooms with interent access to see if the auction had ended with a sale or not. It had sold on eBay, but we worked out a commission for a similar piece..no big deal. BUT, in that classroom that I had been next door to ALL day was one of my paintings from back in the day. When I graduated in 1996, the E.C.U. Art Department wanted to keep one of my paintings. I was honored and humbled back then, and even more so seeing it hanging after all these years. This painting is 4 feet by 6 feet.

Spill

10"x12"
Close up of an old Coke bottle with cotton candy flavored drops.

Red Coke

5"x7"

Very small painting of an old Coke bottle and red satin.

Strawberry Spoon

10"x12"
Spoon composition with strawberry jelly.

Pink Spoon

10"x12"
Spoon with pink drops.

Blue Spoon

5"x7"
Spoon with blue flavored drops.

Blue Flavor

10"x12"

Small surreal color study. Like "Subterfuge", this is from my many surreal sketches and drawings that fill many of my sketchbooks.

Broken Pieces

18"x24"
Top and bottom pieces of a broken beer bottle slowly loosing color.

Mirror Ball with Cloth

24"x18"

Small mirror ball and cascading cloth.