Picking Flowers
oil on canvas, 48×60 inches. Unfortunately, the video this is from, Sarah McLachlan’s song “Stupid,” was not shot, or transferred to higher definition, so painting this took some guesswork in to what was in the shadows. I also noticed the background was the same from the scene proceeding this one, and that during this part,…
Persephone Pomegranate
Oil on canvas.
Another Lost Soul
A painting I found where things passed from memory, to artifact. I simply want to see that moment when she posed, knowing where this painting will end up. I want this painting to have traveled from some forgettable town in Indiana to Southern California, having passed through several moments where it would have been…
…I Though Were My Friends..
Not sure why, but I recently pulled up a clip from Forrest Gump. That led to looking up more and more clips from the movie. When I first signed up for the Marines, I was in the delayed entry program, and despite having a near 5 minute mile run time in junior high school, the…
Watercoloring
One of my first watercolor paintings after I had gotten the basics down. I really did need to do the background on this one.
Journal Flourishes
Just some feathers I added to one of my journals.
Sketchbook III
This one needed its own post. Not often, but just occasionally, you can feel like someone has your back.
Sketching the Water Nymphs
I’ve keep nearly every sketchbook I had since high school. These are not from that time period, but I really need to get out there and sketch more. When did we sign up for adulthood and gave up time to just sit around and sketch?