"Crest" acrylic on plywood 2009

This is the Crest I painted for our German Club. This year Lynn and I are the Prinzennpar and this crest is ours. I did one last year for that Prinzennpar. This is aprroximately 24"x16".

"It Takes Two" acrylic on canvas 2009

This painting I did as a wedding gift for my cousin and her husband.
It is 18"x 30"

"Lounge Lizards-Hunter/Steadman" -pen and ink 2009

This drawing I did for my Sister-in-law and her Husband for their wedding gift. He is a Hunter S. Thompson fan and she likes my pen and ink drawings, she has always told me that...so I thought this was a perfect drawing to do for them. It is Ralph Steadman's illustration from Hunter's 'Fear and Loathing" book. I think this drawing is hilarious, but I think everything about that book, from the book, to the illustrations, even to the movie....everything - near perfection.

It is 18"x 24"

"Van Gogh's Poppy's" acrylic on canvas 2009

This was a mother's day gift for my mom. It is 11" by 14".

"Bing in Negative" pen and ink on paper 2000

This is a pen and ink drawing I did trying to use the dark as the light area kind of like a photo negative...kind of an interesting look.
It is 5"x7".

"Art*Bar 3" acrylic on canvas 2009

This is my latest 'Open Canvas Artist' painting done live at the Art Bar in the Riverwest neighborhood. This is a painting where they invite a local artist to come paint live on Sunday nights in the bar. I always enjoy doing these and it has been three years since I have done it...it was nice to get back up there and look forward to the next time. And thank you to those who came down to support me, as always I appreciate it. This painting is 5'x5'

"City Dancing - Renoir" acrylic on canvas 2009

I did this painting for my wife, Lynn to give to her at our wedding reception. I always loved this painting by Renoir, and thought it was a perfect subject for a wedding gift for my bride...better than I could come up with...so this is my version af a great painting. It is 2'x4'

"Birds on a Wire" acrylic on canvas 2009

This painting is very interesting to me. I debated over and over about painting the power lines. I chose not to...I wanted the viewer to see the lines without actually painting them, I think it worked. I am happy with the way the turned out. It is one of the few times where what I see in my head actually materializes on canvas. It is 24" x 18".

"Golden Gate Sunrise 2" acrylic on canvas 2009

This is another version of the "Golden Gate Sunrise"...which I no longer own. So I did another one. This the color swabs in the sky are a bit more chunky like the "Big Sky, Small Farm" painting I did. This painting is 20" by 24".

"Red Tree 2" acrylic on canvas 2009

This is like the small painting two posts ago. This is a more involved version of "Red Tree". First it is larger (16" by 20"), second it has a lot more texture. And the red is a deeper crimson and the yellow is more yellow. I really like the way this one turned out.

"Racing Sausages" acrylic on canvas 2009

This painting is 10" by 16". I did this for our nephew Josh for his 4th birthday. He loves baseball and the Brewers racing sausages so this was the perfect gift for him although I think his mom liked it more.

"Red Tree" acrylic on canvas 2009

This is just a little painting 9" by 10". One of the birds I based off of Wilco's Sky Blue Sky album cover. Neat little painting.

"Three Fields" acrylic on canvas 2009

This is one painting on one canvas of three different looks of one scene. It is something that I have never done before and sort of like the way it looks. I don't know why I did it, just wanted to try something new and I am very happy with the way it turned out. The size of this canvas is 24" by 28"...each panel is about 22" by 8"

"Prairie Home" acrylic on canvas 2009

This painting was more of an experiment on texture. I would say 80% of the painting was done by pallet knife or my hands. I just used a brush for a bit of the detail in trees and house. It's a little 9" by 10" canvas but there is enough paint on the painting to cover a canvas 5 times that size. I really like this painting because I have never done one like it before.

"Lady in Red" acrylic on canvas 2009

This was sort of a graphic style painting...it is what it is. The size is 11" by 14".

"Golden Gate Sunrise" acrylic on canvas 2009

This I did in the same cloud stlye as the previous paintings ("...Farm" and "Fill 'er Up"). I really like the way this one turned out.
It is 20" x 24"

"Lynn in Jamaica" guache on clayboard 2009

This is a painting of Lynn based on a photo I took of her while we were in Jamaica last summer. It is one of my favorite photos of her.

"Beach" acrylic on canvas 2009

This I was commissioned to do a painting from a vacation photo. It is 16" x 20"

"2 Little Birds" acrylic on canvas 2009

Just a little painting to use up some paint on my pallet. I like it though. It is 11" by 16".

"Fill 'er Up" acrylic on canvas 2009

This one I wanted to play with the clouds again as in my last painting. I think it is a really interesting look and I may use it again. And another first...I never painted a car or truck before. I based the gas station off an old photo of an gas station that used to be on Route 66. This painting is 20" by 24".

"Big Sky, Small Farm" acrylic on canvas 2009

This painting I wanted to emphasize on texture...physical and brush technique, and prove that mixing textures makes for a very interesting look. Even though each of the four planes are painted with different techniques, it does go together. This painting was a fun to do...it was a bummer to finish it, I was having a really good time painting it. It is 18" x 24".

"63 Me's" acrylic on canvas 2009

This is a sort of self portrait it is 12"by 12" and is just white on black acrylic paint.

"Garbage Day" acrylic on canvas 2001

A simple but appealing painting...I gave this to my mom, I always enjoy checking it out when I go over there.

"Peace Dove" acrylic on canvas 2005

This painting is based on Picasso's 'Peace Dove' sketch. Aways loved that symbol and wanted to embellish it more than just his line drawing. I liked the way it turned out.

"Bruce Lee" acrylic on floor tile 1998

My dad is a huge Bruce Lee fan, I did this painting for him.