Painting en plein aire........

I had better get off this computer and get outside and paint!!!!! This 8 x 10 piece was done outside my dining room in a small garden last spring.......there is no doubt a little corner of my world that needs to be painted this summer!!!!!

"On The Plains of Hesitation" and Cape Buffalo for Ben

Pictured here is a painting that I did called "On the Plains of Hesitation" for my son Ben and another piece that I've been working on of a Cape Buffalo.....also for Ben.......I'm sure he thinks this one will take as long as "On The Plains Of Hesitation". That piece took me ten years to complete!!!!!! I've only been working on the cape buffalo for a few months but I had BETTER GET ON IT.......hopefully, I can finish it up in the next couple of weeks.

Rubbings & Paintings * Neighborhoods in Denver

I've decided to share another one of my rubbings and the subsequent painting. Let me know what you think. I have four of them completed and am looking forward to getting started on another soon. I did a couple rubbings in downtown Denver during the 4th of July weekend that I'm very excited about!!!!! Hope your summer is full of fun!

New Abstracts

I have wanted to create a body of work based upon rubbings that I've done.....here is one of the first first four ..... I started these September 2008 after thinking about doing them for the past 30 years!!!!! My.......some things really take time to get done!!!! Let me know what you think. I plan to have a show where I will have the rubbings framed alongside the paintings.

Left Handed Irises

I stressed my right arm out by painting too much so I decided to give it a rest by using my left hand. Michele gave me some of her irises and the depth of purple inspired me to get going before they wilted. This has definitely been fun !!!!!

"Small Pieces"

I have not blogged in quite some time. I fell in October and triple fractured my right arm so my painting has been slower. Now I have some pretty fancy "jewelry" holding my arm together. I've included an xray of my fabulous implant!!!! Also, here are a few small pieces that I have done with my right hand propped up on the edge of a table.......I usually stand and use my whole arm but that has been difficult.

In February I finally started a larger painting .... 24 x 30.......it's a scene behind the Museum of Nature and Science looking over downtown Denver to the mountains......it's where I had gone in October to take some "better" photographs than I already had to work from when I fell. oops!!!!!! I'm excited about completing it. I'll post it at that time.

Painting On Curtis Street

Well..... the Democratic National Convention week was full of fun and excitement. I went downtown to the gallery everyday and painted on-site. It was a thrill to witness all the commotion. Many people stopped and talked and also bought the historic poster that I had created for the event. I took the bus both ways everyday and enjoyed not being stressed out about parking my car. The posters are still available at the gallery, located at 1455 Curtis Street, online at Great Western Art Gallery, LLC or by calling me at(720-855-0252). Oh, also....I'm wearing one of the belt buckles designed for the DNC by the owner of the gallery, Hilliard Moore. They, too, are available in many designs at the gallery. Now I just wish I was able to go to the RNC!!!!!!!!!