Friday, November 20, 2009

Portraits


I sometimes get asked if I do portraits, and yes I do. Sometimes. This one of me & the boys was my first.One of my Wetcanvas.com friends, Terry, the fisherman artist.
One of my friend's newborn girl.

Another friend's girl

One done for work with a not-so-great photo reference.





Saturday, June 6, 2009

Art Show

Goodness, it's been a while. I have a show at Los Olivos Community Center on 28th Street, one block north of Indian School (the street it is on is called Devonshire). Inside the center is a room dedicated as an art gallery called Devonshire Art Gallery. Not your typical art gallery that draws big money or art patrons, but I don't mind that so much. Just a chance to show a bit of what I have been doing. It is nice to see everything together in one room and lit nicely in a gallery style.
Here is the show - in no particular order:

Bell of Boyce Thompson

This is from an old building at Boyce Thompson Arboritum just east of Mesa


Bird of Paradise
One of my first color attempts - the yellow was/is from a yellow highlighter


Prickly Pear Flower
Larger than most - 11X14


North Pole Express

I've done a Christmas card for the last 4 years, this was 2008's


Tulips in the Morning Light
This was a challenge in the Pen & Ink Forum at wetcanvas.com

Rose Garden
I tried to make one huge rose, but had a hard time of it and ended up with a bunch more



Forest Light
I liked the light filtering through the trees




Saguaro Skeleton
Saguaros are cool - dead or alive


Cat's Eyes
Can you see what he sees? cats in the window!





Into Deeper Waters (We All Must Go)
Took these 3 reference shots in Hawaii years ago and always had in mind to do this. This is in colored pencil




Hopi Bowl
Also colored pencil I did this one for Pueblo Grande Museum



Den Mother
My only oval drawing I took this shot of a coyote looking back in South Mountain Park. I used another picture of a feather. Originally this was for a brochure cover for South Mountain that never got used...