“Mt. Tam” is FINALLY done! (part 6)

Export to PDF | Export to DOCHere’s a commission I started last winter and just finally finished up this summer. It’s heading to Kansas City, Missouri, so I want to make sure it’s completely dry before sending it half way across the county. It’s been drying since the beginning of August, so I think it […]

re-visiting “Mt. Tam” five months later (part 5)

Export to PDF | Export to DOC I can’t believe it’s been five months since I last worked on this painting. It needed a lot of time to dry because it was so thickly covered with wet oil paints… but then I guess time just got away from me as it was just at the […]

painting “pear orchard” (part 2)

I was captivated by the pear trees when they were in bloom this spring. My next oil painting is piece with a row of five pear trees in bloom. It’s not completed yet, but here it is in progress.

testing out “afternoon nap”

I recently painted my bedroom. So today I hung up a Brand-new oil painting I just finished to see how it looks. I’ll keep the painting hung up for a while to make sure it’s done. Then hopefully somebody will buy it for their house!

Painting “afternoon nap” (part 4)

Here’s some photos of the progress of my painting called “Afternoon Nap.” It’s inspired by some photos I took near San Francisco, specifically on Mt. Tam. It’s almost done, but not quite.

Painting “afternoon nap” (part 3)

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Painting Mt. Tam (part 4)

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Painting “Mt. Tam” (Part 3)

I’ve been working on a landscape that is inspired by a photo I took of Mt. Tamapolis, just north of San Francisco. Here are some photos of my progress today.

Starting a new commission (Painting “Mt. Tam” part 1)

Export to PDF | Export to DOCToday I’m starting a commission. My client, Brett, loves the painting I did for our son Nathan’s nursery before he was born in 2003. Since I’m seven years farther along as a painter, I’m quite sure that this current painting will be much more striking than Nathan’s painting, since […]