Steel Guitar

This is the hopefully the first in a series of stringed instruments that I will be doing. This first one is the 'Airline String Guitar", 12"x24"acrylic on board. It has a glazed surface and will be framed, as all of them in the series will. For the music lovers out there!

All around the Barnyard!

You all got to see this painting in an earlier post two weeks ago, Travis and His Chicks. 12"x48"x1 1/2".
I have been very busy with chickens and roosters lately and thought I'd do a wacky kind of painting next.

This painting was all for fun after such a serious painting before it. I call this one , Crazy Chickens! 12"x48"x1 1/2". Had a lot of fun with it and everyone who dropped by the studio had a laugh too!

Finally and the END of the line for chickens for awhile is Hen Pecked, a folksy, arts and crafts style painting. 12"x24'.
Sure do hope you enjoyed these barnyard critters!

New paintings, Birds, Birds, Birds

This painting, "Seagulls on a Beach" I did at the last art show in Ft. Payne, as an exhibition painting. I really enjoy painting for the people and I think they like to watch the process happen.

Today I did two paintings, this one entitled simply, "The Rooster". I have been experimenting with a new technique and have really enjoyed it. I never know what the painting is going to be, I don't attack the canvass knowing, "I think I'll paint such and so..." This type of painting happens after I apply some gel medium and paint and smooszh it around some with knives. Yes, that is a technical term "Smooszh." I lay a color or two down and while it's drying the images I see while walking around the table and canvas become clear. This time it was a rooster.


This time it was birds on a branch. These Orioles came out last night. As a past resident of Maryland I just was thrilled to see them appear!

All three of these canvases have a 1 1/2 inch gallery wrap on the sides. The Seagulls are an 8"x8", the Rooster is a 16"x16" and the Orioles are an 8"x16".
Birds, Birds, Birds....!!!!!
By the way, the "Rooster" has SOLD!

Fallen Angel

Took a path I've often wondered about, and really enjoyed the trip. The unexpected is always a thrill for me. I'm one who really and truly likes change, finds it a challenge in a good way. So, this painting, done to The Santana Bros, music Transmutation, is a Flow painting. Lot's of layers of varnish and paint alternating to bring out a sense of depth. I put on the music and just did my best to "Flow" with the music/paint/ and creativity. I had no expectations nor did I try to plan or move the paint into any order or figure. The beauty of this painting is in that very free action. Well, when I let it dry and took another look at it I "saw" what had been created, the"Fallen Angel". But you tell me what you see.