I've spent the last couple of weekends tweaking some older paintings and completely redoing one. I rarely do this(read never) so ...

Here is my finished painting. Like I mentioned in my previous post, this is a new style for me but I thoroughly enjoyed working this wa...

A portion of the transfer Portion #2 This is the final sketch. Storyboarding...this is a method I employ usin...

And here is the finished painting all float mounted and framed and ready for a buyer. If you like what you see let me know. If not this...

A quick update on this project. I chose a palette of DS Quin. Burnt Orange, DS Quin. Sienna, olive green, DS Undersea green, warm sepia...

I've got two 11" x 14" shadow boxes that I've wanted to use for paintings so I chose to use morel mushrooms for my su...

This is Maggie, a beloved pet who belonged to my friend Mike. I had been telling Mike I'd paint her portrait for him but his only p...

Love the neat texture. It adds so much interest. With the plastic wrap in place.  I saved my whites with liquid fisket. The ...

Sorry for the lapse in updates. My flamingos fell by the wayside when my COPD flared again this Spring. Seems it's become an annual...

I feel like painting flamingos, that is. I've been mulling this idea over all week and finally did a quick line drawing. I found...

A little something different from me. I dreamed this one up...literally. The composition and the colors. I just wish I could get the co...

It finally warmed up here at long last, warm enough to spray varnish outdoors. I sprayed my latest ink paintings including my bug serie...

Here is the repaired painting. I stenciled a honeycomb pattern on the background to finish the piece. Hopefully this image will allo...

This one took two tries and it still could use some grounding with a few shadows now that I see it on screen. I used Ranger Pearl mixat...

The cocoon or the bug? Well, in this case, the chrysalis. I used Adirondack Copper mixative on the bark of the branch. It has great tex...

Here's the latest efforts, hot off the easel. I may have to redo the yellow moth. If you look closely I forgot my own advice and ...

Spring is coming and it looks like Mamas' got her ink on again. I finally have a new direction and it's about time, too. 2015...

Here I've used frisket film on Yupo and cut out simple shapes with an Exacto knife before applying my ink. For those not fami...

I've just completed a portrait of Peter Steele and it turned out rather well. I'm always a little surprised when I have suc...