christmas aceo’s for sale

Here’s a few aceos I did for ebay today. I had kind of an aimless day, I suppose. One could call it “art avoidance”… I have a large painting I am about to attempt for my show at the gallery in April, and I’m putting it off. I guess I’m intimidated by its size, or

It wasn’t Me!?

“It Wasn’t Me!” This is my daughter, shooting me a bit of a dirty look for some reason or another. She’s probably getting sick of me following her around with the camera:) I love to paint my children. I love to paint all children, actually. The are so free, so unconcerned with how they look.

The Irish Busker painting a day daily painting for ebay

“The Irish Busker” 8″x10″ oil on canvas I came across this delightfully eccentric looking Irish busker in Galway, Ireland in September. I just had to take a picture. I finished painting him in one sitting while attending my table at the above mentioned Arts and Crafts Fair.Oh yeah, bye the way…I went to Europe…for a

Arts and Crafts Fairs

My table at the local Arts and Crafts fair I’m fairly certain I’ve blogged about Arts and Crafts fairs before, probably last year around this time…but I’m doing it again. The reason is that it is one of the best ways to get local exposure for your art, and in these times of economic crappiness,

Grizzly!

“Grizzly Summer” 9″x12″ oil on canvas $225 Well, before my last few posts I was away for a long while, and not posting…I do have a good excuse, believe me! But I’m not telling:) Anyways, this is proof that I was still painting. I finished this one back in the fall. I was trying to

Study of Sargent’s "Street in Venice"

Sargent study “Street in Venice” 20″ x 24″ oil on canvas I decided to test out Sargent’s technique the other day, and I’ve always loved this painting. I usually resist the urge to paint from anyone else’s photos or paintings, but since this was only for myself, I decided to give it a shot. It