Comfortable 16x20 Acrylic

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 This was painted last night at Cornerstone Gallery. Painted on masonite panel measuring 16x20.

Untitled - More Progress 36x48 Acrylic

Detail of untitled work.

I have always found it fascinating to watch a painting evolve. My method of working is from dark to middle tone to light, saving the highlights for the very end, constantly correcting and adjusting along the way. Mass in areas first, then come back and sculpt out form. On such a large canvas, I like to develop all areas at the same time. Get bored working on one area, I move to a different area of the painting. I love working large.

Jesse is the model for this painting. She may be on her way to the Gulf of Mexico to find a job cleaning up the oil mess. I asked her if she was coming back. She said, 'Who knows!' That's Jesse!

Nancy's Rose Revisited 36x48 Acrylic

I was never completely happy with the first version of this painting. It was too drab. It needed color and life,

Meena 16x20 Acrylic

A vignette from painting class last night. 

View From Tonya's 8x10 Acrylic

Landon 8x10 Acrylic

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This is my newphew Landon! He will melt your heart! He and his cousin Logan were born 9 days apart! Landon is older! Simply the best!!

Celeste 16x20 Acrylic

This is from a long pose yesterday at Cornerstone Gallery.

Graffitti 12x16 (in progress)

The model for this painting is Jesse. She is from Venezula. Maybe the time change and my work schedule has slowed me down a bit, but I don't want to hurriedly finish work any more just to get on to the next painting. Time to take the time to get it right, regardless of how much time it takes.

Mirror 12x16 Acrylic

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Black Gloves 16x20 Acrylic

At life drawing tonight, Celeste wore these black gloves.

Gray Day 9x12 Acrylic

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I am primarily a people painter, but I really want to paint more landscapes. But I don't need to tell anyone north of the equator that it's cold out there!

Logan 8x10 Acrylic

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This is my grand-newphew Logan. One of the two most handsome babies ever! (So I am a little biased!) His cousin Landon was born just a few days before.

Becca 12x16 Acrylic

Becca posed this evening at painting class. This was a 3 hour pose.

Black Dress 11x14 Acrylic

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Dreamer 16x20 Acrylic

This is Celeste again. This pose and her face have a very Pre-Raphealite quality. That's what I like about this painting. This was painted from life. I am not sure it is done yet. I may work on it more.

Untitled-In Progress 24x30 Acrylic

This painting is in progress. It is a large painting, 24x30, so there are a lot of details yet to be worked out! But it is fun working this large! I will post the painting again when it is finished. I think it is going to end up with many more changes!

Celeste 11x14 Acrylic

When I look at Celeste, she very much reminds me of the "Girl With A Pearl Earring', the girl in the famous painting by Vermeer. Maybe I will paint Celeste in a similar manner.

Far Away 16x20 Acrylic

Well, 2009 is behind us!  The model for this painting is Celeste, an excellent artist in her own right! And an excellent model as well!!

Tammy 16 x 20 Acrylic

Celeste 16x20 Acrylic

Beth Painting 11x14 Acrylic

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This painting is from an outing with students. I liked the way Beth was sitting on her foot, painting, oblivious to everything but her work.

Kelly 11x14 Acrylic

This was painted last night at acrylic class. It was a 3 hour pose, but I reached this point in 2 hours and a fellow artist said it was pure poetry, so I left the building for a while so I wouldn't go back into it and paint the poetry out of it.

Peaceful Afternoon 16x20 Acrylic

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Working outside all afternoon, the conditions changed constantly from sunny to cloudy and back to sunny again. It made for interesting light dancing on the water.

Arleen 16x20 Acrylic

From life drawing class last night in Davenport, Iowa.

Trish 16x20 Acrylic

Every once in a while, a painting comes along that, when upon completion, makes one stop and wonder how each step came in line to bring about the finished work. This is such a painting for me. It was painted in a 3 hour life drawing session. It approaches what I want to accomplish in my art.

Mary 16x20 Acrylic

Mary sat before a group of students during a painting demostration.

Nancy's Rose 36x48 Acrylic

This month, I have been working really big. This painting was a battle in the making, but it was still fun. Not for Sale

Hallie's Rose 36x48 Acrylic

This painting is a far cry from my usual paintings in both subject and size. But it was a lot of fun to paint. I loved working so big after working relatively small for a long time. Not for sale.

Natalie 16x20 Acrylic

This is from life drawing last night at Bucktown.

Brown Dress 16x20 Acrylic

I love working before the live model. You have to stay focused. Color and brushes moving rapidly to cover the canvas because time is running, and soon the moment will be ending.