The arrival of the Paints

"The Arrival of the Paints".... that would be the Painted Horses.
Here's a new piece 20" x 24" oil on linen.

I am preparing to bring a collection of paintings and scupture to an exhibition in Fallbrook, Ca.   Celebrate the Horse June 15 - July 15 2013.
The artists reception is June 15 from 5 -7.

Here's one of my new paintings for the show:

Portrait of a Young girl

Here's an oil painting I completed not too long ago.


Empowering the beauty and innocence of youth.

20" x 24" Oil on Canvas

"Circle of Life"

New Sculpture, New Paintings

Here's some new pieces I recently completed.

A Sculpture  "Gratitude/The arrival" Terra Cota with White/Verde finish.

A painting 20" x 24" oil on linen " Samson and Delilha".

A painting oil on linen 14" x 18 " Mousey's Pushing it".

Mermaid Sculpture

Here's a Terra cotta sculpture I completed not too long ago.
This piece had some interesting mishaps along the way, however I am pretty happy with the results. I say pretty happy because there is always room for improvement.
I started with 2 , 25 pound blocks of clay. The model was a beautiful french woman who visualized herself as a mermaid...thus she became a mermaid.
After a good start and a few on going sessions with the model , in my excitement of working I managed to knock the entire piece off the rolling platform the sculpture was placed on. It was totally flattened on one side.
Now I had to work harder because the model's time is limited.
Then when I was hollowing her out, removing the inside clay, her waist collapsed because I took too much clay out leaving thin walls which could not support her upper body. After the piece was fired and I applied the patina I got carried away with the Verde green and had to rework the patina a few times to correct my error.
The good news is clay is very forgiving and allows for mistakes and corrections.

So here she is a " Mermaid named Marie".

Some new Dog Creations

Here are some new tile and canvas paintings of some remarkably good looking dogs.  I paint with acrylic on various tile surfaces, smooth and coarse. Each has it's own challenge . When the painting is complete I finish with a gloss varnish to protect the image.

And than there's beautiful Bogie who I had the good fortune of painting again.

dog portrait paintings

Horse Sculpture

Here is a new horse sculpture I am working on using Terra cotta clay.
I started with a 25 pound block of clay and have carved and shaped to create the form. When the clay becomes medium hard I hollow out the inside which eliminates a lot of the weight and in this case keeps the horses heavy body from collapsing and the legs from disconnecting from the body. I do not use an armature. I support the piece with struts under the belly and near the front legs. In this case the tail helps support the back legs. When I am finished I will use a wire cutter to create a line of separation on the struts and actual sculpture.
After the piece is fired I will  be able to easily remove the struts.

Sculpture , Sculpture, Sculpture

It's been some time. Much has happened.
Here are 2 finished sculptures and a painting I have completed in the near past.


Stallion Clay/Bronze Patina 17" x 19"





Yanny Clay/Bronze Patina 19" x 8"





Bogie 20 x 24 Oil on linen  SOLD

 The sculpture are clay with a bronze finish and the painting is an oil.