color

As I continue working on the painting of the lioness.....I want color....I want strokes that count...I want mood.

More work on the Lion

This painting has been inspired by the passing of a friend and the love of his family. His wife a very dear friend of mine....."The Passing"


The lion, Bakari resides at Lions Tigers and Bears.

Almost done or maybe done  30" x 24" oil on linen board.

Also in the works, not yet done , another painting in the Lions Tigers and Bears series...

New Work More color

I've been working...changing refocusing seeing more differently.
Hue, value. Bumping color up, making things more intense.
Feeling akward but driven to keep going.
As of late I have not completed a painting...I've worked on several studies.

Here's one I am currently working on.

I'm determined to show strength ..lot's of contrast warms and cools...values.
Brush strokes...

The Lioness's and Babybear continue

This painting this creation is teaching me to be patient and respect the way it needs to form.
I'm learning to breath between movements and the acute ability to accept and recognize the way things need to be to become what I want them to be. A great exercise in muscle mind growth.

So here's the progress thus far

The Lioness's and the Pussy Cat

Babybear has worked his way in to my next painting...all12 pounds of him. No big deal he's hanging with the heavy weights . Nonchalant is prevalent.
This is a 30 x 40 oil on canvas. I'm getting excited by the negative space and thick application of paint.  The next adventure.....The lioness's are Lion Tiger and Bear residents...sisters, Jillian and Suri. Babybear resides with me.

so here it is so far

Finch Painting

This may be a first. To my recollection I have never painted a finch. This beautiful male was a visitor in our backyard. They love grape jelly. We had been putting jelly out for the orioles and found out theses finchs love it just  as much. So here is the beginning of a new adventure. This is an oil on canvas...not yet done.

Second Place and Honorable Mention Wildlife in Art 2015

Two of my paintings were accepted into the Wildlife in Art 2015 Exhibition in La Mesa.
Sumatran Brothers received 2nd Place and Smell 'N the Air got an honorable mention.

Sumatran Brothers

                                                    A Smell 'N the Air

This Kestrel was at the event. They are small falcons/raptors . Kestrels can hover in still air, even indoors in barns. Because they face towards any slight wind^[1] when hovering, the common kestrel is called a "windhover" in some areas.