Painting

• Tall tale watercolor

  September 10, 2013

  Payette Lake, watercolor This was painted on the back of a fish I caught in my teeth. After painting it, I placed the fish, which I had named Butch Otter, back in the water. The painting quickly dissolved as Butch Otter swam away. As he disappeared from view, I heard our ancient neighbor lady whistling…

  

• Fantabike

  September 8, 2013

  Yep, it’s named after the orange soda. This was painted to help raise funds for Idaho Parents Unlimited, an organization that assists families of children with disabilities. Fantabike, oil on board, 12 x 12 inches

  

• Musical Chair

  September 7, 2013

  This is a watercolor study to help me figure out the chair in Bike Alley . If you take apart a treble clef and re-compose it into a chair, it might look like this.

  

• No more curlicues

  April 27, 2013

  Same canvas, different painting.  this painting was originally included in my solo show in Boise called Thresholds. After the show came down it hung on Lina and Ian’s wall for a while, then it went back into the studio. It evolved again and went to the Carol Robinson Gallery for Coming Into View. Check back later…

  

• Gipsy Doors

  April 15, 2013

  Okay, here’s the thing. I’ve been workin’ on these paintings for Carol Robinson. And I mean All. The live-long. Day. So, when I rediscovered the Gipsy Kings on Spotify, and when everything came together and the painting was going great and all the stars were aligned and it all became a wonderful moment in the…

  

• Hail, Hail, Boise Blue!

  March 28, 2013

  Here’s my painting for the Treasure Valley Artists’ Alliance’s Local Color show in celebration of Boise’s 150th birthday. This is based on Boise Blue — an art supply store that I used to love to visit. It closed about three years ago. I have fond memories of all the great art stuff they had, their…

  

• First snow fall and first painting of the year

  January 7, 2013

   

  

• Ballou Bayou bike

  July 17, 2012

  Blue Bayou Bicycle, oil on canvas

  

• First painting for the show… and it’s a bike!

  May 20, 2012

  

• New Year’s Resolution

  January 24, 2012

  I’ve decided that this would be a very reasonable resolution for the year: sell one print online. And to help make this happen, I’ve remodeled my website to focus on my one sale. Wish me luck!

  

• Princess Feather Hat

  December 28, 2011

  Collage #1 for 2012.  (I’m getting a running start).

  

• Muse’s Doors

  November 13, 2011

  

• Okay, here’s the original Muse’s Doors

  October 18, 2011

  

• Two’s company, three’s a crowd, and four’s an obsession

  October 18, 2011

  

• Little Gem

  September 29, 2011

  This is a little gem. That’s an Idaho word. Or a Napoleon Dynamite word, if you catch my meaning. Anyhoo, here’s a gem I happened to have in my pocket.

  

• A New Beginning

  September 21, 2011

  Painting # 1 of Thresholds A.D.

  

• One Mo’

  July 25, 2011

  Here’s Just One More Painting for the Thresholds show…. Big Joe.

  

• Those cute curlicue things have just got to go, that’s all there is to it

  July 16, 2011

  I hope to finish one more painting for the Thresholds show.  This is a big canvas — 48 inches tall —  but I think I’ll have enough time before the show opens on July 29th.  Here’s what it looks like so far…

  

• Elphaba’s Door

  May 21, 2011

  …yep, that Elphaba.  Here’s to you, Greenie.

  

• Stripes are my favorite color

  May 11, 2011