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This houseghost took six weeks to fully form. Here’s a little slideshow of the many phases of Jo the Houseghost. Cast your vote for which point in the painting I should have stopped fiddling with it!
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Nobody’s really sure where they come from. Probably Portland. Or Boise’s North End.
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The “Four Eyes: An Optical Collusion” exhibition opened tonight. This is the Treasure Valley Artists’ Alliance’s latest show and the theme is all about celebrating collaborations. Lauren and I painted this for the show. You can see it at the offices of Boise State Public Radio, 200 E. Parkcenter, Boise, Idaho from June 6 through…
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This is the painting that’s been on my easel for the past two weeks. The first phase was all black and white and Payne’s Gray. Now I’m adding color through glazes. It’s very slow going, very meditative, and tons of fun, actually. This technique was used over 500 years ago and I’m not quite sure…
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Every weekend, I take Sirius to the Dutch Bros. drive through and get treats for everyone in the household. Here are the in process pictures of the newest houseghost painting with her breve latte. (Some have been Instagrammed, so that means I played around with the filters and effects.)
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For the upcoming “Four Eyes” show, Lauren T. Kistner and I collaborated on a painting. A couple weeks ago we started brainstorming, which escalated to exchanging emails and lists of possible approaches, and finally got to The Moment of Truth in the studio. A blank white canvas awaited. After more talking and not painting, Lauren…
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Back in the studio today, working on a painting of a bike, of all things. It’s called Caravaggio’s bike because: I met a guy in college who after 3 years of so-so figure drawings adopted a renaissance glazing technique and his work suddenly blew me away. I’m drawn to that technique now. ‘Bout time. Maybe…
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I fell off my bike painting cycle, but jumped right back on. I dream of making a thousand sweet paintings of bicycles, so getting unsaddled every now and then comes with the territory.
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This little painting has special powers.
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It all started in 1986…
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Lina moved to Chicago. Logan moved across town in Boise. Melissa and I are without our beloved kids in the house. So we text ’em, FaceTime ’em, call ’em, and look forward to visits. The Christmas card this year still shows the family together, made possible by the miracle of technology. Not to mention the…
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It started a long time ago. My parents have home movies of me riding my bike as a kid. When I first learned to ride, my method for stopping was to crash. They must’ve tried to teach me about brakes, but I wasn’t interested. After that I enjoyed tons and tons of great bike adventures.…
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I painted a bunch of little canvases with a naples yellow ground and I’m having fun experimenting with different approaches and styles. These are photos of a few of ’em in process.
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A tradition at our house is to make Christmas gifts by hand. I came across this composite image of nine tiny little door paintings I painted a couple years ago. Good inspiration for this year’s gifts.
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Just found this photo of the actual street in New Orleans that inspired the Bike Alley series. The owner of the house was a pirate married to a princess and the bike itself was said to be ridden only at night by a ghost. The picture’s dated 1898 but some say that’s simply not true.…
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Bike Alley in the Fall, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches This piece is based on the original Bike Alley that was the announcement image for Coming Into View earlier this year at the Carol Robinson Gallery. This bad boy shipped off to Carol this week to be included in the annual Art for…
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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…
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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
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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.
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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…
Angels on Bikes 