If you’ve been keeping up you’ll know that my wife Kathy and I rode the Harley back to Charlotte, NC. We had a good trip. In fact it was remarkable and memorable in a number of ways. Riding a motorcycle across the heartland of this great country (and back again) was a real treat. Our time was limited, unfortunately, so …
Observations from the Road
Prairie dogs in Kansas, armadillos in Missouri, and opossums in Tennessee and North Carolina. What do they have in common? Popular road kill in their respective states. Sometimes you notice such things from the back of a motorcycle. It’s been a good trip so far. Part of the fun of traveling across this great nation of ours, especially when you …
Ready, Set, GO!
If you remember, a couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that I had a bad case of cabin fever and decided to ride the Harley out to see my mother and sister in Charlotte, North Carolina in a couple of weeks. Well…I’ve got help at the shop up lined out and our house sitter is going to feed the gold …
Spring is in the Air!!
Yup! Feels pretty good doesn’t it? There’s nothing like the fresh smell in the air after a spring rain shower. Everything even looks cleaner and brighter. Things are starting to green up a bit, a few bulbs poking their bright flowers out of the ground. Birds nesting here and there, new calves and lambs on the ground. Time to climb …
Cabin Fever
I don’t know about you folks but I’ve been getting a little itchy to get out and go somewhere. While it’s nice to have the days getting a little longer and we have been teased with some nice warm weather off and on it has only served to make me a little edgy. Maybe it’s because I haven’t gotten out …
Eskimo Masks and Yo-yos
Here was a fun project I finished up last week. These are some genuine eskimo masks and yo-yos a customer bought at the native co-op in Fairbanks while touring Alaska. I mounted them on a suede backing and set the museum glass off of the masks with a suede mat and gold fillet. I had to customize a shadowbox frame …
Two Suns
Here are a couple of photos of another of the Abstract Impressionist paintings. This one is also a 12×12 oil on a gallery wrapped canvas with the addition of gold metal leaf. The painting is titled “Two Suns” and is for sale at my gallery for $145. The bottom photo is of the painting at an angle which better shows the reflective …
The Sound of Color
Here is another of my Abstract Impressionism series. This is a 12×12 oil on a gallery wrapped canvas with a square of gold metal leaf added for interest. It is titled “The Sound of Color” and is for sale at the gallery for $145. I have to give credit to my cousin Don Stec for the inspiration. Previously I have …
Rainy Day in the Big City
Let’s call this some Abstract Impressionism. Yes it is something that is new for me but I REALLY like it. If you read the post below, you will know how this came about. There is a lot of competition in the type/style of art that I have been doing. Not that there isn’t a lot of competition in this style too but …
Our Comfort Zone
We all have one. Some of us are more comfortable in ours than others are in theirs. Most of us have several of them depending on what we are addressing. Lifestyles, finances, relationships, jobs. Some of us are comfortable with our art and some of us aren’t. One of the basic laws of nature seems to be that if we …