This is a little 5×7 oil painting on a linen panel I did in 2006. After spending the day painting with a couple of artist friends we were leaving the area and I noticed the late afternoon light was very appealing. I stopped long enough to capture it in this little study which I used for a larger studio piece …
Monday on the Crystal
Spent a few days on the Crystal River. As some of you know, I like to fish and paint. Sometimes I do more of one than the other and the secret is to find a good balance between the two loves. Of course I make a living with the brush and not the rod so I have to keep that …
The Stars of Sturgis
A couple of weeks ago we rode the Harley to Sturgis. For those of you who don’t know, Sturgis, SD is home to the largest motorcycle rally in the US…maybe the world. I don’t know. The numbers just released by the officials of the rally said there were something around 400,000 motorcycles crossed their counter into the little town of Sturgis …
Have You Slept in a Wigwam Lately?
I just finished one of the most challenging paintings I have ever undertaken. All of the lines of perspective and information necessary to make the painting what it is took a huge amount of effort but I really had fun doing it and am pleased with the way it turned out. The painting depicts some road weary motorcyclists checking into …
Simpson Gallery, Studio and Frame Shop hours
Because of the economic slow down I have been essentially running the shop by myself for the last two years with a little part time help as needed from time to time. Keeping regular hours of operation six days a week is getting harder to do. As the need has arisen to go do errands, I have closed for an hour or two or have …
The Wigwam Motel
Part of what I get to do in my job (as an artist and writer) is travel around on my Harley, riding the back roads and scenic routes looking for stuff to write about and anything that would make a great painting. On a recent rip over the Memorial Day weekend we had the good fortune to stay at the …
Monday on the Madison
This idea I mentioned back a post or two of doing a series of paintings entitled “Fuel for the Dream” is taking on a life of it’s own. It all started withe doing some paintings of a motorcycle related theme but is morphing into something broader, to include the painting above. This is a 24 x 48 framed oil titled …
Chattin’ It Up
This 12×16 framed oil painting is of Colorado Avenue in Telluride Colorado around Christmas time. The place to see and be seen by young and old alike. Here a guy is chattin’ it up with some girls on a corner. A rack of “alternative transportation” with a bit of snow on them in the front. A colorful, light hearted painting …
Rocky Mountain High
As you may know I ride a motorcycle, a Harley, and really enjoy touring the highways and by-ways. I’ve been into Canada and up the West coast, not mention numerous, day to 5 day, trips throughout the West, mostly in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Montana, Wyoming and of course Colorado. I ride with a few others including my wife. We make a …
The "Pony Express Lounge" mirror
This is a 20×24 handpainted and gilded mirror I recently finished for my sister. The “frosted” areas are actually sandblasted. “Pony” is done in a 23kt gold leaf and outlined in black. The block behind “Express” and the perimiter line is airbrushed. The words Express” and “Lounge” are hand lettered with One Shot Lettering Enamel. Although I used to do …