Among the Trees and Stones

Still working out the kinks of this one but I'm getting closer. I wound up paintings the skirt and light brownish color then putting more reds and oranges on top. Have to work on the shadows more. I worked on the model and the trees a little more too. I Should have this one done soon. Everyone take care and have fun!

SOLD: Discovery

Well, my painting Discovery sold last Friday from the Good Foods Co-Op here in Lexington KY. This is one of my wife posing out at the Anglin Falls, my favorite place in the world. It's one of my favorite and most realistic paintings ever. It's hard to see them go, but I'm glad it will have a nice home. The man who bought it really seemed to like it. There are times when sales go down but people reacting to my work like this makes me know I'm doing the right thing. It validates the time and work I put into this. There is another one spoken for, but I'll let you know if it actually sells. The buyer is supposed to get it later this month. Everyone take care and have fun. Merry Holidays and Happy Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Black Figure

I've been working on this Halloweenish painting. It's inspired by the Black Sabbath song Black Sabbath. A friend of mine modeled for it at Anglin Falls, and it was a cool picture. She blends right in in terms of color, but she seems almost alien to the landscape otherwise. Very Creepy. Ghostly if you will. It's a good time of the year for this. It's not done but getting close. Everyone take care and have fun!

Barrel-Mania 2011!

Barrel mania 2011! This is an event put on by the Stoner Creek Arts group in Paris Kentucky. They asked local artist to paint a barrel for them and this is what I've been working on. I decided to put a painting on each side of the barrel, just to give them a little more. I had to keep the barrel on a dolly in my house and haul it around for the last few weeks while I worked on it. This is good, I should get some good exposure and even a TV spot next month. These are different versions of paintings I've have done in the past. The arch is Gray's arch from the Red River Gorge and the other side is my wife posing near the Anglin Falls in Rockcastle county. I hope everyone likes these and I'll announce more about the TV spot next week. Everyone take care and have fun!

New Video

At long last! By popular demand(not really)! Here it is, my new video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzWuXuv_azQ

Placid Wilderness

Here's a new piece, Placid Wilderness. In the scene, Robin looks into the woods, maybe contemplating her past, future, or her place in the wilderness in which she presently exists. The scene was photographed at the Anglin Falls and painted in my living room. And it's painted on wood, I don't like canvas. Too bouncy.

New Painting

Hey, here is my newest painting that I have titled Discovery. This is the one from the Anglin Falls. My wife posed for this one, I'll be using more of her in the future. If she was to look up she'd be looking right up at the base of the falls. She's next to a pool at the bottom of the falls, but that will be in the next painting which I'm starting tonight. I really like these paintings with the low light. Everyone take care and have fun!

New Painting

Hi all! Well this painting didn't take me too long. It's titled Watching the Trees Sway. It's another painting based on the photos from the Anglin Falls area. It's a wonderful place to paint. All the big trees and rocks and the falls itself! I put a pic in here to show how I block off areas for trees so I can paint the sky and leaves around them. This makes things go faster and look more realistic. You have probably seen this before from painting books, but now you have seen it from me. I used masking tape, but if you do this, lay the tape on your shirt so as to make it a little less sticky, other wise it may hold too strong to your painting surface and not tear off right or pull away some of the paint you have already laid down. You can also get some of the lent and cat hairs off your shirt with this method too:) Everyone take care and have fun!

The Scout

Well, here is the finished piece, titled The Scout. Is she a tracker, what is she scouting for? Water, shelter, food, or a place of mediation and spiritual awakening? I meant it to be the last, but you can interpret it away you would like. This is the largest painting I've done in a while, it's 2x3 feet in size. I guess since the last entry I added some details, most notably the fallen branches in the southeast corner of the painting. I wanted something there other than all that black. The more details the better. If you were to go to this area ( the anglin falls) or even your own back yard and look at a square foot on the ground, you will see all kinds of details. Bugs, little plants, sticks, bones, coins, tracks. Nature is full of detail, and for the sake of a painting, it's just a lot of fun to add as many of them as I can without going insane.

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My Ebay Auctions

Hey everyone

Wow, it's been a while. I've been busy with some things, sorry. I have been selling some prints. There was an Art Walk in Paris KY April 11th. I sold some prints I had made from the pics above. From top to bottom is The Haunting of Anglin, The Moon above Anglin Falls, and Raven's Home. I'm working on getting an Ebay store to make these available for sell. I'm also working on some smaller paintings for Ebay. The smaller the easier to ship. I have some other news for later in the week, and I'll say more about the Ebay thing soon. Take care and have fun everyone!
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Dancing Light

Hey! I finally finished this one. It's a color pencil piece I've been working on for a while. The size is about 18 x 12 inches, a lot smaller than I am used to. This was done from another photo taken at the Anglin Falls, but this time with a different model. Actually, I haven't done much work with her in a while, but I will soon and I am looking forward to it. She's a great model and a great person. I did the sketch of her a year or so ago and dropped her into this scene. I had a blast with the composition of the piece, but the lighting was a bit to work out. Hey, as all things in life worth doing, it's a learning experience. I also had a time trying to make the reflecting light on the cliff face behind her look right. That's a new one, I usually just avoid those, but this time I went for it. Light sneaking down between the leaves is so abstract yet you know it when you see it bouncing off a rock wall. I like what I got but I will certainly do more in the future and get it down. You guys take care and have fun!

Opps

I got to explaining the title of the finished piece but forgot to say what it was. It's Hamadryad of Anglin. Of course Anglin Falls is where most of the photos used for my recent paintings were shot. It's a great place of haunting beauty. Yes haunting. I found 2 places about it on the web if you are interested
http://ginpetty.com/archives/2006/o_e/05_anglin.htm and
http://www.gowaterfalling.com/waterfalls/anglin.shtml
The falls is cool, but the surrounding area is awesome. My favorite place in fact.
I've added 3 of my own photos of the place too. If you ever get a chance, check it out. It just shows how the wild places need to be protected. Take care and have fun.