Cornish Cows

oil on panel, 18" x 24"

This painting was a distraction that served a purpose. That's all I have to say about it.

Cerisehead with Black Bird

 

oil on canvasboard, 14" x 11"

I thought I was done with these bird girl portraits, but I guess not.  Here's another one that wanted to come through, so I went with it.  This will be included in the upcoming show, if it dries in time.

The Overpass

acrylic on canvas paper, 12" x 12"

This is an abstracted landscape sketch, an aerial view of a freeway I did way back in 2020 that I'm pulling out of the archives for possible inclusion in an upcoming exhibit in SF whose theme is Portraits of the City.  I thought it apropos to this theme, and on second viewing, I like it.  Sometimes, painting + time = pleasure.

Streetlights in Twilight

oil on canvas paper, 12" x 12"

Here's a little urban painting sketch that I did in November of 2022 that somehow slipped through the cracks.  Anyway, it is going to be part of this upcoming show of my work in mid-February, along with some other urban scenes, portraits and figurative pieces.

Metal Uke on Green Chair

 

oil on aluminum panel, 16" x 12"

This was actually the first painting I did upon returning to my current studio after a couple years' absence.  It is going to be included as one of the few, if not the sole still life in my first ever exhibit in mid-February in San Francisco.  More details about that to follow.  I sold my beloved uke to the owner of a music store in Taos, New Mexico in 2018.  I hope it found a good home.  I have no idea what fate met that green leather chair, which belonged to my partner Roy.  I loved that chair, so I hope it, too, found a good home.

Sunset Study

 

oil on panel, 12" x 12"

This is just a quick little cloud study over an estuary.  I'm in a flurry of activity finishing, varnishing and framing paintings for my first ever exhibit in mid-February.  I've been painting for 20 years and it's well past time I parted with a few of them.  Gonna try to squeeze in some more little ones as time permits.