Thursday, October 30, 2025

Whitehead with Black Bird

 
oil on canvasboard, 14" x 11"

The latest bird girl portrait.  It seems to complete a series I've been doing.  I'm happy with this one.



Monday, October 27, 2025

Abstracted Landscape of 10-27-2025

oil on canvas paper, 12" x 12"

A loose palette knife study to distract me from the urban scene I'm currently struggling with.

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Chaos: The Natural Order

 
oil on canvas, 20" x 20"

Did a landscape for a change.  This is somewhere in Thailand.  I love these banana leaves.  And the water is very still, making for a conducive atmosphere of inner contemplation.  

Saturday, October 18, 2025

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

La La Land in the Light

 
oil on panel, 12" x 16"

This is a somewhat abstracted landscape of the LA skyline done mostly with palette knife.  

Sunday, October 5, 2025

Schwing!

 
oil on panel, 14" x 11"

Here's another dancer painting to add to the series.  And we're not done yet.

Monday, September 29, 2025

Call It A Day

oil on panel, 24" x 12"

This is a palette knife painting I did after I got back from a two-week trip to Europe.  I'm still on U.K. time, so it feels a bit slluggish getting back to my usual routine.

Sunday, August 31, 2025

Jade

oil on panel, 8" x 8"

This is a portrait of Jade, my friend Eva's daughter.  Eva's husband was my partner Roy's twin brother.  I may tweak it a bit before varnishing.  I'm going to spend some time with Eva in the U.K. soon and will bring it with me to give to her.

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Pete

acrylic on canvas paper, 12" x 9"

My late partner Roy had a great friend in Pete, who's portrait I've painted in honor of the great friend himself.  I'll be seeing him and his wife Jacqui next month in Cornwall for the first time in a decade.  Can't wait!

Thursday, August 21, 2025

Fashionista

 
oil on panel, 10" x 8"

This is a stylized portrait of the U.K. fashion designer Pam Hogg.  She was a sitter on the BBC's Portrait Artist of the Year and I found her to be an interesting subject.  

Thursday, August 14, 2025

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Young Frida

oil on canvas paper, 12" x 12"

This is a study portrait of Frida Kahlo as a very young woman.  Not sure I got the likeness, but I do like the portrait on its own terms.  It is compelling to me.

Monday, August 11, 2025

Sunday, August 10, 2025

Feelin' It

 
oil on panel, 14" x 11"

This is the third in a series of break dancers I'm having fun with.  She's wild!

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Sunday, August 3, 2025

Carefree

oil on panel, 12" x 9"

This little ditty came surprisingly quick and easy.  Fun!  Updated 8/11/2025.  I changed the title from "Driven to Distraction" so as to change the focus from the dude in the background to the girl in the foreground.  A simpler story now, lol.

Thursday, July 31, 2025

Symphony in Orange and Green

 
acrylic on canvas, 24" x 24"

Another work in progress, I nearly gave up on this one.  It has turned around, though, and I may end up really liking it.

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Tokyo Rococo

oil on panel, 12" x 24"

This is a work in progress.  The challenge will be when to stop.  Updated 8/3/2025:  Now it's done.