"Hannah"

12x12", oil on linen
(sold)

I finished this one a while ago and just realized that I have not posted it.
It's going to be in Small Works Invitational  show at The Art Spirit Gallery  in Coeur D'Alene.

"Persimmon"

7x5", oil on canvas board

No, it's not a pumpkin :)

"Listener"

12x9", oil on linen
(sold)

"Gathering"

oil on linen canvas, 12x12"
(sold)

"Black Plums"

8x8", oil on canvas board
(private collection)

Compass?

10x8'', oil on linen

I'm not quite sure what this device is. Ted's Mom gave it to us a few years ago.  I'm thinking it might be some sort of a solar compass, it has a tiny telescope and a bunch of lenses and mirrors...
Anyway, it reminded me of things that could be found in "Myst". For some reason, I miss Cyan terribly this summer.

"Red Plums"

10x8", oil on linen
(sold)

"Peach on a Cutting Board"

4x6", oil on canvas
(private collection)

"State Line, ID"

12x12", oil on canvas
sold

I painted this one mostly on location, about a month ago.  The day was partially cloudy, the light kept changing, and I kept chasing it - not a good approach.  Also, trying to cram too many things in a small size canvas was a terrible idea.  So, for the last couple of days I've been re-working it, sorting out the tonal values, and simplifying, simplifying, simplifying everything.

Finally...

When I posted a progress photo of this one back in April, I thought I was close to being done. Boy, was I wrong! Anyway, it's finally finished and it needs a title. It's basically another take on the same subject I painted two years ago - "Advisor". I might just call this painting "Advisor 2"...
Now I have to wait for a nice cloudy day to take a better photo of it.

It's approximately 47x20", oil on canvas.

Update: the title is "Letting Go", and it's 
available at The Art Spirit Gallery

"Peruvian Lilies"

8x8", oil on canvas paper
sold

"Passenger"

16x16", oil on canvas
(sold)

Once in a while I get a painting so stubborn, that it makes me wonder if I have learned anything at all.
After more than three months, I think, this one is almost finished. I'll probably tweak it some more in the next few days, but it's 99% done.

"Washington Grown"

6x4", oil on canvas
(private collection)

"Black Cherries"

4x6", oil on canvas
(private collection)

"Apple and Glass"

8x8", oil on canvas board

"Baby Pears"

5x7", oil on canvas board

"Irises in a Glass"

6x4", oil on canvas paper

I'm a terrible gardener, even my irises grow disfigured and unhappy.

"Lauren"

This is from today's life drawing session at Terry Lee's studio. Graphite on paper, about 22x16''.

"Perfume Bottle and Black Mirror"

7x5", oil on canvas board

"Lilac"

5x7", oil on canvas board
sold

"Window Shoppers"

7x5", oil on canvas board

This is painted from a sketch I made from life a while ago (about mid-February), hence Valentine decor in the shop window. Sometimes life is... full of surprises.

"Pear Blossom"

4x6", oil on canvas paper
(private collection)

"White Roses"

oil on canvas, 18x24"
(sold)

Composition/tonal study

4x6", oil on canvas paper

These three gentlemen were sitting in a hotel lobby, so engaged in their conversation that they did not notice me sketching them. I just loved the rhythm of their poses, and how the three of them formed one weird shape...
Today I dug out my little ink sketch and worked a small oil study for a larger painting I have in mind.

"Oriental Lily"

5x5", oil on canvas paper

sold

"Two Lemons and a Glass Pitcher"

6x4", oil on canvas paper

"Lemon"

5x5", oil on canvas paper.
(sold)

"Conductor"

12x9", oil on canvas
(sold)

"Red Clay Pot and Grapes"

10x10", oil on canvas.

Work in progress

This is a detail of a larger painting I've been working on for quite a while (and today). It's about 48 by 20 inches. I'm trying to finish this one by the end of April.

"Radishes on a Plate"

10x10", oil on canvas

"Green Apple (2)"

5x5", oil on panel

Work in progress - "White Roses"

18"x24", oil on canvas.

This is not exactly a small study, I've been working on this one every day for a week and a half (I'm surprised the roses lasted this long!). I'm getting close to being done.

It feels like the painting needs some strong horizontal element, maybe the edge of the table where it meets the wall needs more definition. On the other hand, I'm curious if I can pull it off without such an obvious solution. Now I have to wait for the paint to dry before I continue, so there is time to think about it...

With that, I'm done for the day. I have a show opening tonight at The Art Spirit Gallery in Coeur d'Alene - "New Work by 12 Artists".

"Green Apple"

6"x4", oil on canvas paper

"Backyard"

oil on canvas paper, 7x5"

Head study for "Passenger"

oil on canvas paper, 7x5"

"Garlic on a Blue Plate"

oil on canvas paper, 5x7"
(sold)

"Grape Tomatoes"

oil on canvas paper, 5x5"
(sold)

"Tangerine on a Blue Plate"

oil on canvas paper, 5x5"

"Christmas Ornament (2)"

oil on canvas paper, 5x5"
(sold)

Yes, it's March, and I still have Christmas ornaments laying around...

"Christmas Ornament (1)"

oil on canvas paper, 4x6"