Two New Paintings for Plaza Design

Gardener's Paradise

Flowers in the Sunlight

Two new Paintings for my Plaza Design Show in Arcata, CA

Opening Friday, March 10th. 6-9pm

First Painting Finished since I started Greeting Card Biz!

Two Birds in a Bush - Acrylic on Wood 22" x 26"

This is my latest painting! It has been 5 and a half months since I have finished a painting. Well, I finished off two paintings a couple of months ago, but they had been started before I started the card business so they really didn't need much...

I like this piece, because I don't often allow myself to be illustrative like this. I've been teaching myself to do this over the last few years.

My artistic lineage is pretty closely aligned with the old prejudices of Abstract Expressionism. In College, "illustrative" was considered an insulting term. It has been a long journey of getting over the my inhibitions and embracing the depiction of such care free subject matter as birds and flowers. I still balk at painting cats and dogs though.

Ah, well maybe someday!