New Style...

 Most birds are quite graphic...I wanted to portray geese and crows in a "stained glass style" with each section of color separated by a border of the white canvas below...they were fun and may lead to more glass ideas!




"Dueling Crows" - 18x24 acrylic on canvas






"Hidden Geese" 16x20 acrylic on canvas

More 6x6's...Birds!

I have decided that I really like the 6x6 format...and birds!  Take a look...these are all acrylic on self-edged canvas...

New 6x6 sizes...

At the first of January, I wanted to try painting a different size...so, for now, I'm going smaller, to a 6" x 6" wraparound canvas...I find these paintings lots of fun to do...they feel like "excerpts" of my larger paintings...but, I can accomplish them much more quickly and I end each day feeling as though I've really accomplished something...I also found that the paintings can just as easily sit on a bookcase of table as be hung on a wall...here are a few of them, so far...and while the pics don't show it, each painting extends around the wrapped edge...no frame needed!

Still more mosaics

I was in a rush at the end of last year to complete a series of new mosaics as Christmas gifts for family...here are a few.....

More Mosaics

I continue to find interesting objects from the local thrift stores to mosaic....most of these will soon be seen at the LAC Gallery or in the upcoming Holiday Show at the gallery...the show is always a holiday favorite and will run from Nov.1 through Christmas...

...And More!

My last painting was for the "Fall Colors" exhibit at the Lakewood Arts Council show in October...not much vegetation was turning colors a few weeks ago, so my son and I walked in the foothills...these leaves are from are shrubs and vines that were growing (and turning) along the path...I really enjoyed working with all the colors...

More work...

Lately I've been enjoying mosaics, but sprinkling a few acrylic paintings in, too. With the technical detals required of my architectural work, I find cutting glass and listening to books on CD most relaxing...wish I could do that every day. I now have a great additional workspace in my large basement room...it's newly painted and organized and feels great! These are my two latest paintings...these zinnias and black-eyed susans are from my garden...the yard just won't quit this year!