Recent Doodles

Though not a conscious choice, I have relatively few night scenes. This painting, with its limited palette andtreatment of light, has made me interested in doing more now.

This piece was a special commission, and I did quite a few concept sketches before arriving at the final idea.

This was the first painting I completed upon returning from Amsterdam. Evidently, being around so many sheep stuck with me.

This is my only self-portrait to date. I’m the one on the right. This probably stems from a month of taking photographs of myself at arm’s length.

With this piece, I broke out of the traditional rectangle for a long, slender one; something I was very fond of during my days in art school. This is a no-brainer for creating an extreme horizon. I’ve noticed that I tend toward working horizontally over vertically.

A similar piece to “Grandma and Butterflies,” this piece was a special commission.

I wanted to concentrate solely on background with these paintings. Normally, the background of a painting exists around the figures. I wanted to see how I approached setting with no figures to influence it.

At 30×40″, this is by far the largest piece I have ever done. It was a very different experience, working with so much space to fill. It made me concentrate a lot on placement and balance. It takes some getting used to. As of right now, I haven’t attempted anything approaching this size yet again - but intend to in the near future.

I conceived of, drew, painted and sold this painting in one day. It wasn’t enough time to really form a rapport with it, but I’m proud of it.