Roisin, pencil sketch, figure

Here's a somewhat blurry picture of a pencil sketch I did tonight .I'm collaborating with a friend on a potential children's book.

Laughing Crow Farm, oil lanscape

I was out on Bainbridge Island getting reference photos and ran across this little place called Laughing Crow Farm. It is a cool area of Bainbridge where the folks who own sections of what used to be strawberry farms refuse to sell out to the developers. Even though they could get millions for the land ,they choose to live the simple life of farming. I met Gerald who owns the Bainbridge vineyards and winery who was nice enough to let this weird artist guy walk his fields , and Akio, still working in his eighties, who farmed strawberries on this land before the Japanese concentration camps in the U.S. Read "Snow Falling on Cedars" and you can get an idea of what it was like for the Japanese living in America before and after world war two. ( My apologies if I spelled names wrong)

White Fence, watercolor sketch,landscape

Another shot snapped out the car window in the rain. This is a watercolor sketch for a larger painting. SOLD

Tree of Crows

I wasn't going to post this painting but mom said " somebody will like it honey" so here it is.

Sold

Moonlight Snow, revisited. watercolor landscape

I'm revisiting this painting on my blog for three reasons

1. I like it alot, I think it is more impressive in person , you can see the snow coming down alot better.
2. My camera got stolen at Central Market when I ran in to get some cucumber rolls for breakfast at the sushi stand. I can't download my new paintings.
3. This painting is available now in a giclee reproduction for $70.00 including shipping. The image measures 10x18 in. original SOLD

Tree for the Forest,oil, woodland landscape

Callow Ave. House , urban oil painting

Lately I'm just drawn to the urban scenes. This is Callow ave in Bremerton Wa. I drive by here about three times a week, finally snapped a shot. SOLD

Home through the fields, landscape oil painting

I did this one on Sat. The bushes in the middle ground are called Spirea, they are beautiful in all seasons.

Fir Tree study in oil

I'm not feeling to hot this weekend. I did do a couple small paintings. This is a 6x6. Think I'll turn the heat up and go veg out in front of " The Eye of Sauron" ( thats what I named my tv).

Pacific Ave / oil painting

Well I spent two days working on this one. I took the photo while I was driving and it was really bad, so I did the painting by gut feeling mostly. Some people talk on thier cell phones while driving, some paint thier nails or work on the computer, or shave. I take pictures with the old dig. camera.
Hope I keep working on this one . I think it's salvageable. SOLD

Coffee Pot and Blue Bowl / still life oil painting

I had a request for another coffee pot painting so I got kinda carried away with this still life today. I worked on it for about ten hours. ( including breaks ) Back to my alley houses tomorrow. SOLD

5th and Chester

This alley is so steep that the pavement is rutted where rear bumbers have been scraping it.
The shadows on the white building drew my attention to this scene. SOLD

Bremerton Alley House

Heres the Bremerton alleyhouse in progress . I'm hopeing it will dry enough to hang on Tuesday....... Ya. right....Sold

Alley House

I'm going to start a series of paintings inspired by Bremerton alley houses. I work alot in the back alleys of side streets in Bremerton WA. Always lots of interesting structures and people, with the shipyard close by and Bremerton going through this retro renaissance. Young familys are fixing up the old craftsman style houses. The waterfront is being renovated and the arts district is expanding.

King Street Station

I'm posting a work in progress, since I spent most of the weekend framing for two shows coming up in February. This is a view from inside the train station in Seattle. Its a different subject for me and I have found this painting very challenging. I have it set aside and work on it between other paintings.

Pears with Vase. oil still life painting

I never had red pears before , they are delicious! SOLD

Farm off Pugh Road

I'm starting to really like these winter scenes in oil. This is one you see out of the corner of your eye driving down the road. Brakes screech, dirt flies and your jumping out of your truck to capture the light and the moment in time. Sometimes your late for work. Sometimes you barely miss getting hit by another car. Sometimes your batteries are dead in your camera.... and sometimes.... you get a painting. Sold

Coffee Pot with Apple, reworked , oil

I reworked this painting, changed the background and added some chroma to the apple which kinda throws off the color in the reflection but I think I'm done with it. This painting will be in the Treehouse show in February. For those of you who can come, it will be at the Treehouse Cafe in Lynnwood center on Bainbridge island for the whole month of February 07. Its a great place to have lunch or coffee. SOLD

Bledsoe Farm landscape/ oil painting

I added a picture in the begining stages of this painting, thinking it would be interesting to see the foundation, which is gesso with a wash of Venetian Red I think. This painting is SOLD

Bledsoe Farm Truck: 11x14 oil painting

Got back to work in the studio this weekend so I will have some paintings to post for a few days. This old chev truck sits at a farm near to my house. I did some work there this week and took alot of pictures. It has been way too cold to paint outside lately,but I hope the fridged atmosphere reads in the painting. I'll be working in oil for awhile now getting ready for a show in February. This painting is for sale for $150.00 SOLD

Bainbridge Boats

This painting is sold. Bainbridge Island is a favorite painting destination for me. SOLD

Coast Watcher: watercolor

I'm going to post some older work untill I get rolling again. Most of these pieces are still for sale. some are framed. For more information email me at robinweiss@earthlink.net Thanks for hangin in there with me.

Coffee Pot with Apple : oil, still life

Hopefully I have kept this painting fresh. I kept dinking around with the apple. I'm not done with it yet, I still have the still life set up in the studio. Also I took pictures in the prosess which I will post Sunday. I'm thinking about changing the background.

Copper teapot:still life,oil painting

This is the only painting I have completed this weekend, but I did have some great fellowship with good friends. God has blessed me richly in so many ways and I am thankful. I look forward to the opportunities that this new year will bring to bless others. Happy New Year! SOLD

December Thaw

I revisited my cow friends on Pt Gamble road. These three black angus seem to be taking care of this little hereford calf. SOLD

The painting is 10"x 14", watercolor on 300 lb arches wc. paper, signed by the artist. $120.00