"Skagit Cows" oil landscape with cows

   

Cows are endlessly fascinating subjects for me to paint...especially the Holsteins with their black and white markings. I jerked the truck over to the side of the road at the end of the day when the light was saturating the colors to capture these guys.

8x6 oil on panel sold

"Tulip Girl" Skagit county tulip festival

"Tulip Girl" 6x8 oil on panel  sold

This is the same little girl that was in Sea of Color..She was having a blast in the fields of flowers and so full of joy!  It was fun trying to capture her Happy Dance..=]
6x8 oil on panel

"Daffodil Farm" Skagit county tulip fields.

I loved the profile of this massive barn with the daffodil fields in the forground and the mountains behind.

10x6 oil on panel.  sold

"Sea of color" La Connor, tulip festival , figurative oil painting

At the Tulip Festival in La Connor the kids were loving the colorful flowers(especially the girls..=]) They seemed to be floating on a Sea of color and the mom's were having a tough time getting them to come out! No one was supposed to walk between the rows.......but how could you resist!!
This painting will be offered on Daily Paintworks auction. Click HERE if you would like to bid on this painting.   10x6 oil on panel

"Tulip Time" figurative,flower oil painting

Thanks to my Main Motivator I was able to scoot over to Skagit county and catch the last of the tulips before the season was over. We have had a very long winter and wet spring so the sunny days have been few....I managed to catch one and spent the whole day loitering around the fields, snapping candid shots of the folks and kids tip- toeing in the tulips....=]  Enjoy!

12x12 oil on canvas

"Brothers" figurative oil painting

Not sure if these guys are brothers....but they are "Brothers"....hence the title of this painting.....I get the sense that the older guy may be a mentor for the younger but I don't know their story ....I just enjoy documenting with paint the faces and places that I encounter on my travels around the Pacific Northwest.
8x6 oil on panel

"Water Jewel" water lilly painting

I painted this little study a few weeks ago as a warm up painting . I am trying to get all the little paintings that I have neglected posting, on to my blog before I start posting a new series of paintings done from a trip to the tulip fields in Skagit county.......It's amazing how much orange, yellow and red  there is in most greens!
 I think I will try the Daily Paintworks Auction with this painting.  If you are interested in bidding on this painting you may do so by clicking..... here .....=]...and Thank you for your support!
8x10 oil on panel

"Port of Seattle" Seattle city scenes, marine scape oil painting

This is the view of the Port of Seattle and Elliot bay that you would get crossing over by ferry from Bainbridge Is. I have entered this painting in the Edmonds juried art exhibition and hopefully it will be accepted. I patiently await notification....okay, maybe not so patiently....
22x29 oil on canvas    sold

"Stand in the Light" Seattle city scenes, urban landscape

I am jazzed to announce that I will be having a solo show at the Directors Gallery on Bainbridge Island in July!  The show will be called Stand in the Light and this is one of my recent paintings that will be in the show. I will be sending out reminders as time gets closer.....If you are in the area come on down to the gallery on the First Friday Art Walk in July and meet me!
18x36 oil on canvas  sold

"Sleet Storm" oil landscape painting, Poulsbo, Washington

This was  the scene a week ago on my way home from work.......just before the sun popped out!..What a wild and wet spring we are having in the Pacific Northwest!  I am just very thankful ...No tornadoes, earthquakes,tsunamis, or other real catastrophes!  My prayers go out to those who have lost loved ones and are trying to get their lives back together after all the recent natural disasters.
 I have submitted my painting "D is for Daisy"  to the Daily Paint Works, Japan challenge...The proceeds will go to the Japan Red Cross you can bid on the painting here. 
 Also, I am happy and honored to be invited to join the fine artists at DPW!  Thank you David and Carol Marine!

"Lime Kiln Lighthouse" San Juan Island, lighthouse oil painting

I have painted this lighthouse many times. Last summer I spent several days in the San Juan Islands plein air painting.......I grabbed this photo out of the archives for a little warm up study . It was done on linen rag paper, a fun surface to work on but the paper really absorbs the paint at first.
 The weather is finally getting nicer, so I will be going out to paint soon.....Can't wait!
12x9 oil on linen paper.

"City Bus" Seattle city scenes, urban oil painting

I am posting this painting mainly to get some input on what folks think about it....I haven't decided yet if it is finished. It is often a struggle for me to know when a painting is completed. I have made mistakes and ruined paintings by overworking them before....on the other hand I have given paintings the spark that takes them over the edge of mediocrity by going in one more time with another layer of paint....I like this paining a lot and don't want to lose it....yet I also don't want to wimp out and miss the opportunity to achieve a really great work......The artists dilemma!
24x24 oil on canvas sold

"Capturing Post Alley" Seattle city scenes, urban oil painting

I keep coming back to this alley in Seattle...On the left is the famous "Gum Wall"......decades of chewing gum stuck to the brick wall , on the right, the Alibi Room....It is an easy short cut if your coming from the ferry and walking up to the Pike Place market.

"Midnight Coffee" Seattle city scenes, urban oil painting,

Folks in Seattle love their coffee!  They drink it all day .....even in the middle of the night....I'm back to painting city scenes. Enjoy! .....with a cup of coffee!  Lets see....Starbucks or Tulleys or Seattle's Best or..................=]


9x12 oil on canvas  sold

"The Hansville Truck" truck oil painting, Hansville, Washington

I love painting old trucks!.....I have painted this one before(here)....It sits like a sculpture by the store in Hansville...For those of you who are not from around here, there is only one store in Hansville.....Right across from the church...For a long time Hansville has been the same sleepy little northwest town ...it's claim to fame, the Point no Point lighthouse.....But...things are changing ...and I hear of some big development plans for the area.....This truck will probably not be there for long.....
8x6 oil on panel   sold

"The Ajax Cafe" Port Hadlock, Washington state, oil marine scape painting

This view of the Ajax Cafe in Port Hadlock is from across the bay at the Hadlock Hotel....Ann and I were visiting The gallery there on our way to Port Townsend.  The Ajax is the smaller yellow building. The other building close to the water is a wooden boat building school....The whole area has lots of interesting possibilities for painting!

14x11 oil on canvas  sold

"Approaching Seneca Street" Seattle city scenes, urban landscape

For some reason this painting got passed over in my posting....I painted it several months ago and was satisfied with the results...The reason I am posting it today is that it sold yesterday!  The gallery that represents me in West Seattle is Alki Arts...The owners, Tom and Diane, alert their clients that follow my work when I am coming in with new paintings and some were there to meet me!...I sold three paintings as Ann and I were standing there talking with folks.....I feel very blessed to have faithful collectors and followers of my work and that includes you all!..Thank you for your support! ... I love my job!!

18x36 oil on canvas   sold

"For Sale" trucks in winter landscape oil painting

There is farmer who likes to sell old cars in his field near our home....They are usually there for quite awhile before they sell......I saw the trucks and mentioned them to my wife who then stopped and took some pictures during a brief snow......They were great!!....I did this 9x12 oil on linen paper from the pics...Two weeks later they were gone!....Click here to see another painting I did of a car in this field.

"Rose Light 3" flower oil painting, rose oil painting

This is the reason that I cut up a whole sheet of hardboard when I make my panels for painting......When you get on a roll and the paint is flowing and your hand is in tune with your head .....and your head is full of the beauty before you.......better have enough canvas or panels and paint on hand to let the inspiration run it's course.......


8x12 oil on panel



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"Shasta Daisies" flower oil painting

I had to try the daisies one more time.....I really like the play of light and shadow on white flowers.....and it is a challenge to paint the petals with one brush stroke.

6x8 oil on panel   sold

"Bee Balm" flower oil painting,

Bee Balm is another great flower.. It is sometimes called Oswego Tea and has a very distinct fragrance when the leaves are crushed...And the bees love it! So if you would like to attract more pollinators to your garden and add another interesting texture(and painting subject) to your landscape try this guy!
6x8 oil on panel. sold

"Three Red Roses" flower oil painting, roses

Someone told me that three red roses represented the Trinity for them....That's not what I had in mind when I painted these.......but I like the analogy...I painted them because roses are such a challenge for me ...and particularly red roses.....Challenging but beautiful......Like the Christian walk.......

3x7 oil on panel

"D for Daisy" flower oil painting

I love this flower because it will grow anywhere..... with profusion!  These are Shasta Daisies and I don't even remember planting them...they just started coming up.....=]

6x6 oil on panel  sold

"A Rose Called Peace" flower oil painting, roses

I finally had to pull this rose from the garden this year.....Although I love them, I don't seem to be able to grow them very well....They always start out great and then sort of turn black and eventually stop producing blossoms. This variety is called "Peace" and it was lovely and fragrant..My problem is mostly the micro climate we are in here.....low and wet.....not good for roses...Oh well....If I can't grow them at least I can paint them!
6x10 oil on panel

"Rose Light 2" flower oil painting, roses

I don't seem to be able to settle on one subject or genre as an artist. I realize that some artists are able to build a following based on their style or subject matter..... and that can be a good thing.....There is just so much beauty in this world that God has created and so many interesting things that I want to paint them all.

There is a young lady from Palestine who has friended me on Facebook. I asked her how things are going in her world.....Her answer to me was "Something good, something bad, ....but your paintings make me peaceful"......A good reminder and confirmation that I should continue to paint what moves me .

10x8 oil on panel  sold