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Dusk
Dec 28, 2013
Dusk. 20"x16". oil on linen. 2013. This is one of the most challenging commissioned paintings I've ever accepted. It was being given as a holiday gift and was a surprise for the recipient. I was given a brief description of what the customer wanted (a dog walking down a path towards ...
The Rooster at George's Mill
Nov 1, 2013
George's Mill Rooster. 12"x9" oil on linen. 2013. I visited some local farms over the Loudoun Farm Tour weekend looking for some residents to paint. The rooster at George's Mill was molting and had lost most of his tail feathers so I sketched out a three-quarter view of him. I put most o...
Rascally Rabbit
Oct 29, 2013
9"x12". Oil on linen, mounted on panel. 2013. This is the rabbit that ate all the Swiss chard in my garden earlier in the year. I was able to get close enough to him to catch a couple of photos before he took off - with a tummy full of chard, no doubt. I painted this very minimally, and ...
Three New Portraits
Oct 13, 2013
Gadget (Blue), Bailey (Lavender) and Nikki (Ochre), 11x14 oil on linen. 2013. I painted these three papillons with different color backgrounds because they will be hung next to each other on the same wall. I wanted to make the arrangement of the portraits an artistic display in its own right. ...
Gearing up For the Fall Season, Continued
Sep 10, 2013
Portrait of 798. Oil on linen. 16"x16". 2013. For sale at Waterford Fair. This is the second painting I created for the Red Barn Art Exhibit at the Waterford Fair. This heifer was one of the herd at Rocky Pointe farm that I visited late last month. The abstract idea behind the painting w...
Gearing up For the Fall Season
Sep 9, 2013
Speckled Chicken. 12"x12". Oil on linen. 2013. For sale at Waterford Fair. The first weeks of September find me getting prepared for the fall shows and fairs in which I participate every year. This season I will have my usual display booth at Bluemont Fair (Sep 21, 22) as well as having some w...