Il Laghetto, Villa Borghese

Il Laghetto, Villa Borghese 8x10" oil on panel Welcome to Rome!If you've been here before, chances are you've seen the "little lake" here in the middle of the vast gardens (now a park) around the Villa Borghese.These days the park is empty, with the

ROMA

Roman Aqueduct, sketch 8x10 oil on panelWell, it's only taken me a little over a month to start painting after having arrived in Rome. It's been raining like mad and I've prefered to wander around casually rather than set to work.This week there was a

On the Road to Home

The Reading Chair oil on linen 24x20"Tomorrow I'm leaving for Orlando and heading to Chattanooga for a big show of Western paintings where I have the opportunity to show some of my paintings from Alaska. From there I will be going to another show at

New Paintings

Sunset, Sanford Oil on Linen 40x46"Well, I disappeared from the blogging world for awhile, sorry about that! I'm just preparing for 3 shows this month and then to head back to Rome, Italy at the end of October.Here is a new painting that is hanging

Just a Day in Myakka

Yesterday I had the opportunity to be out in Myakka for just a day to talk to a group about my work along with a few other Florida artists. It was a fun opportunity, not something I've had much chance to do and it was

A Little Inspiration

Today called for something different and to get back in touch with why I love painting. I was sitting in the studio feeling a little lackluster really, and was staring at my brush cleaner sitting on this journal. I've been teaching a few drawing lessons

Rejection, Stuck, I Think We’re Making Progress Here

On Homer Spit, 14x21" oil on canvas I've had an interesting day: I got rejected from a gallery, got to this point with this painting and got stuck, found out I need to retake all the photos of current paintings, and my car broke

Out of the Loop

Here's a picture from a day spent painting in Montauk on Long Island. I haven't posted anything for awhile, I was visiting family and then painting on Long Island last week and just got back to Orlando in time for a bbq party, rough life!I

Variety, The Spice of Life!

Weeds in a Vase, oil on panel 10x8"Today I thought I really needed to do something different, and here it is, and it was refreshing!I knew I felt like painting some flowers, so I set off into the yard thinking I would find something picturesque.