Today I was house/cat sitting and there were just so many interesting objects in this house I couldn’t resist but paint something, so I chose this pencil box. It’s quite large, I imagine it was a cigar box. I’m not really sure what it was,
Today's painting was an experiment and memory exercise. I was down on the river and this scene was there, with the darkest purple sky I've ever seen. Of course along with that sky came the heaviest rain. Even though I had parked myself under the
It seems like it takes multiple times of repeating something to have it sink in. Today I learned another valuable lesson (again) about what I like to paint. I went by to see some friends and their various studios earlier today and saw all of
I had this painting in mind on and off and decided that today was the day to try it out, especially since it’s been awhile since I did an interior. Looking at the painting after the fact, the single pot on the stove leaves me
Today was the most beautiful day with these huge round clouds sailing through the air. The landscape was changing constantly with the light and shadows jumping around with the sun coming in and out from behind the clouds. This was painted from a bridge that
To be honest, if it weren’t for this project, this is the kind of day where I really wouldn’t even give painting a second thought. Instead I would gladly take the excuse of bad weather and find other things to do. I’m so glad to
Today was a gloriously beautiful day in Florence. I immediately knew that this was the perfect place to paint today, the best terrace in the whole city. I've seen a lot of great apartments in this town, but this one, Judy's house, is by far
This morning I knew that I wanted to paint in this neighborhood. I used to go running in this park and paint down by the river below in the summer time, so I went here for comfort or out of my sentimental attachment to the
All morning I rode around looking for just the right light or place or thing to paint. Finally I got tired of the search and went back home for lunch. After lunch I went across the street to the bar, and I thought why not