Before they wilt

Small painting of a bouquet of peach roses, painted a la prima in oil, 11 by 14 canvas panel.

Mother and Child, Peru

One of my early attempts at painting, 24 by 24 oil on canvas.

Penny with Scuttle Butt

A portrait of Penny, a fellow painter with one of her goats, painted in oil on a 20 by 16 canvas.

Wetcanvas Challenge, Kananaskis Country

I did this little 11 by 14 painting for the wetcanvas forum challenge, painted in oil in about 2 hours. mbeckett provided the photos for this project.

Harry and David Pears

Just as I was looking for some subject matter to paint, here comes Lee Brown from his " A Day Not Wasted" Blog and posted this masterful still life photo of 3 Harry and David Pears. The Pears are grown in Medford, Oregon, my home State, so one more reason to paint them.
Oil on a 11 by 14 canvas panel.

"Challenge 13 - Pearls"

This painting is for the Paint and Draw Together Blog put on by Lea Stankovic, painted in oil on a 20 by 16 canvas.

Ella, Wetcanvas Challenge

This portrait of a young Thai girl was for the weekly painting challenge, painted in oil on a 14 by 11 canvas panel

Walk in the Park, Central Park

Here is my submission for the " A Day Not Wasted Blog" put on by Lee Brown. Last time I took a trip to NYC, and after visiting the Metropolitan, my wife and I visited Central Park and walked under the same viaducts and admired the Art Nouveau streetlamps, Lee's photo reference brought back memories. This oil painting is on a 16 by 20 canvas.

NT

Here I am posting a little practice piece, a still life, with a Nautilus and a peeled Tangerine on a green marble counter, painted with oil on a 14 by 11 canvas panel.

Flowers in Glass Vase

This painting is for the December Challenge for the Studio Atelier Blog, put on by Barb Benik, who provided the excellent photo reference. The painting was done in oil on a 20 by 16 canvas.

Morning walk, wetland sketch

I usually take my camera with me when I take my dog Chanel for her morning walk, this is a little sketch painted in oil on a 11 by 14 canvas panel.

Rose and bud

This little painting is for the "Paint and Draw together" challenge, painted in oil on a 14 by 11 canvas panel.

Fall Riverview, Wetcanvas project

This painting is for the wetcanvas weekly project, the painting has to be finished in a 2 hour window, so time is of essence, painted with acrylic on a 11 by 14 canvas.

Banana leaves I and II

A couple of paintings from a cruise in the Caribbean a few years back, painted in oil on a 24 by 18 and 20 by 16 canvas

Fall Colors

My take on this year, turning of the leaves, view from the bridge I daily pass over, painted in oil on a 16 by 20 canvas.

Venice, painting Challenge for ADNW

This 16 by 20 oil painting is for the "A Day Not Wasted" Challenge, as usual Lee Brown supplies excellent photo reference material which are challenging and fun to paint.

Glen Canyon Park, San Francisco

On a recent visit to San Francisco to visit our daughter, Karen our daughter in Law took a photo of a view in Glen Canyon Park, located just a few steps from her home. Painted on a 16 by 20 canvas in oil.

Copacabana

This is my painting for the monthly The Virtual Paintout Challenge, painted in oil on a 11 by 14 canvas panel. My wife and I visited Rio about 10 Years ago in February during the Carnival, and we walked along the beach, drinking Coconut juice, which we bought from on of those stands, it sure brought back some memories, thanks Bill for putting on this challenge.

Pomegranate

This is another Challenge painting for the Paint and Draw together Blog, painted in oil on a 11 by 14 canvas panel from an excellent photo taken by Lela Stankovic

Angel Trumpets

On a trip to San Diego I took some photos of those gorgeous Angel Trumpets at Balboa Park, after I sold the painting, I promised my wife I would paint another one for her, so here is the second one, painted in oil on a 23 by 31 masonite panel.

Apple Harvest

This painting was done for the Studio Atelier art Challenge, I painted in oil on a 14 by 11 canvas panel

Still life, Paint and Draw together Blog

This painting was done for the "Paint and Draw together Blog". Every time I look at the reference photo I see more and more colors, it was a nice challenge. Painted in oil on a 16 by 11 canvas.

Madison checking out the Pumkins

Granddaughter Madison, painted from a photo, taken by her Mother Karen on a trip to the farm, in oil on a 11 by 14 canvas.

Sunflower

On an early morning walk I came on to this sunflower, took a photo and a few days later here is the portrait in oil on a 11 by 14 canvas.

Royal Gala Apple

This painting is one for the "Paint And Draw Together" Blog, I enjoyed this rather difficult project, painted in oil on a 11 by 14 canvas panel.

Puppy, Paint and Draw together Blog

This painting was created for the "Paint And Draw Together" Blog, put on by Lela Stankovic, one of the few sites where we get our work critiqued. painted in oil on a 9 by 12 canvas panel.

Sunset on Mt. David

On a recent sunset across the street on Mt. David where we live, I captured this sunset, painted in oil on a 12 by 16 canvas.

Swiss Hut

My submission for the A DAY NOT WASTED blog by Lee Brown, he is on a European Vacation and provided us with this photo from Switzerland. Painted with oil on a 16 by 20 canvas.

Irish Sheep Herder

About 5 years ago I painted this 20 by 16 oil, I am quite happy with this painting, I thought the dog and the rock came out quite well.

Dancers

At one of the art shows I participated, one of the prizes I won was a 4 ft. by 3. ft canvas, after about a year of storage, I tackled the monster, it was quite a project plus it gave me the excuse to buy a new easel, good thing we have 10 ft ceilings. It is the largest oil painting I've ever done. It won best of show at the local fair, and my wife said its NFS.

Vince at the park

My brother in law Vince making some music in Crab Cove in San Francisco (I think) I painted this picture from a Facebook Blog photo, 11 by 14 oil sketch.

Bluegrass band at the Market

We usually listen to some music on our visit to the Saturday market, painted in oil on a 16 by 20 canvas

Market scene

Saturday morning we usually spend in Eugene at the Saturday Market, and on one of those days I shot this photo and made a painting,in oil on a 16 by 20 canvas.

Lane county Fair winner, S.F.Trolley

The painting I did for ADNW in June, won a blue ribbon at the Lane County Fair this year, I am posing with my new apron courtesy of Lee Brown of ADNW Blog, thanks Lee.

"A Day Not Wasted" Challenge

This month challenge was fairly time consuming, lots of reflection and details, I could spend another week on the project, but it was fun and I learned a lot. It was done in oil on a 18 by 24 canvas panel.

Spectacular sunset on the way home

A few days ago, on the way home from a walk, I spotted this spectacular sunset, it lasted for just a few minutes, just long enough to grab the camera and get a few shots.
Painted in oil on a 14 by 11 canvas

Renaissance Faire Girl

The photo of this girl was from a post at the wet canvas site, I worked (if one wants to call this work ) on this portrait on and of for several days, painted in oil on a 20 by 16 canvas.

Fresh Figs

Challenge 7 for the "Paint And Draw Together" Blog put on by Lela Stankivic, details on her web blog, I think the only web blog where we receive constructive critique by Lela an accomplished artist and fellow artists.
This painting is done in oil on a 12 by 16 canvas panel.

Selfportrait

I did this portrait about 10 years ago in acrylic on a 16 by 12 canvas panel,

Horses, portrait

I painted these horses a while back in oil on a 14 by 12 canvas panel.

Hippo for the weekly WDE challenge

I did this small painting for the weekly painting challenge at WetCanvas.com.
Oil on a 10 by 8 canvas panel.

Dahlia challenge from Jen Smith

This little painting of a close up dahlia, this is for the rookiepainter's challenge.
Painted in oil on a 11 by 14 panel

Newport, OR, Wharft scene

This lady was working hard and fast to clean the catch for the customers off the party fishing boats to earn some tips, painted from a photo I took, in oil on a 12 by 16 canvas.

July ADNW Painting Challenge

My submission for the July Challenge "A Day Not Wasted" website, this is from a photo, Lee took from the Santa Barbara Mission, I painted in oil on a 20 by 16 canvas. Details of the challenge can be found on his website.

Baby Duck

This challenge was put on by Lela Stankovic from the Blog, Paint and Draw Together. The duck was painted with oil on a 8 by 10 canvas panel.

Hiking Mt. Pisgah, Eugene OR

I painted this little oil from a photo I took while on a early morning hike with my friend Bruce Dean, up and down Mt. Pisgah located on the outskirts of Eugene.

Red Snapper

I painted this picture of a Red Snapper for the Art in Agriculture Show at the State University in Corvallis, it was subsequently bought and added to their permanent collection. It is in oil on a 16 by 20 canvas.

Cherries, challenge from ROOKIEPAINTER

I took a shot at the cherries, published by Rookiepainter's Blog, details at her website. The painting is done in oil on a 8 by 10 canvas panel, lots of delicate reflections to contend with, but fun to paint.

Lake Aquitaine, Canada

This painting is for the June Challenge, of Lela Stankovic's, "Paint and Draw Together" Blog. I painted this in one sitting with oil on a 10 by 16 canvas.