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.