These were an experiment for a show

recently. I liked the feel of them and the panel

they are painted on. My daughter's shoes...

have alot of my kids shoes....there were alot of

feet that wore all of them...

hand me downs...now to try and paint them.

I like how these pink shoes turned out. They

are actually painted on a piece of left over siding

from my addition. Composite material that is smooth.

Then the panel the piece is mounted on has been

treated to look like a chalk board...and then I drew on it

with chalk. The whole thing reminds me of so many

aspects of childhood.

These are some antique shoes an antique dealer

I used to babysit for gave me as a present.

I have had them since I was 15 and finally got

around to their purpose. They will teach me alot

about painting and they are fun to draw!

Riley's shoes....from a life time ago. He now wears

size 13/14....HUGE feet...from such a cute little boy....

This last one is a collage on top of an old oil painting

done several years ago. It was fun to build the image into

something different with papers and textures.

Oil can done in oils. Framed with wood from house.
8" x 16"















Jack plane in oil. Framed with old studs from my house. 16" x 8"

A show in 2 weeks yields rapid painting.
I need at least 10 more of these. All small on canvas
mounted on board with a raised frame on the back,
these will be ready to hang. No frame needed.






































In keeping with a tool phase I am entering.
This c-clamp actually is this red!!

White cup and saucer I got at a garage sale.
Very heavy and thick, it was wonderful to paint.
Oil on 8" x 8" stretched canvas.



















A blue teapot done with limited oil palette
on stretched canvas. 8" x 8".

Some recent oils. ALl small...about 6" x 6" and the brushis 8" x 10"

This one is pretty intense with the burnt sienna...


















Schiele-esque...

















Painting blue jeans is alot of fun...not that anyone cares...but it is very satisfying...especially if you like the color blue.

This is a copy of a painting I found in the VOLGA gallery. I love the painters there and I am learning SO much. They use paint so wonderfully...THIS IS NOT FOR SALE...as I copied it. I did it just because I loved the painting and wanted to see if I could learn something...and boy did I!!!



















After talking with a friend about subject matter...we came to the conclusion..that just like a writer, artists should paint what they know...just as writer's should write about what they know...
These days, all I seem to really know is SNOW. So I'm finding myself intrigued by it and wanting to translate it into pigment...no shoveling necessary...












Recent painting done during a very deep freeze. I tried to capture the clarity of the air since everything seemed to crystalize the minute the cold touched it...