new logo

I recently did two of these marble logos for myself, they're 5" x 5" oil paintings.  The other I posted a few days ago.  I think this one is my favorite.  I also think I need to do more marble paintings.

Illustration Friday - PEACE

A few weeks ago, I went with a friend to watch an oil painting demonstration by Steven Walker.  He did an entire, beautiful painting in an hour and a half.  I was so inspired that I thought I'd give that a try.

This is what I had after an hour and a half.  I put a bit more time into it today (about 45 minutes) and have the top picture for my contribution to Illustration Friday this week. 

Looks like a pretty peaceful place to be.

logo

I have been working on two small marble paintings to possibly use as a logo.  Here's the first.  I'll probably have the second done within the week.

Turtles at Lake Cumberland

I just finished this 8" x 10" oil painting this morning.  It hasn't even dried yet but, it's been so long that I posted a finished piece, I was in a hurry to share it. It would be a lot more visually stunning if it were   4' x 5'  but it's a sweet little memento of a couple of curious turtles that were hanging around our houseboat a couple of weeks ago.  

Illustration Friday - SUMMER

 (This image was updated on 5-25-18

acrylic with digital enhancements)

Below is the original. 

It was done in watercolor and acrylic on a piece of 5"x7" clayboard 

with just a bit of digital enhancing.

As with most of my illustrations, after a couple of years I look at it and see where I would like to do things differently. The result is the piece below.

Still not satisfied, I combined both looks and ended up with the first image at the top of the page.

Illustration Friday - RETRO

     A few weeks ago the Illustration Friday word of the week was RETRO.  I was too busy to put any time into it, but I sketched out a quick idea and this week I had the time to finish it. This is done with watercolor, acrylics, and colored pencil on Bristol paper with some digital enhancements.

     I love old-fashioned soda fountains!  Many years ago I was working in Winter Garden, Florida, in a beautiful little downtown Main Street area when, lo and behold, a soda fountain opened up across the street from my job.   The first time I walked in was like walking into the past.  There was even some golden oldies music playing on a radio, specifically "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."  I would treat myself to a chocolate diet coke over there a few times a week after lunch and before long I had five cavities.  That pretty much ended my daily treat routine.  However, at the soda fountain pictured above, the sweets have no calories and they are actually dentist recommended. I think this might be what heaven is like.