Old Blue Chevy Truck (HOPE Truck)

This is my latest painting.  It is the HOPE truck from Dripping Springs, Texas.  A friend of mine took the picture and it was too much for me not to paint it.   I had a great time with this.  I love all the rust and faded colors.

Painting the shadow and darkness at the top of the painting (under the eaves and the tree shadow behind the building) was completely terrifying to paint.  I had what I thought was a good painting, but needing the shadow and I had to put it on.  the color is so dark, I was afraid I would totally mess it up.

Luckily, I like the way it turned out.

I was told that maybe i should have left the windows jus ta bit lighter, and darkened the ground below the truck.  Hmmm.  Something to think about.

I love this painting.  It is hanging proudly in my office.  I'm so juiced at the way this one turned out, I can't wait to paint my next one.

Oh, and by the way, if you want to see how I did it, I do have a video.  Thanks for the quick read.  Hope you love the truck as much as I do.

Sea Lions on a Buoy

What is cooler than a bunch of Sea Lions lounging on a buoy in the ocean.  If you are a sea lion, then nothing.  These guys are just snoozing and watching life pass them by.  It sure was nice of someone to put this out in the harbor for them to sleep on.

If you are a mainlander and haven't come across sea lions before, you really need to make a trip to the coast to find some.

I live a half mile from the Pacific Ocean and I can hear them barking all night long.  I don't know how far their voices carry, but it sounds like they are just across the street.

When you encounter them in the wild, they are naturally inquisitive and, of course, always  looking for a bite to eat.  They patrol the harbor hoping to get anything that might fall off a fishing boat, or whatever tourists toss to them  (don't do the latter, please).

Anyway.  This one was a hoot to paint, and if I do say so myself, turned out pretty good.  I've got a speed painting of it. If you can spend a few minutes it's not a bad view.

Halloween Pumpkin

Here is a pumpkin for your Halloween pleasure.  It obviously hasn't been picked yet, but I wouldn't expect that to last.  This on looks good enough to carve up and put on the front porch.



Also, it comes with a video.  See link below.

I've been Doodelwashed (and that's a good thing)

I've been doodlewashed!!  Our good friend Charlie over at Doodlewash asked me if I would do a small piece for his website.  He's got quite a few people asking for videos for beginners, and boom! there I was.  

Check out his website.  Not only is Charlie a fantastic artist with interesting paintings and takes on his paintings.  He also asks guest artists (such as myself) to submit for his site.  The result is a website that is replete with interesting and beautiful artwork.  Please take a moment and check out his site.  

You wont be disappointed!

Truckin' through a field

For some reason, I felt the need to paint another old truck.  I just cant seem to get enough of rust and faded paint.  So here it is, an old Ford sitting in a field.  It looks like its been here for about a dozen years or so.  No wheels at all, so it is never gonna move.

I love the effect of the distant trees in this painting, and I can live with the sky.  I only wish I had painted the truck in my usual way.  One piece of sheet metal at a time.  It usually allows for nice breaks in the painting and I don't have to paint the joints between the panels.

Well, I like this and even the field seems to have a lot of texture to it. Enjoy.

Oh, and by the way, it comes in video too.  Check it out.

Lakeside Sunset

Its been a long time since I posted a video like this.  A quick to the point paintings.  It is what it is.  A sunset behind a lake with some trees in the foreground.  It looks spectacular, and its spectacularly easy to do.



I've made a video you can watch if you want to see how I did it.

Spooners Cove, Montana De Oro, Los Osos, California

This is  a little cove out here in the State Park  just south of Morro Bay.  There is nothing around for miles.  Every time I see it, I think there is gonna be a pirate ship anchored just off shore.

Hope you like it.

VW Street Parking

Here is a picture of a VW parked on the street.  Could be anywhere, but in my mind its somewhere like Philadelphia.  Or maybe some other big city in the eastern US.
The car is just sitting on the side of the street begging to be painted.

Oh, like many of my paintings from the past few months, this one comes with a video.  If you have an interest and wanna see it, click the link below.

Thank you.

Whale Breach

There are whales that migrate past my home every spring and fall.  This is just a quick representation of one of those whales breaching just outside the town harbor.


Oh, and by the way it come with a video to.  You can check it out here.

Thank you.

Quack Attack

So I was messing around and thought I would paint a duck.  Tried to do it pretty quickly and somewhat loose.

I thought it came out pretty good.  The colors muddle together just a little, but its still pretty clear what the edge of the duck it.  The wing is a bit so so.  I tried to put a  dark line to represent the ducks back wing, but I don't think it quite worked out.

Oh well, its still kinda a cool painting.  Hope you like it.

Delicious Nutritious Tomatoes

In a quick painting session over the weekend, I managed to bang out a few tomatoes.  These ones look so good you could pick them off the page and eat them.

I went with a lighter background rather than darker.  As I made up the story of the tomatoes in my mind, these were still on the vine in late summer.  The heat of August is bearing down on these tomatoes.  They are hanging just under a large group of leaves and waiting to be picked.

Mmm they look delicious and ready to pick off the vine and put on your dinner table.

Additionally, I made a video about painting these.  Check it out.