Mural in Montauk, NY

Drawing out the mural with
chalks and pencil.
The beginning of this week found me completing a large beach scene mural in a nursery. I documented part of the process as it was quite a large wall to cover and the transformation was a huge learning experience as I have never painted a mural so large.

The mural and the three tiny vignettes which were painted on the other walls took two days to complete.























Three vignettes which were placed within the nursery.






The finish.

Dog Portrait

I recently had the opportunity to paint a dog portrait. I had A LOT of fun painting these guys on canvas. I took in progress shots as I went along. Thought it might be interesting to view. Enjoy!

Ocean Mural

Sand. Dunes. Seashells. Sand castle. Umbrella....and all things "beachy". A sketch for a wall mural has been on my mind this weekend and on my desk as of late. Took photos as the sketch was progressing. Thought it would be fun to share. I'm sure there will be changes before it hits the actual wall, but for now this is the result of all those words put together on a canvas.

The Motherload.....

Discarded frames.
I hit the mother load of all dumpster dives recently. Frames. Lots of them and all in nearly perfect condition. The hotel I work part time at had begun to throw away framed art they didn't need any longer. For an artist frames are like gold. I actually only needed 7 for a larger project Im working on but took more just in case I botched things up or needed to frame other art work.

I actually have several projects Im working on that I can't quite discuss, hence the silence on the blog recently but I did finish a beautiful "Dante" resin recently and will be sorry to see him leave my studio for good. The shading, the dapples and the color all came out as I had hoped. Im most pleased with him. He'll be missed here in the studio next week.


Finished Dante resin in dappled sooty bucksin:

"Embrace II"
Graphite, Watercolor and Acrylics on Watercolor paper.
"No one else, Love, will sleep in my dreams. You will go, we will go together, over the waters of time. No one else will travel through the shadows with me, only you, evergreen, ever sun, ever moon."

~ Pablo Neruda

Flea Market Finds

This past weekend was full of fantastic flea market finds and "on-the-road" finds. Out of all the flea market finds these three little nesting tables were by far my favorite. They offered a fantastic springboard to more xylene transfer art. They looked awful, but were sturdy and the tiniest one was just right for my own personal uses. Below is the transformation.

Set of unwanted tables.
Prime and paint
It looks better already.
Dry brush technique used to
accentuate the details in the table.
Surface ready for some art.
Adding a graphic using Xylene
and a lazer print out.
Decided I'll keep this one.
I have the perfect spot for it!

Spring

Spring has finally arrived here in PA. All my bulbs have begun to sprout and bloom which caused quite a lot of inspiring moments this week. My mice were right there to enjoy and welcome back spring.

"Stretch"
Graphite, Watercolor and Acrylic on paper.
"Gift"
Graphite, Watercolor and Acrylic on paper.
"Daffodil Field"
Graphite, Watercolor and Acrylic on paper.