Sketches

These are some of the sketches I will be using for my Via Colori art. Mom & Dad and I went to Galveston today. More to come..

Wednesday

Mom & Dad arrived, their luggage did not.

Tomorrow

Mom & Dad visit. It will be Mom's 3rd time to visit and Dad's 1st time. I am excited to show them the new house and studio where I do my art. My Uncle Skip and his wife Ina will be in Galveston as well as we plan on meeting up with them as well over the next few days. I will be creating a chalk painting at Via Colori in the Sam Houston Park in downtown Houston on Saturday & Sunday. Lots of things to see and do.

My car had some problems, I fixed the most pressing ones, and now we have to figure out what to do next. I hate the thought of a car payment.

Where does the time go?

Art On The Avenue

These are some of the pictures from Art on the Avenue event that occured this weekend. You can see my digital art painting called "Chandelier Two" and

In the corner a couple is viewing the pieces entitled "Spirituality" and "Passion".

This is the lucky couple that bought Chandelier with a winning bid right at the last minute.
This couple is taking Passion to their new home.
And these are some great sneakers that jewelry artist, Lindsey Hardin, wore at the night's event.


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Busy Days in the Studio

The first two pieces are from the work I have done for this year's Bering & James Box Show. This piece is titled "Royal Inspiration"

One is 12"x36" and the other is 6"x36". This is called "Earthly Detail"

This is another piece that I finished this weekend. I have been trying to think of the right title - so I welcome suggestions. Currently I am contemplating "Dragonfly Night".







This is a commission that I finished this weekend as well. It is called "Three Trees" and it is a companion piece to go with "Four Trees", which was sold this summer at Flavor from Afar in Dallas.

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Self Portrait Abstract

These are 5 steps from start to finish on the piece that I created from my written name.









I use Corel Painter X and Adobe Photoshop. First I cut, paste the shapes of the letters written.



Then I use those shape and start overlaying them, distorting them, playing with shapes, and filtering the shapes.



I save each step along the way so I can go back into the layers if I need to pull back or use those steps in other pieces of art.


Then I can use those layers, colors and shapes to create different feelings.

And then I can draw and paint on top of the image to create a piece that crosses the line between being graphic and the painterly image.

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Keep Moving Forward

Around here, however, we don't look backwards for very long.

We keep moving forward, opening new doors and doing new things, because we're curious... and curiousity keeps leading us down new paths.

- Walt Disney


I find this an inspiration quote. It relates to my personal life, my friends, my corporate life, and my art.

- Billy Miller

Halloween Then and Now

These are some pictures of my brother Mark and I during Halloween when we were kids. We were a puppy, Snoopy, Charlie Brown, The Hulk, an Astronaut and my favorite King Corn.

And now at my corporate job, I dressed up as the Saturday Night Live character "PAT" and here I am with coworker Lisa dressed as the Center of Confusion Coffee Barista. We had companions of the likes of Mr. Incredible, President Bush, Mr. Clean, Diner Girls, Cereal Killers, A Birthday Cake, Waldo, Wayne's World, A Tourist to name a few.

I have been spending the evening handing out candy to kids dressed as Ninjas, Pirates, Spiderman, Princesses, and more.

Happy Halloween !

Still fun!

Winter Street Studios 3rd Annual

This is a picture of the hallway leading to Studio 17B, (in the top right corner where the person is just walking out).


Here is a few pictures of my studio as it was set up for the show.

This is the first show where I showed both digital and paintings. It was fun describing them to visitors who asked.

This is the shot of the gallery with people in it viewing the art and looking at the price lists. My painting is the red one in the right upper corner.

This is another hallway that contained open studios and more art.

I met alot of very cool interesting people. I hope that a few of them will contact me regarding the pieces that they expressed interest. A few friends stopped by - Jennifer and Jackie.

It was a great night at Winter Street Studios.

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Winter Street

This is a sneak peak for the 3rd Annual Winter Street Studio Artist Showcase and Open Studios.

This is one of my newest paintings, a diptych, entitled "Walking with Angels".

This is a shot looking in the side door of the gallery and you see my painting, entitled "HueManForm" located in the corner.
A great night at the studio.


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Being a Kid

Abstract

Play

Being a kid

Letting go

Following Your Instinct

I created this piece by just doing layer after layer and just letting come what may. Like a kid that keeps pushing the paint around.

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Weekends of Fun

The last few weekends have been fun. Fun in Dallas with friends and then friends visit Houston for fun.

I created this clown picture from several photos taken over the last weekend.

This is Burt & Tim at Dot's Coffee Shop where we had breakfast on the way to Galveston.

This is a digitized portrait of my hands, Burt took the photo of me when we were relaxing at Borders.
This is the Nautilus Shell from the aquarium that we saw in Galveston.
Another photo taken by Burt & Tim of me at the aquarium.

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Dallas

I am in Dallas, I will post pictures in a few days...Warren's Birthday...is he 40 or is he not? You decide... Saw Jim in the hospital, seeing friends today and relaxing by the pool in 80 degree sunny weather.

Mr Bojangles

Another dog portrait... this one is of Mr. Bojangles. I had some fun and created an abstract using the art from this portrait.


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Another week

Well I made it through week 3, hard to believe how fast the time is going now that I am back to my corporate life. Next week will bring the adventure of traveling again. I dropped off art for a show coming up at the Eastman Gallery starting October 18th. I have some artwork to complete. Now I have the weekend to look forward too. I am watching Real Time with Bill Maher (a friday night favorite of mine) and playing jewel quest and just relaxing.

Playing

Not much to say, another day, still dealing with digestive issues, but at least my energy levels are good. Watching the new shows, Pushing Up Daisies and Heroes are my favorites. This is a new digital piece --- just playing around.

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The usual

Not feeling well tonight...the usual. More to blog later when I feel up to it.

Trudy

R.I.P. Trudy.

My friend Warren lost his wild little companion today. It was shocking to read his email announcing that Trudy had pasted away after a strange unknown illness. Trudy and Warren were my first visitors in Houston. Trudy was a very active pup, and at this visit very much behaved. It will be sad to not see her jumping around.

My heart goes to Warren. remember you made her life better by rescuing her from the shelter.

Trudy is jumping in the clouds.

Tailbone Heal

some more digital art

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Leaves revisited

Took the image from Leaves and took it further with more layers. Reminds me of another item that is nice to have on a Fall day - a comfy quilt.

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