Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Moohawk

What fun it is to paint a cow! I joined in again on the challenge by artist Karin Jurick to create a painting from a photo she supplies. This Alabama cow was so cute with it's 'hairdo' I decided to name it 'Moohawk'.
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Thursday, October 23, 2008

flower

I don't normaly paint many flowers, but this one wanted to be singled out. Maybe I'll find some more to paint. Hope you enjoy! Click here for purchase information.

Thursday, October 16, 2008

cosmopolitan

After my last painting paying tribute to James Bond, I thought I would throw in something for the girls...a Cosmo. This is the glass I like to drink mine out of. The tall martini glass with the stem is just so wide on top that the slightest move and some spills out, such a tragedy. This painting is available, please click here for information.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

shaken not stirred

“A dry martini,” he said. “One. In a deep champagne goblet.” “Oui, monsieur.” “Just a moment. Three measures of Gordon’s, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it’s ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon peel. Got it?” I'm sure just about everyone knows where this came from...James Bond. The coolest (and the hottest) of the martini drinkers! Every bar that serves martini's should have his photo hanging somewhere. I thought I would loosen up with the brushstrokes on this one instead of the very tight, detailed work I normally do. It's actually more difficult than it sounds, for me. For purchase information, please click here.

Monday, October 6, 2008

Cloudy Bean

This was fun to do, reflective, cloudy, colorful. It is another of the weekly challenges of artist Karin Jurick. She created a community for artist to join called 'Different strokes from different folks' where we all work from the same photo. Cloud Gate, also known as 'The Bean', is in Millenium Park in Chicago.The sculpture Cloud Gate is by British artist Anish Kapoor, it is among the largest of its kind in the world, measuring 66-feet long by 33-feet high. Cloud Gate sits upon the At&T Plaza. Please click here for purchase information.

Friday, October 3, 2008

empty

This was a lonely little empty mason jar that just looked great in the sunlight. The shadows almost look like a couple of pieces of bread sneaking up on it. Silly, I know. It's surprising how many colors you can see when you stare a long time at a clear jar. I hope you are all enjoying my new little paintings, I am having fun with them. Please click here for a larger view. Or for purchase information, click here.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

famous portrait

This lovely little girl, known as the Infanta Margarita, is taken from the very famous painting by Diego Velazquez called 'Las Meninas' painted in 1656. She glows when you look at the entire painting. A larger version of my painting and the original can be seen here. For purchase information, please click here.