Just started this painting today. It is LOADED with thick paint. It is good that I won't be able to work on it until Saturday because it is so wet. This is a wooden fence-line on a south Texas Highway. The fence is one of those old fashioned ones that is stacked wooden pieces and it twists and turns just the way the road does. I like the way the road leads your eye into the picture (even at this early stage). 
This is a commission I have recently finished for a friend for Father's Day. It is of her father; they call him "Big Dad,"his yellow lab, Daisy, and two of his grandsons. I hope she will be pleased. I have worked hard on this and it passed studio critique with flying colors!
This was a commission for a little guy named Benjamin that his parents call Banjo. Robin, his mom, asked about doing it last year, so I started and then stopped. I have started and stopped several times because I wasn't happy with it. I am pleased now and so are Robin and Tim. Can't wait for it to dry to deliver it!
This is just a preliminary blocking in of skin tones for Keaton on a surfboard. If you look back, you'll see that I did her on the beach a few weeks ago. This is the same set of vacation pictures. Keaton Hale is a three year old "drama queen" (ham) that is the apple of her parents' eye. Her pose was just too cute to pass up and a favorite of mine. Wonder if she'll grow up to be a surfer,model or a princess?
Just loved doing these four little birds. It was challenging at times because the canvas is so small! This can be seen and purchased at JT Osgood's salon,The Songbird Society. 
I am finally satisfied with this little portrait. I love the backlit effect and the impressionistic background. I really toiled on this because I wanted this precious child to be a memorable portrait.
