Two Small Paintings

I did those yesterday for the gallery. Not really something to be proud of, but they would sell for cheap as a small Maine memory!

Little boy playing the flute

This is the final painting. I am not sure I want to do any more final touches. I am scared to ruin it.

Working in stages

Working in stages, and getting anxious and worried..It is the fear of the unexpected with watercolors!!! I hope I don't mess it up!

Pencil Study

This is the same boy I did a painting of before, looking outside. Now, he's playing the flute. He just has a dreamy innocent feeling about him. This is a pencil study, and I hope the painting would be a masterpiece!!

Reflections

We did this in class yesterday...

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Self Portrait with Mido

Sketch

I don't feel that colorful today!

My first Brook Trout this year

We went painting outside in Lubec..Very beautiful and sunny..I hope it turned out well!

Snowy Egret

I made this from a picture from a book by Sidney Bahrt. He passed away a few months ago. He was a good friend, and a very nice man. I hope you like this.

Trees

These are ink and watercolor experiments...

Beal's Island

I went painting with a group of artists this morning..A very nice day..I hope this painting turned out well..

What we did in class...

I am teaching a class at the Senior College..It is a lot of fun..This is what we did today...

Eastport in the fog

Kennebec Road

This is a winter scene going back to my house on Kennebec Rd. It's simple but has a nice feel to it..Compare it to the one I did in September..

Amidst the Hay 2

Nothing better on your birthday than what you love most: Painting!!!

En Plein Air

What a nice day..I went outside, and did this..It was very sunny that I got blinded by the glare..This is around the corner from DECH!

Done!!

Little boy Looking outside

My paintings are usualy less than 12 by 16, then I frame them to 16 by 20..But every now and then I do larger scale ones, and those are the better! Unfortunately, I haven't showed them or framed them, because the bigger they are, the more expensive the frame is! This is 20 by 28 inches! It's taking some time, especially because of the details on the boy's shirt.. But I like it so far! There is something mysterious about it...Art is not just an imitation of reality! Goldmund says that the better artist is the one who captures the mystery and the mood of a painting, and make other people wonder. And that's who I strive to be!!

Jonesport Snow scene

Creek: Interpertation #2

I re-did the creek painting..I put some more details, and worked on the tonal values to give a sense of 3-D !!

Creek

Olive Oil and Dish

The paper didn't help me much, nor did the continuously moving shadows; but, it isn't bad after all!

The Blonde Hair

I was cleaning a small olive dish, my Ex-Ex-Ex-girlfriend Kirsten got me from France, and I found a blonde hair! It was in the little jar where you throw the seeds! In a flash I remembered when she gave it to me, how I was really excited to have it..But, also I wondered who that hair belonged to?!! Was it Kirsten's, Carol's, or Jenn's..I couldn't really tell! It was amazing how this little hair threw me in a world of memories: some passionate ones full with happiness and excitement; and some stormy with arguments and insecurities! I don't regret any of those memories. They are part of me, and they helped shape the man I am! And as I look into the future, I will always treasure every one of them, and look forward to making new ones!!

The Virtual Me

This is a soccer game I play when I am bored ... I created a virtual me!

My Little Gallery

I moved things around at my house, and now I have some wall space for the paintings I am framing.

Cincinnati Paintings and Sketches

I took the nude from Picasso but used different colors....

My first Maine Accident

I got back from Cinci yesterday..On the way back, I drove through this horrible snow storm..It kept snowing heavily for about 3 hours..After I got off the airline to 192, I thought to myself, "Wow, I survived!" I guess I jinxed myself because a few minutes later, my car started heading to the side, I knew if I hit the break it was going to flip, so I turned it the other way..In a split second, I thought that I had it under control. Then I lost it..It started going right and left, and I still didn't hit the breaks. Then I chose my crashing site, I was lucky that there were no valley or bridge!! I crashed into a ditch and some rocks and trees!! I said a little prayer just in case I had to die.. All this happened in a second or two!!! Then, after the silence came, I looked around, and everything was fine! And I thought," Wo, cool!!!" Then, I thought, this is a Jeep, I could probably make my way out, but I was over confident, the wheels kept on spinning to no avail! Then heaven sent me a woman in a car, and a guy in a truck..The woman provided the rope, and the guy pulled me out of the ditch..I was very grateful, but I didn't get their names! Any ways, I finally made it home. I thanked God I didn't flip over, or got hurt, and that there are still good people out there!!