"Three of a Kind" 6" x12" (Click here to bid on eBay)

The oranges are finally ripe here in Seville. At least I think they are because I saw a group of field workers collecting oranges from some local groves in the area. I'm hoping the oranges are free to members here, otherwise we may owe someone a lot of money. Click on the image for a larger view.

"Lost in the Woods" 9"x12" (Click here to bid on eBay)

Back in 2006, I took a trip to Seattle, Washington and on the way, I stopped in Yellowstone National Park. I was lucky to get pretty close to a really good looking buffalo. I say good looking n relation to the classic buffalo you see on the nickel, not like most of the other buffalo I saw on that trip. Click on the image for a larger view.

"Grain Elevator" 6'x12' (Click here to bid on eBay)

I can't believe I miss this place. When I lived back there, the winter was always the most uninspiring place to to look for things to paint. Now that I live in a place that never gets snow I forget about the times when you had four seasons a year, and extreme ones at that. As I create this post, the temperature is -5 degrees, and that doesn't factor in wind chill. Any breeze at all and it could be -20. I really don't miss it anymore. Click on the image for a larger view.

"Foggy Trail" 11"x14" (Click here to bid on eBay)

Im looking for simple compositions and limited color ideas and just by luck this landscape really fit the bill. Click on the image for a larger view.

"Moonlight on the Mountains" 6"x12" (Click here to bid on eBay)

One of my genre of paintings are nocturnes or paintings "of the night". You have to take liberties with the values and colors unless you do happen upon a place where the moon and the stars light up the landscape like they did on this meadow somewhere near Jackson Wyoming. My camera didn't capture the light as well as I did here, but that's because I'm not a very good photographer. Click on the image for a larger view.

"Basket of Berries" 8"x10" (Click here to bid on eBay)

There's a funny story that goes with this painting. It was the last piece I did for auction before my son Jobey and his family came out for a short stay, the week after Thanksgiving.
I knew I wasn't going to do any work for the rest of weekend so I just let this piece just dry on the easle. I think it was the second morning when we found Micah, their oldest at just about 4 years old, had decided he was going to take a stab at painting like his Poppa. He didn't do too bad actually. Covered a lot of my studio in just 10 minutes, along with this painting here. I would have taken photos of everything but Jobe and Katie were upset and I was trying not to laugh everything off.
Micah definately knows better now to not try to pant without adults around, but I have to admit I felt just as guilty not making sure our house was safe for little ones. We really got lucky in that the one bottle used the most for paint wa a bottle of Cobalt Drier, which is the only product I use that has the old skull and crossbones on the label. It's scary to think that he could have just as easily tasted it instead of spread it. We really got lucky there. I need to quickly repaint areas because the auction finishes i just 4 hours. I'll let the winner decide if it looks close enough to the original to keep it. Click on the image for a closer view.

"Chocolate Eclair" 8"x10" (Click here to bid on eBay)

Continuing to look for still lifes this week, I dug into old reference where I found a Chocolate Eclair from way back in '06. I painted my first one back then with the Eclair on a plate with a cup of coffee. Click on the image for a larger view.

"Oranges in Glass" 11"x14" (Click here to bid on eBay)

I have a few more interesting bowls and props that I'm looking forward to using with more oranges. Click on the image for a larger view.

"Flaky Danish" 11x14 (Click here to bid on eBay)

I'm trying to get back into some still lifes and my favorites to paint are my favorites to eat. I found some really flaky danish in a box. Click on the image for a larger view.