Tulsa From The West Bank

This is a 9" x 12" oil on masonite

painting in the collection of Mr. &Mrs. Trey Greer.

A quick oil "sketch" of downtown Tulsa.

Pink Peonies In A Jar

This is a 9" x 12" oil on masonite

painted in the studio from life in a

demo session. Yet another floral, which

is a lot of fun to paint when working

on technique or color mixing. Staying

loose is sometimes a problem with me

but flowers make it easier.

Philbrook Museum Pond

This was painted two weeks ago on the grounds

of the Philbrook Museum in Tulsa, in the garden.

For those familiar with the location, this was one

of the small coy ponds east of the main building,

looking southwest towards the south lawn. It's

acrylic and oil, 9" x 12" on canvas.

Magnolia Still Life

This is a 9" x 12" oil on masonite

painted this morning. This is one of a series

of floral still lifes for my October show

at the Tulsa Rose Garden.

Sedan Lakeside Road

This was painted while on a retreat to

Sedan, Kansas about a month ago. The

mornings were starting to get a little cooler

and the air was crisper. It's a very

pleasant location to get away from it all.

It's oil on masonite, 9" x 12".

Roses In Red And Yellow

Another still life in oils on gessoed masonite.

8" x 10". I'm painting a number of these florals this

size for the OSI show in Tulsa at the Garden Center

on the 23rd of October. Hopefully, a few people will

take some of these home.

Crepe Myrtle Still Life

Earlier this year, a car jumped the curb by our house

and flipped up and landed on a large crepe myrtle alongside

the house, keeping the car from crashing into our living

room. Thankful that the poor plant saved the living room

but sorry to see it destroyed...or so I thought.

This still life contains blossoms from the new sprouted

plant that has arisen in it's place. Those are tough plants.

This is 8" x 10", oil on gessoed masonite.

River Tree

Here's another view painted the same day as the previous

image from a higher angle. Still really overcast with a drop

of rain or two now and then. This is the Arkansas River

in Tulsa, Oklahoma looking north towards the 11th street

bridge. It's an 8" x 10" oil on gessoed masonite.

Arkansas River Bridge

This is a plein air painting of the 21st street

bridge in Tulsa on a cloudy day. Painted last

Thursday morning..nice day outside for

a change. This is 8"x 10" oil on gessoed

masonite.

Rose Of Sharon

This is a painting, oil on panel, completed this

morning as a demonstration. It's 8"x 10" rendering

of Rose of Sharon blossoms clipped from the

plant in my back yard.

Fruit Still Life

This simple still life was painted today as a demo

for a class. Simplified brushstrokes and simplified

composition with a lot of paint on the brush.

"Think Masses" concept, yet again. This is 8" x 10"

oil on gessoed board.

Bill's Water Can

This is a small study in acrylics and it's

5" x 7" in size on gessoed masonite.

Midsummer scene in my father-in-law's

backyard garden. Sometimes, the simplest

images create fun paintings and this

was no exception.

Bonita

Here's another portrait. It's oil, 18" x 24" on stretched canvas.

Byrdie

Here's another portrait of a friend of mine,

Byrdie Thompson. She's an artist and has been

taking lessons for several years now. She posed

for this during one of those sessions.

It's 20" x 24" , oil on stretched canvas.

Will

A portrait of my grandson. This has a few

touchups I'd like to make but for the most part,

it's done. It's a 16" x 20" oil on stretched

canvas. Hope the little guy likes it. He's

definitely one of a kind. Smart, considerate

and full of imagination.

Demonstration

This painting was painted in a class situation with

using a strong pink underpainting. I wanted to show

how the object and surroundings would look with

the pink helping the color saturation. I left some of

the pink underpainting showing around the edges

to be able to see the effect. It's a simple apple

with highlights and this took about a half hour. It's

oil on canvas paper pad and the oil paint was applied

in a very thin wash with the highlight colors

being a bit thicker.

About 7" x 7".

Still Life Study

This was painted in class this morning as

a demo. "Think Masses" was the mantra when

I started this and it moved rather quickly.

Just a highlight here and there after blocking

in the larger areas. Oil on canvas paper pad

11" x 14".

Tulsa Botanical Garden

I spent the afternoon on a beautiful

Saturday on the grounds of the Tulsa

Botanical Gardens, which is an ongoing

development at the moment. When

completed, it should be a showcase of

the natural beauty of Oklahoma in

the Osage hills north of the city.

This is an oil on board, 11" x 14".

I plan to paint at least a half dozen images

on that location through the summer.

18th & Cincinnati, Tulsa.

Here's an oil that I actually started and posted

earlier..some time ago, actually. I found a nice frame

and added some more detail into the painting

itself and it will be exhibited at the Tulsa International

Mayfest Invitational Gallery in late May. Another

landscape will accompany it and will be posted

when framed.

Woodward Park Bridge

Took the easel to the park last Saturday. There

were more people there than the Super Bowl.

Lots of high school seniors in their formals for

prom night but first a photo taken while standing

on this bridge. Can't forget the young lady who

wore a bright lemon yellow full length formal

that was intense in the afternoon sun. And

her date had the same color tie with his tux.

Sharon At The Easel

This is a 20" x 24" oil on stretched

canvas portrait of an artist friend of

mine, Sharon, who takes a painting lesson

most every week. She kindly posed for this

portrait to help me build up samples

of my portrait style.

*Note: I've just received word that this fine lady,
Sharon Saied passed away on the 15th of 
August, 2012. 
Sharon had been sick for a while and still
continued to paint and create beautiful images.
She was an incredible soul who always looked
on the bright side of things. Never thinking of
herself, always others first. There's a lesson
there for us all. She'll be missed, to be sure.