Rose Garden, Woodward Park, Tulsa

This is an oil 8" x 10" on gessoed mdf board with an orange 

underpainting. I really have to pay attention to keeping

things "loose" but accurate and I'm afraid it got away

from me in a couple of areas. But when I left the garden,

it was 99.9% done. I did add a few of the roses and highlights

on the water after arriving home.

Nice day today. Wish I could do this every day.

Suzy

My grand daughter. Her brother Will is next. As soon

as I finish his portrait, their cousin Claire will

follow. I don't do many portraits and they aren't easy

for me but these three grandchildren make it absolutely

necessary to at least try. They are the age that makes

it a challenge but fun.

Small Still Life

This is an oil on gessoed masonite. Small, 5" x 7".

A very quick half-hour painting as a demo in class

to encourage working small as a way of developing

technique and keeping things simple.

Still Life in Black and White Graphite

This is a study for a drawing class done from

life. Simple three objects each with their own

unique texture and value.

Graphite and white on gray Canson paper.

Tulsa From Turkey Mountain

On scene at 8:00 a.m. and painted this one today.

It's an 8 x 10 oil on MDF board. I also managed

to squeak in another small 5 x 7 painting looking 

the other way. It's a distant view of Jones Airport but

it didn't turn out very well, so I won't be posting

that one. I'm not that brave. We all have those

"clunkers" now and then.

Orchid Still LIfe

This was painted in a class. A very fragile looking orchid.
It's 9"x12" in size, oil on gessoed masonite covered in linen.

Mel's Garage

This used to be a place called Mel's Garage in
Tulsa, Oklahoma but Mel is no longer around and
it's been turned into an artist's studio with three
old VW's parked out front. It's directly across
the street from an art supply store, so there's no
chance of running out of paint on this one. This
was painted on site with gouache. Early in the day
before the heat took over.