open harbor

Raptor, copyright 2011 BVF Betker, acrylic on canvas. 4 x 4 inches

An experiment with open acrylics on canvas, over a copper-colored liquid acrylic base composed of metallic gold and quinacridone crimson on canvas.

seek and ye shall find

Hide and Seek, acrylic on canvas, 36" x 36"

Left the studio window open so this painting could dry, and a major windstorm sent in its suggestions for improvement. Have to say the weather is always right!

swing dancing

Rising Melody, copyright 2010, acrylic on canvas, 30" x 40"

another jazz tune, this time with big band and wah-wah

big juicy apple

my new york, 24" x 34" image on 30" x 40" canvas, copyright 2010

Last September I had the great good fortune to visit New York City, the heart of our culture, with a friend of many decades, the person who actually introduced me to acrylic paints when we were but teenagers.
As may be clear, the scene from any NYC bus stop breaks my heart with joy!

thinking big

Fishermen's Terminal sketch, April 2010, 6" x 12" acrylic on canvas

looking east

East From the Gas Works, 30" x 40", acrylic on canvas, 2010.

bon voyage

Bon Voyage, acrylic on canvas, 30" x 40"

one more from fishermen's terminal

Our first FT visit for 2010 was in the rain! My acrylic sketch of the Anita was quite melty when we packed up, but I punched it up back in the studio.

joy

a fairly recent acrylic sketch on canvas, 8 x 8. Three stages of its creation are viewable on my flickr site!

abstract life

Here's my latest large abstract, Fish Term -- I know, another jazz painting, another fishermen's terminal painting, ho hum!!!

Veterans' Day

Here is a relatively new painting, 12 x 12 acrylic on canvas. It started out as this drawing in white ink on black gesso:

then became this painting:

city music

another dancing jazz cityscape! this one is 30" x 40" acrylic on canvas, alla prima.

4th night jazz

still revisiting jazz painting days (and nights) -- here's the latest, 24 x 36 acrylic on canvas.