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!

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.

who is with me in these woods?

Newest painting, acrylic alla prima on canvas, 12 x 12.
References an older (1998) small pastel viewable here: http://paintingeveryday.blogspot.com/2009/03/who-is-with-me-in-woods.html

stone way

Here is an acrylic done in the studio, referencing a photo I took with one hand at a stoplight on my daily commute. 24 x 36, acrylic on canvas. My friends seems to like it, especially the local ones who recognize the weather! Was going for a watercolor effect, but wanted the permanence of acrylic.

visiting the floodplain

Ah, Skagit Valley rain! This is 12 x 12 acrylic on canvas.

pink lamp incident

jazz, 24 X 36, 1998; private collection.

pink rat

jazz acrylic on paper, 24 x 36

glowing impalas

acrylic on paper, jazz animals series, 24 x 36. Collection of Pamela McDonald.

peach feast

jazz acrylic on paper, 24 x 36

ruby slippers

Here's a relatively new jazz piece, acrylic on paper, 44.5 x 59.

summons

And now for something completely different: an older commissioned jazz piece, acrylic on paper, about 44" x 58".

vivid

From jazz still life series, 24 x 24, acrylic on paper. Private collection.

still life with pheasant

Here's today's image, an older painting from my jazz still life series. This is acrylic on paper, 24 x 36. It has been in a private collection since 1998 but I'm taking this opportunity to revisit it!