Mission Mill Caricature

At the recent SketchCrawl I started a caricature of the mill. I finally finished the sketch in ball point pen and marker. I may later turn this into a painting. I believe that perspective in highly overrated.

Pineapple Watercolor

I have been working on this watercolor for the past few days. I got the idea from a DVD by Sue Archer called "Commanding Color". My wife bought the pineapple and I photographed it on the kitchen windowsill in the morning light. Maybe an artichoke will be next.

SketchCrawl 22 -Mission Mill Museum

Yesterday at the SketchCrawl I met up with Max and Lola at Max's Bookbinding shop at the Mission Mill Museum in Salem, OR. We had a great day sketching and sharing stories.
This is one of the Mill buildings as seen through his shop window.

Art In The Valley

I have now been a member of the Art In The Valley Cooperative Gallery since January. Often there are quiet periods during which I sketch at the desk. This is a view of the gallery interior from the desk.

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

This is my first oil painting done entirely with palette knife. More painterly without having to clean brushes and use a medium. The only thing left to do is cut off my ear, or not!

Open Studio Night OSU 090305

Open Studio at OSU Fairbanks Hall happens twice a week, short poses on Wed and long on Thurs. This is a sketch from last night. The artists are often more interesting than the model.

"Haunted" Waldo Hall, OSU

The third floor of Waldo Hall is known to be haunted by a female ghost. It was built in 1907 originally as a women's dorm. Today it is the Academic Success Center at OSU.

The Suislaw River Bridge in Florence, OR

I made this oil painting a few weeks ago and forgot to post it. It is 12X16 and will be included in a future collection of coast or bridge images. If I don't sell some pictures soon I will no longer be able to move around my studio.

The Women's Building, OSU

This is one of the oldest buildings on the OSU campus. I will include it in my OSU collection. It is a 12X16 oil painting. I found this scene one night just before the Open Figure Studio session at Fairbanks hall which is right next door.