Day 2 Still Life WIP

Covered the complete canvas with color notes that are quite close to the subject. Made an adjustment on the size relationship between the bowl and the egg shells. After yesterday's painting session my lab ate the egg shells, so had to improvise a bit with two new ones. Hard to get mad at him when he looks at me with those sad eyes, he is too adorable.

Still Life-WIP

This is a new still life painting that is a work in progress, it is 11 x 14 on an Artboard panel. I began laying in paint today after doing a drawing on a grid and using the grid to lay it on the panel. I found an old tube of cobalt violet which is working wonders in the shadows of the cloth. I will post more of this work in the coming days. This painting leans more toward realism as opposed to impressionistic. I find it pleasing to word in this way since I am really drawn more toward art that has a realistic interpretation.

Lost at Sea

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2 1/2" x 3 1/2" oil on gessoed board

This is from my continuing series of miniature paintings, quite a departure

from my recent painting of the Maine Seacoast.

Early Sunset Mid-Coast Maine

18 x 24 oil on 3/8" board

Done from sketches from one our family camping

trips to Maine.

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Sunset the Dalmatian Coast

2" x 3" oil on 3/8" Artboard panel

This is the first in a new challenging series of miniature oil paintings. That assumes that both my nerves and my eyes can withstand the challenge.

Old Friends

9 x 12 oil on linen panel

Another of my continuing series of paintings from my Route 66 trip. These two sit in an open field next to the Route 66 Motel in Grooms, Texas. They seem to be smiling and telling us "we have some real stories to tell about this ole road."

Lavandia-Sicily

16 x 20 oil on 3/8" artist panel

$2400

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A young woman doing the weekly laundry at the well in the village of Balata, Sicily, very near to my hometown.

Villaggio

16 x 20 oil on stretched canvas

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Decided to take a break from my Route 66 series to do something a bit bigger and a subject near and dear to my heart.

Phillip 66, McLean, Texas

6 x 8 oil on gessoed panel

This is another in my continuing series documenting my trip along Route 66. The Phillip 66 station remains as a historic site and a remembrance of the past.

U-Drop-Inn Cafe, Shamrock, Texas

9 x 12 oil on 3/8" gessoed board

The U-Drop-Inn was built in 1936 in art deco or period architecture. In Shamrock, Texas, it stands as a monument to a time past but not forgotten. This painting has been reworked and some refinements added, it is now offered framed.

The Pony Bridge

6 x 12 oil on 3/8" gessoed panel

The Pony Bridge in Oklahoma, also known as The Canadian Bridge, built in 1933, spans the South Canadian River. The bridge used 38 Pony trusses in it's construction and made possible the continued alignment of Route 66. In the filming of "The Grapes of Wrath," the scene of Grandpas death and burial was shot near the west end of the bridge.

Lucille's-Hydro, Oklahoma

4 x 6 oil on 3/8" gessoed panel

Lucille's Gas Station and Auto Court was built in 1927 and purchased in 1941 by Carl and Lucille Harmon. When Carl passed Lucille continued to manage the business, even after the arrival of the Interstate. Because of her devotion to Route 66, she was dubbed "Mother of the Mother Road." In 1997 Lucille's was named to the National Historic Register and she received the Oklahoma 66 Hall of Fame Award. Today Lucille's has new owners and has been nicely restored as a historic symbol of the old Route.

The Round Barn-Route 66

5 x 10 oil on 3/8" gessoed panel

The Round Barn in Arcadia, Oklahoma was built in 1898 and was restored by the "Over the Hill Gang." This is the ninth painting in my Route 66 series.

The Rock Cafe

The Rock Cafe in Stroud, Oklahoma was built in 1936 with rocks unearthed from the construction of Route 66. The sign and awning were originally green, the sign is now red. John Lesseter, founder of Pixar Studios drew and created Buzz Lightyear the "Toy Story" character, while he was eating at the Rock Cafe. The owner Dawn Welch was also Lesseter's inspiration for the character Sally , the Porche, in the movie "Cars." Unfortunately the inside was partly destroyed by a fire in 2008, but I believe it has been rebuilt.

The Mother Road

18 x 24 oil on 3/8" gessoed board

available at $1500

This is the large painting of a section of Route 66 that is no longer in use and now shows the passage of time. The growing prairie grasses and weeds have created a new sense of beauty, but one of a loss of history.