Old Brick Home

first piece I’ve done in a very long time, a commissioned piece requested by a very nice gentleman I could not refuse.  He wants the piece for his 92 year old aunt, whom, lived in the house when she was a child.  I tried to restore it to the era as closely as I could with the references I had.  It’s a beautiful home, still standing, near Garrett, Indiana.  I’m so glad his request was for a brick home, as I really love doing brick architecture. This piece is watercolor, ink and colored pencil.   hello to all who used to visit my site when I was more actively painting, hope you all are well and creating great things! Thanks for coming.

First Impressions

Okay, the message isn’t genius, but I thought it would be fun to do my cartoon fish, Glub,  in a comic style with blocks.  This one is “first impressions” , as that is what is important when encountering a member of the opposite sex, isn’t it?….maybe not, but for Glub, bigger is better for his first impression with this hot number…..regardless of the minimal humor provided, this style is fun to do….it is ink and colored pencil

Show Me Your Petals

I applied colored pencil to the final piece to add depth and character, one of the few pieces I have with no ink, actually the only one I have right now.  This was a long process with tons of layers, I am ready to move on to a new project!

Chappell’s SOLD

This is a seafood restaurant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, there is an art/framing shop right next to it.  While participating in a sidewalk art sale along this area, I painted this plein air style.  It was a fun activity I spent the day doing with  artist friend, Leslile White, who, now owns this piece.  This is watercolor, pen and ink, colored pencil.

Spencerville Bridge

This is one of  my favorite plein air memories.  I had fun in Spencerville, Indiana, at this celebrated historic bridge, painting with close friend and fellow artist, Leslie White.  It was “buggy” that day because it was warm, but well worth it.  This is watercolor and pen and ink.

Covered Bridge

Covered bridge from a photo reference, watercolor, colored pencil and masking fluid to create the negative spaces

Club Soda SOLD

Club Soda in Fort Wayne, Indiana, this is a great historic landmark I could not resist doing in watercolor and ink, I love old brick architecture

Alice-Chalmers SOLD

This is an old Alice-Chalmers tractor, I photographed it outside a barn in northern Indiana, then painted this in watercolor, colored pencil and ink from the photograph

Windmill SOLD

Windmill, field in northern Indiana, this is colored pencil and pastel

Woodsy Road, Indiana

Watercolor, pen and ink, woodsy road in northern Indiana, plein air, yes, I sat in the road, not much traffic, thank God.