Today, I am adding more layers to the dark sky in the distance. This is done with a mixture of French Ultramarine Blue and Permanent Aliz...

As I was painting last week, I noticed this unpainted section of the canvas. I found it interesting as a visual element in the compositio...

During difficult and uncertain times, it is good to have something constructive to work on. For me, painting allows me to be constructive...

Calibrating and recalibrating work schedules can make it difficult to stay on mark. During these difficult times, it is important for me ...

Tonight, I am adding in more of the forest in the lower section of the canvas. This is a mixture of French Ultramarine Blue and Yellow Oc...

Today, I am painting the landscape in the lower section of the painting, which is a mixture of Yellow Ochre and French Ultramarine Blue. ...

Lapis lazuli is the root word used in Spanish and Portuguese for blue stone. In Spanish the word azul is blue. Centuries ago, French Ultr...

Today, I am painting in the remaing section of the sky. I am using a mixture of french ultra-marine blue, permanent alizarin crimson and ...

After painting the outline of the bridge and trees, I am ready to paint the evening sky. I start with the sky because it the farthest thi...

After painting successive layers of white gesso, I added two coats of grey gesso to the yet to be titled 30" X 40" canvas. The darker gre...

While finishing up the "Inglorious Chorus" painting, this is a good time for me to prepare another canvas for a new painting. This will b...

It has been a difficult past few weeks. There was the loss of some dear people, the tornado that came through middle Tennessee, and perso...

Today, I am focusing on the upper part of the canvas. My intent is fill in more layers of the hazy rain and fog covering the the building...

It's been about a week since my last painting session. Over this time, simply viewing the painting has been my intent. This has given me ...

I'm at a precarious stage at this part of the painting process. Painting too much can overwork the composition. There needs to be just en...

Inspiration can come from different places. This painting is inspired by a picture my partner took with his phone several months ago. It w...

Sometimes painting is just about the process. Tonight, I am focusing on the process of adding more color and layers of paint, giving de...

Painting is stupid. And this is the reason I like the simple, even instinctual; act of smearing paint on the surface of a canvas. When I ...

This oil painting is about the effects of the environment on an urban street scene, but it is also about the effects of urban life on the...

After being on vacation for two weeks, I am returning to work on the oil painting of "Inglorious Chorus." My intent is to continue to bui...