Thursday, April 29, 2010

Hot Chocolate

Acrylic, tiny 10 x10 inches
Any suggestions on a better name for this handsome fella?

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Five Coats

Acrylic, 10 x20 inches

Serious Attitude

                                                               Acrylic, 11 x14 inches  My last rooster for a bit. More horse, cows and sheep...then back to my landscapes

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Don't Turn Away

Acrylic, 14 x14 inches

Cocky Twins

Acrylic 12x12 inches

Yep more roosters. I'm feverishly working on 15 paintings to show in a popular annual'Clothesline' sale at Leighton centre, in Calgary. They need to be small and light,unframed, put in a plastic sleaves and hung on a clothesline.( more suited for works on paper) Over 70 artists will be participating. Most of my smaller paintings I have already done, are heavy and are on thicker gallery wrap canvas. So I went shopping for lighter canvases...I have alot of work to do.

Friday, April 23, 2010

Coca

Acrylic, 10x10


ok, here is some competition for Mocha, partnering with Black Beauty...actually I think they all would make a nice threesome, on someones wall.

IT"S CALYX TIME

Hey folks, don't forget it's Calyx time for all of you living close to Calgary. One day only! ( at least for my stuff) Tomorrow! Saturday from 10-4pm. I will be showing about 40 paintings...all most all new stuff! Click on the calyx link to the right for directions and more information.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Black and Brownie



Acrylic, 10in x10in
This little painting along with all my equine/animal paintings will be on sale at the CALYX show this SATURDAY, April 24th. I will also have  alot of my landscapes for sale as well. Come on out folks,just click the link on your right to get more information. Hope to see some of you there.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Mountain Trees

Acrylic, 30 x30
Another revamped painting. The original 'pastely' trees just didn't sit right with me and after it not being accepted into two shows....it was time for a change! I still need to do some tweeking but I do like this version better than 'Mountain Glow'http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_V7AbSMJJ9SA/Sxk5N-Y64nI/AAAAAAAAAUs/JcE0uWxac-A/s1600-h/IMG_6488s.jpg

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Mocha

small acrylic 10 x10 inches
Here is my mate for Black Beauty ( a little on the wild side)

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Black Beauty

acrylic, 10x10 inches

I enjoyed working on this little 'beauty'. Not sure where I got the reference photo from but it was only a small fuzzy thumbnail. I think I'll make him a companion.PLEASE FULL VIEW

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Strut

acrylic 16 x20 inches


Commission from a lady who wanted a larger one ( but the same colors and pose facing the other way, as Rooster pride). Hope she likes it. ( she already has one of my 'cow' paintings.)

Monday, April 5, 2010

Autumn Kiss

Acrylic, 16x20
The nice thing about acrylics is how often I can rework or change older paintings. There was something I really didn't like about Autumn Stream ( image below) so I thought I'd play around with it. I never think of a painting as 'precious' so I don't mind experimenting or ruining it. Anyway, with this one I ended up with almost a brand new painting. I'm not sure I'm completly happy with it but I do like it much better.