Grizzly 5 x 7 Acrylic Still Life

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This is a hand made pipe and is called a Grizzly. It is regarded as the Cadillac of pipes in the pipe smoking world and is quite large compared to most of the pipes I have ever seen in my life. This is an interesting subject for a painting and I am always up for a challenge.

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Blue Bonnets Acrylic 5 x 7

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Wow, I have heard about Blue Bonnets from my Texas relatives my whole life but until just recently had never personally experienced the spectacular phenomenon. I now understand when I have a Texas clients in the gallery who rave about the flowers why I needed to see and paint them. They also tell me they are hit and miss as far as brilliance and numbers but, I fortunately hit the jack pot on this day. Cheers to the Texas Blue Bonnets!

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Sitting by the Dock Acrylic 6 x 6 Impressionistic Landscape

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Something about a resting boat catches my eye. This boat was at Priest Lake in northern Idaho. I loved painting its reflection in the water.

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Purple Prickly Acrylic 7 x 5 Impressionistic Floral

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I just had to paint these flowers. I grew up around the desert and when these bloom I have to capture them in a painting.

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Spring Snow Acrylic 7 x 5 Denver Urban Landscape

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We had a big spring snow storm in Denver yesterday and I had to get out in it. This was downtown on the 16th Street Mall. The snow was so heavy that people were using umbrellas to keep the snow off of them. Made for a great painting!

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A Paris Connection Acrylic 6 x 6 Urban Paris Impressionist Landscape

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I was in Paris spending the day taking pictures of anything that caught my eye. Well its safe to say most everything in Paris caught my eye. This is a street scene near the theater district. I really enjoyed the vibrant red awnings against the pale color of the buildings.


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Tuscan View Acrylic 6 x 6 Italian Impressionistic Landscape

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I am giving myself a challenge with my Daily Painting work. I filled a box full of source material pictures with many different subject matters. I am going to just reach into the box each day and whatever I pull out is what I am painting that day. I think of it as sort of my Daily Painting Grab Bag. So if it seems like there isn't a consistency of subject matter that is the reason. I am doing this to train me to see a composition for a painting in every photograph regardless of subject matter. I'm always looking for a new ways to push my artistic endeavors.

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City Reds Acrylic 6 x 6 Urban Impressionistic Landscape

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I couldn't believe how red these trees were. I have seen the aspens turn color in Colorado but to have these fiery colors in the city just stopped me in my tracks.
It was fun to use this bright red as the focus in a landscape painting. Enjoy!


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On Time Acrylic 7 x 5 Impressionistic Urban Landscape of Denver

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The shuttle bus was coming up the street and everyone around me was waiting to hop on. The comments by the waiting pedestrians were centered around their joy that the shuttle was on time so they could get out of the chilly rain. I of course didn't board the bus because I love every minute of being in the rain. We don't have it that often here so I consider it a treat when we do.

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Touristas Acrylic 5 x 7 Mexican City Scape

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On one of my many excursions to Mexico resulted in some wonderful pictures of the quaint towns. This one happens to be Puerta Vallarta near the town square. Mexico is so charming and the people very friendly that doing a painting of my experiences down there bring back such good memories.

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Sentiment Acrylic 7 x 5 Floral Still Life

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I have been challenged by my studio mates Kit and Anita to paint something totally outside of the box from what I traditionally paint. That would be still life subjects. I grew up drawing and painting still life's with my Father and Grandmother but haven't shown much interest in them as a professional. I have to admit that I had fun with today's painting.

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Misty Denver Acrylic 9 x 12 Impressionist Urban Landscape

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This is a very moody piece called Misty Denver. I am consumed with trying to create a mood and feeling not just painting an image. I think I am getting closer all the time.

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Shimmer Acrylic 7 x 5 Impressionistic Urban Landscape in Rain with Reflections

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Painting again in my own back yard. I love to travel but there is so much to explore in Denver and I know that finding something new to paint will not be a problem.This painting is of the 16th Street Mall. When it rains here I am down there in a flash with my camera. It's the only place I have found that people walk with their umbrellas and I can catch their reflections. With all the shimmering life of the lights this painting just glows.

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Cabo Surf Acrylic 5 x 7 Impressionistic Sea Scape of Mexico

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Cabo has very beautiful beaches. The ocean is spectacular and the waves crashing on the rocky beach breath taking.

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Puerta Vallarta Shade Acrylic 5 x 7 original Mexico beach landscape

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I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank all the collectors who bought paintings week before last who helped raise $1500.00 for Haiti. I sold a total of 15 paintings and have donated all of the proceeds to the American Red Cross. I could not have accomplished this on my own. The people of Haiti and myself really appreciate all the support of my generous collectors.

For the next few weeks I thought I would do paintings from some of my travels. This week I will concentrate on Mexico. I have vacationed many times in that beautiful country and love the people and its culture immensely. Today's daily painting is from the beaches of Puerta Vallarta. The sand and surf are beautiful and this outdoor cafe on the beach was empty for the time being but the impact of the scenery wasn't. Enjoy!

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Bubba Acrylic 9 x 12 Acrylic original Bull Dog Portrait

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Emmett Malone is a good friend of mine and Bubba is his best friend. I have known Bubba since he was a puppy and he is all love. He has a zest for life that is infectious and makes you just want to give him a big squeeze.

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Bulls Eye Acrylic 5 x 7 Original Acrylic Antique Truck Landscape

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This week I will be donating the proceeds of any of my daily painting sales to the Red Cross for the Haitian People. Using my talent and your generosity to make conditions better in Haiti is a fantastic collaboration. Hopefully, adding one of my daily paintings to your art collection will bring joy to you and the people of Haiti.

Sold Two more today. Thank you collectors! So the Haiti fund is up to $800.00. This is so exciting!

When I first started painting urban scenes I didn't like painting cars or trucks. Boy, have times changed. I get a big kick out of it now. I don't pretend to know the make and models of what I'm painting but I'm attracted to their personality on the canvas. This truck was in a field in Boulder Colorado nestled in the tall grass and lilac bushes. Time has taken its toll on its facade and its been used for target practice a few times but, none the less what a fantastic subject!

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My Ride Acrylic 7 x 5 Snowy Urban Landscape Painting

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This week I will be donating the proceeds of any of my daily painting sales to the Red Cross for the Haitian People. Using my talent and your generosity to make conditions better in Haiti is a fantastic collaboration. Hopefully, adding one of my daily paintings to your art collection will bring joy to you and the people of Haiti.


Sold three more today. Thank you collectors! So the Haiti fund is up to $600.00. this is so exciting!

This snowy street scene was on Sherman Street looking towards the capital building. The pedestrian was waiting for his ride to pick him up. I was wishing I had a ride about that time too.

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Mountain Stream Acrylic 7 x 5 Impressionist Landscape

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This week I will be donating the proceeds of any of my daily painting sales to the Red Cross for the Haitian People. Using my talent and your generosity to make conditions better in Haiti is a fantastic collaboration. Hopefully, adding one of my daily paintings to your art collection will bring joy to you and the people of Haiti.
Sold three today. Thank you collectors! So the Haiti fund is up to $300.00. this is so exciting!

The time spent next to a crystal clear stream like this one near Steamboat Colorado is time well spent. Nothing is more beautiful than how the light dances on the water as it winds its way down the mountain.

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Snowy Shuttle Acrylic 5 x 7 Urban Landscape

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This week I will be donating the proceeds of any of my daily painting sales to the Red Cross for the Haitian People. Using my talent and your generosity to make conditions better in Haiti is a fantastic collaboration. Hopefully, adding one of my daily paintings to your art collection will bring joy to you and the people of Haiti.

Today's painting was from a outing I had not to long ago to meet friends for dinner. It was a snowy night and people were huddling together to stay warm while waiting for the shuttle.

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Chilly Reflections Acrylic 6 x 6 urban landscape painting

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Sometimes when its winter its just warm enough to have a rain/snow mix. So even on those days I'm out getting sources to paint from. There was enough water on the street to through a reflection of this warmly dressed lady so I just had to paint it.

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Escape to Paradise Acylic 7 x 5 Impressionistic Landscape

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This time of year I day dream of being somewhere by the beach soaking in the sun and breathing the sea air. I thought that painting something like that would make it more than just a day dream. Hopefully, it will spark a real escape of your own.

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Coffee Break 7 x 5 Acrylic Impressionistic Urban Landscape

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I'm a big fan of having a coffee break. I love to take some time away from the easel and go photograph the city and grab a late'. This was a view up 16th street in Denver where there is a new Starbucks. Since I was enjoying a steaming late from the store I decided to paint the steaming cup of coffee on their sign.

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Luna 12 x 9 Acrylic Original Dog Portrait

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The Gaffin's commissioned me to do this portrait of Luna. She is the light of their lives and they wanted to immortalize her in an original painting. When I met Luna to take her pictures for the portrait she had a very gentle nature but also an undeniable spark in her eye that was all love. That same spark was very apparent in her owners eyes as well. They loved the final result and celebrated by opening a bottle of french champagne.

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Business Casual Acrylic 6 x 6 original urban painting

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Today I am finally back into my daily painting routine. I started today trying to go a bit abstract in this interpretation of a business man returning to the office. It was a very blustery wet day and he was a bit out of his element with no coat but his umbrella was a good substitute.

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Flash Acrylic 5 x 7 original impressionist painting

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Flash is a Basset Hound. A good friend of the owners commissioned me to paint this portrait of him. He was up there in years but the owner thought this was indicative of his personality.
My uncle had a Basset Hound when I was a kid and all I can remember about him was his ears dragging on the floor and his tail making a lot of noise when he would wag it and hit the floor.
They are such characters and interesting subjects for a painting.


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Sisi and Thomas Acrylic 8 x 10 original pet portrait

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These two beautiful creatures really know how to pose! Sisi and Thomas were wonderful subjects for a painting. Pet portraits are fast becoming one of my favorite subjects for my work.
I have had sort of a hiatus from my daily paintings because of my commission schedule but plan to get back to it starting now. I will be posting some of the commission images in the next few postings.

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Koi and Water Lilly Original Acrylic 6 x 6

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One of my favorite subjects to paint is Koi. I have a pond in my yard and consider them my friends as well as my models.

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Memory Lane Acrylic 6 x 6 original impressionist urban painting

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I know that sometimes when I am walking in the rain I take a walk down memory lane. It usually makes me think of my early years in Albuquerque, where rainy days were very rare. When it did rain from the heavens I was always splashing around in it and somethings don't ever change. I am a rainaholic!

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Parrot Acrylic 7 x 5 Acrylic

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I was just in Puerta Vallarta Mexico and I came upon this colorful parrot who was a great poser. I have been thinking about painting him since that day. So today is the day for him to be immortalized.


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Capital Gold Acrylic 7 x 5 urban impressionist original of Denver Colorado

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The capital is a major landmark in the Denver skyline. It is one of the only gold plated domes in the country. Currently, it is in need of some serious restoration efforts but none the less it is a very worthy subject for a painting!



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Lightly Treading Acrylic 6 x 6 Urban Impressionistic Landscape

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I tried to create atmosphere in this urban landscape. Sometimes the feeling conveyed in a painting is the more important than how well I executed the painting. I wanted it to evoke a mood of romance rather than the hustle and bustle of a busy city street. Hopefully, one can sense the mood my brush is creating.

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Wok to You Acrylic 6 x 6 impresionist interior landscape

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Kit Mahoney, my partner in the gallery was so kind as to let me paint this from a picture from her recent trip to China. She said this chef was preparing her lunch during a break from plien air painting. Kit could smell the food he was cooking the whole time she was painting and just had to stop and taste this man's art. I can only imagine how delectable the food tasted when prepared by such an artistic chef!

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Tivoli Acrylic 5 x 7 Acrylic Denver Urban Landscape

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This is another study for my upcoming show in November. The Tivoli is a famous landmark in Denver. It is now a shopping mall and movie theaters. I have always been drawn to it's impact on the Denver landscape.

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Fall's Theater Acrylic 5 x 7 autumn landscape original artwork

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This is a tranquil fall setting at a park in Portland Oregon. Filtered sunlight through the colorful vegetation was fun to paint. A very timely subject.

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Summer at Lakeside Acrylic 6 x 6 Colorado Urban Landscape

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I am preparing for my show here at Brushstrokes and my focus for this show is Denver landscapes. The show opens November 6th. This is a study for a 36 x 36 called Summer at Lakeside. Lakeside amusement part has been a Denver landmark since the 1920's and I hope it stirs up happy memories for many a viewer.


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Willow River Acrylic 6 x 6 Impressionist Landscape Winter Colorado

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The winter landscape is so full of amazing color. The contrast of the stream cutting through the willows and the brilliant snow is eye catching to say the least.

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Fall Commute Acrylic 6 x 6 Impressionistic urban landscape original painting

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Jumping onto the Light Rail can be a spectacular fall experience. The trees are beginning their fall change and produce a colorful panorama while on the ride home from the studio.

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