Thursday, April 17, 2008

Busy Background

Painting this pewter jar with lid was an interesting challenge for me since the pewter, like chrome has no color of its own, but takes life from its surroundings.

Monday, April 14, 2008

"Chicken"

The world standard for a coward.

Chicken Little

The sky has fallen!

A Chicken in Every Pot

FDR's famous promise

Hunter's Trophy

This painting is meant to be something of a spoof of 19th century paintings showing hunting prowess.

Saturday, April 5, 2008

Homemade Raspberry Jam

This jam was given to me by my ex-wife. I was excited by the dark juicy reds of the jam and the soft reflective quality of the lid.

Candle

I set this up on my palette.