New Stuff

Cerulean Warblers, 9"x7", ink and watercolor. $45

Added a new painting to my Etsy shop. Two cerulean warblers on a branch. 9"x7"

Moth Drawing

Moth in Yellow & Gray, 8" x 11", ink and watercolor, 2013, $40

Posting some new stuff on Etsy today. This one's already up, adding more later this evening.

Zombie Christmas Ornaments Part II

Zombies in the Snow (Zombies in Winter). Acrylic on glass.

This is the second of the zombie Christmas ornaments I made this month, for a friend who loves winter, snow, and zombies. The sun rises in the background and snow drifts against a lone church graveyard as zombies trudge toward a sleepy, unsuspecting town in the distance. The ornament is already on my friend's tree and looks great with her blue and silver decorations. :-)

Zombie Christmas Ornaments Part I

Zombies in a Storm (Florida Storm). Acrylic on glass. 

I started a series of Christmas ornaments featuring zombies lumbering on the horizon. I've made four so far, all as gifts, and I'll be making more. This is the third ornament in the series, painted for my brother who loves Florida. Palm trees and a Florida pine stand watch as a horde of zombies crawls from a church graveyard and makes its way toward a town in the rainy distance. It took about a week to complete.

Two Sisters

Finished this up last weekend. Just a quick shot, I'll take a better photo over the weekend. :-)

New Stuff

Made three little ink & watercolor paintings of birds this morning (of which this bluebird is one). They're posted at my Etsy shop. I'll also be listing several cards featuring birds in the coming week. Hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving!

Etsy

I've finally joined the 21st century! Just opened my new Etsy shop. I'll be adding more artwork soon (I have another batch of drawings I need to add color to and photograph). I have several items available already, though. This little bird is one of them. :-) Take a look and let me know what you think!

A Commission & a Work in Progress

Coming along, slowly but surely. This is what I've been working on between commissions.

On a side note, Apple decided to discontinue their MobileMe service... so my other website disappeared. I'm looking into options to make a new site, but in the meantime, this blog is it. If you're interested in past work, most everything I've done over the years is here in the archives.

Moving in

My artwork will be in Studio 15 in the Torpedo Factory Art Center starting today. I'll be in Sundays, plus some weekdays as my work schedule allows. :-)

In progress...

Spring cleaning...

... and I keep finding random sketches buried among receipts and textbooks. This is my cat Nimrod (along with some unintelligible notes about who-knows-what).

In Progress...

Started this little 6"x6" one the other day... The jewelry and the magnifying glasses are gonna be fun to do.

Three Brothers

18"x15"

Portrait of a Girl

Finished this one in December. :-) I have some more new things to post too - will do that soon.

In progress...

I started this way back in August (late July, actually) and have been plodding along ever since... but it'll be worth it when it's done. Really not much left to do - just need to fill in a few of the bare patches on the skirt, finish the shawl and the balls of string, finish the sash, and do some touch-ups.

Mad Dog

I drew this one this afternoon (ink on illustration board). It's tiny - about 3"x2". I find myself suddenly very interested in demented, disturbed, and otherwise ugly dogs... might be a new series.

On a side note, I do have a larger watercolor painting in the works - I've just been keeping it to myself until I get more work done on it. It's finally close to done, so I'll post a picture of it soon.

25 Artists to Watch

I'm honored to be included in Watercolor Magazine's "25 Artists to Watch," along with two of my favorite artists, Molly Brose and Mary Chiaramonte. The article starts on page 54 of the fall 2011 issue.

I also got a lovely mention in Courtney Jordan's interview with Naomi Ekperigin (editor of Watercolor Magazine), over at Artist Daily. To be mentioned in the same article with Edward Hopper and Mary Cassatt (who has always been one of my favorite artists) is unspeakably cool. :-)

Some old sketches & doodles

Some random doodles...



And some sketches from work...

Illusion, Disguise, and Camouflage

A while back, The Arts Center in Orange approached me with the opportunity to organize a group show. I'm happy to announce that the resulting exhibition, "Illusion, Disguise, and Camouflage," will run from September 1 - October 31, 2011. The artwork in the exhibit represents the artists' interpretation of the theme of illusion, disguise, and camouflage - the interplay between things seen and unseen. Featured artists include Mary Chiaramonte, Laura Edwards, Laurel Hausler, Christine Parson, Lisa Schumaier, and myself. The opening reception will be held September 1st from 5-7PM.

The Arts Center in Orange
129 East Main Street
Orange, VA 22960

Crossing the Alps - Finished

24"x18"

Finished this commission last Sunday and it's definitely one of my favorites. Several things differ from the original Jacques-Louis David: the subject (the client replaces Napoleon), the size (of canvas and also the ratio of length to width), the stones (Napoleon's name is replaced with the Latinate form of the client's name; Bonaparte replaces Karolus Magnus [Charlemagne] so that there aren't two Karoluses right next to each other), and the flag (colonial American flag replaces the French flag in keeping with the client's nationality). So altogether, we have a modern Karolus leading the colonial American army across the Alps. :-)