Tried out some new pencil techniques.9"x12" graphite and charcoal on paper. Reference photo from internet.
This is a Watercolor of a Clouded Leopard.
Acrylic Painting from Wildlife Photos for Artist supplied photo.
A Watercolor of a Vulture
Hand drawn then Watercolor on 10x14 140lb cotton in progress
Finished and framed
Close up of the kid panel. I really enjoyed painting them.
This is one of three panel backdrops for my church's bible school about Thailand. Source material various travel brochures. Oil on canvas, 6'x8'
This is a close up of the girl my pastor took a picture of, She was weaving rugs. Oil on canvas. Painted in 1994.
These two panel were originally together, The pastor wanted to show children from Egypt because that is what the VBS was about. I used pictures from various sources for reference. The girl in the red scarf was taken by the pastor on his trip to Egypt. These were originally stretched over hinged frames like the camels. Oil on canvas.4'x6'
This is one of the panels. Oil on canvas.Painted in 1994.
I was asked by the pastor of my church to make some backdrops for the bible school with was about Egypt. They wanted a background that people could take pictures in front of. These are no longer on stretcher bars so I had to hang them. They were on two frames hinged together so they could stand alone. Each panel is 4'w x6'h, oil on canvas. Painted in 1994
This is one of the panels. Oil on canvas.Painted in 1994.
This is one of three background panels for my church's bible school on Thailand. Oil on canvas,Source material from National Geographic,various. 6'x8'
Close up of one of the elephant panels.
Close up of one of the elephant panels.
This is one of three panel (6'x8') that I painted for a bible school at my church on Thailand. Oil on canvas, Source material National Geographic photos, various
This is another artist proof.
This is another one of my artist proofs.
This is one of my artist proofs of Emmett Kelly Jr. I Painted a series of oil painting for Frankenmuth Gallery in the 90's
I painted this for my sister- in law. 16x20 canvas, acrylic from original drawing.
Mixed Media/ Acryllic
This is a chair I was commissioned to paint for an auction/fundraiser. Everyone who submitted had to use the same style chair. It was from a wine shop and this is what I came up with. All of the chairs were bare wood to begin with. Painted with acrylic paint.
This is a close up of the seat of the chair.
This is what the back looks like.
One of my work colleagues was retiring and was going to be opening a wine shop. I was commissioned to paint this mirror for his business as a retirement and good luck gift. As you can see my cat helped with the picture. This was painted with One-Shot sign paint.
This is a chair I made and donated to the Carman High School 2015 Reunion. It is open to anyone that graduated when Carman and Ainsworth were separate schools. They have a charity that helps kids in the Carman-Ainsworth school distirct with clothes, supplies, and scholarships
This is the whole chair for the reunion. It will be auctioned off.
Close up of cougar face.
A friend wanted a painting of the Art Deco man from an ad and wanted me to come up with a woman to go with him. She is the fiance and is really curvy to his squareness. Oil on canvas.
This is a close up of her hand with huge diamond.
I painted this on the window at Showcase Cinemas for Christmas a couple years before they switched ownership,
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My Art Work
These are photos of various art projects I have been commissioned to do over the years.
