Waiting on Starbucks

Sitting across the street at a competing coffee house because I did not want to wait in line. I looked out the window as patrons lined up for their coffee fix. Took a photo with my iphone. Here is the result.

Watermelon Bowl

Cantaloupe to Watermelon - Kathy was cutting up cantaloupe when I took a photo with my iphone. During the painting process, decided to make it a watermelon, better color and made some composition changes. You will have to look below my last post to see the photo from my iphone. My apologies.

marias painting of brushes

Painted this last week on vacation for my friends Mag and Sam. Their daughter Maria is a dental student. Maria's boyfriend Keith is an artist. A perfect idea for a daily painting.

Cantaloupe to Watermelon

Cantaloupe to Watermelon - Kathy was cutting up cantaloupe when I took a photo with my iphone. During the painting process, decided to make it a watermelon, better color and made some composition changes. It's now in the banner.

Austin Healy Sprite blog entry

My first car was a 1960 Austin Healy Sprite. I had just turned sixteen. First, I have to say I really had great parents. My dad always bought convertibles until the eighties. My brother and I were a bit spoiled by our parents. My brother and I shared this car and I can only remember a few arguments on who gets the Sprite for the night. It usually had to do with either a girl or a great night to just cruise. So many memories I had to paint it. This one is not for sale or auction, but goes down in the stone tablets of my youth.

july post from the lake

here are photos from the lake

A Painting only a Carpenter Could Love

Today's Daily Painting, "I Love Tootsie Rolls"

If you haven’t guessed, the heart shaped lolly-pop represents love or love for candy and the tootsie roll is obvious. I love tootsie rolls. Check out my eBay auction.

Today's Daily Painting, "Two Cherries as One"

"Two Cherries as One",

When two nacho chips are stuck together, they count as one. That goes for cherries and marriage.

The Last of It's Kind

Talk about a strange and great day. First thing in the morning, I had to relocate a captured groundhog that was terrorising  the neighborhood. Drove ten miles to make sure he does not make his way back. At one o’clock attended a party with a few guys from my childhood and High School. They called it a “Man Party”. Lots of old stories and memories, It was fun.

Left around five o’clock and drove to our local community college to visit my artist friend Mike Molnar, a true master. While observing the class, the one thing that hit me is how slow and meticulous everyone was painting. It will take each student a whole semester to complete their art. Too slow for me, it was time to leave.

During my ten years of teaching art, It has become natural to complete a painting by the end of the class.  I like my fast broad strokes and painterly style. Even my masterworks, which require more detail, have to be completed in due time.

In 1995, I created a painting which took almost six months. “A Nickel Tour of Lancaster County”. It was the grand finale of the large detailed acrylic one hair brush painting. Pure drudgery, like building the pyramids.  The last of it’s kind. If you think I’m kidding, check it out!

Cluster of Cherries

I have been fascinated by the color and shape of cherries. This may be my tenth painting of cherries. As soon as summer is over and my wife Kathy stops buying cherries at the supermarket, this series of cherries may be ending.

Until then, I will have to think of something else. Mmm..

the ice cream place down the street has a new flavor, White House Cherry. I can paint that! 

My Daily Painting today is Oranges

I finished this painting within three hours. I am thinking it would be a good subject for my classes.