The Knitter

The Knitter
8”x6”   Oil on canvas panel. $150.
SOLD

Artist Note

The figure is the focus
this month at the Artist Guild.
We started off building
from the stick figure
for the first week, moving into
incorporating the figure
in a painting inspired
by another artist’s work.

The one below on the left
is by Norman Rockwell.
I know it is
totally different from how I paint
but that is one of the goals -
to look
for inspiration
and not an exact copy.

I liked the position of the woman
at her task and the chest behind.

I have memories of my
mother knitting most evenings
and that influenced
a lot of my version. 

Without showing them 

side by side

would you have ever have guessed

the source of

my inspiration?

Ron's Aspen Trees

Aspen Trees

8"x 6" oil on canvas panel SOLD

Artist Note
This was done for a friend.
Painted from memory of a spot
I have painted many times
and in all weathers.

Another Long View.

Looking toward the Jemez, NM.  

6”x8” oil on canvas panel. SOLD

Artist Note

Like in the previous post, 

this is another “long view.” 

This time it is a high dessert

area between 

Santa Fe and Albuqerque. 

I love the drive. The views are amazing. 

and throughout the many years of traveling

I have never got tired of it. 

This was painted on a overcast day. 

The view was so vast I could see it raining

in several areas at the same time. 

Sometimes the rain never touched the ground.

Interesting ground shadows 

were cast from the clouds

Best of all... there were no trees to block 

the beautiful long view!!

The Long View

The Long View

6"x 6" oil on canvas wrap 1 1/2 wide  $140 SOLD

see below

Artist Note

One of the joys of a high spot 

is the lovely long view you get.

This is Colorado.

I usually paint on panels

but had a couple of these gallery wraps

canvases and yes...as you can see, I

actually painted around the edges.

The advantage of these type 

of canvases is they do not 

have to be framed or hung 

but can stand on their own 

anywhere you want to put them

Back before I started fracturing 

I used to paint Calla Lilies 

in this format. I would paint the edge

or pop them in this floater frame.

High Value FRAMES

The 6"x6" size you get 6 of them for 40 bucks

less than 10. a frame.

I would spray them a color to match 

the painting or even leave them natural.

They were very popular.