Cross's Studio

"Storm Approaching"

2012-01-25T11:16:00.001-08:00

"Storm Approaching"

Pen and Ink

5"x7"

details

My latest drawing and first in my new sketchbook. Nice to see a page done :)

Another sketch

2011-12-09T13:45:00.001-08:00

Here is a another sketch I did for fun while working. You can tell I almost destroyed the poor paper. :)

Farm Sketch

2011-12-05T11:51:00.000-08:00

"Farm sketch" 5" x 7"

I haven't posted artwork in a while and felt I should post this little sketch. Had some fun using a ballpoint pen little and painterly. Would like to use this approach on a fully rendered drawing. This was from my imagination, next time I will use a photo. Just having fun!

"Out to Pasture" new ink

2011-08-22T09:34:00.000-07:00

"Out to Pasture"
Pen and Ink
5" x 7 "

details

This is my latest pen and ink. Trying to create a sense of atmosphere and depth, while the eye finds the cattle grazing. I have really enjoyed drawing this piece.

"Cedar and Fifth"

2011-08-13T18:01:00.000-07:00

"Cedar and Fifith"

Oil

My first plein air painting. Painted at the Zionesville Paint Out.
Can't wait to get outside and learn more! I have a ton to learn :)

"Warm Day"

2011-08-10T04:58:00.001-07:00

Getting ready for the Zionesville Paint Out and needed a little practice on a tight deadline. Set to paint this in 2 hours but finished it in about 1 and half hours. Am pretty happy with how it came out.

"The Light"

2011-08-02T11:56:00.001-07:00

"The Light"
Pen and Ink

This is an ink drawing I have been working on and off for a bit now. I finally finished it this week.
He is my Light and I praise Him.

"An Indiana Road" In Watercolor

2011-07-28T13:06:00.000-07:00

"An Indiana Road"
Watercolor

I may add ink to this. I am also planning to take another stab at it.

After viewing this on my blog I decided to crop it a bit, and was amazed with how it affected the composition and overall feel of the piece.

Updated business card design

2011-05-18T09:07:00.001-07:00

Top is front and bottom is back.

Just ordered updated business cards! Here is the design.

"An Indiana Road"

2011-05-09T08:45:00.000-07:00

"An Indiana Road"
Pen and Ink
5" x 7"

Inspired by a photo a friend took near Park County. Thank you Mindy McCutchan!
I am also currently painting this scene in watercolor.

One thing I am noticing while posting these drawings is that when you upload, Blogspot's compression creates some ugly areas in the images. Very annoying. You can see this around the telephone wires...this is not an issue with the original image before being uploaded.

"Go Get Them Morels" #2

2011-05-05T06:53:00.000-07:00

My second of a series of Morels.

"Go Get Them Morels"

2011-04-29T13:21:00.001-07:00

"A Better Day" Finished!

2011-04-28T14:19:00.000-07:00

Here is the final! "A Better Day" Ink

New Ink on the way

2011-04-01T08:49:00.001-07:00

#3

More progress....slooow and steady.

#2

Here is an update as I put ink to it. Lot of work to do!

#1

Work in progress of a new Ink drawing I am setting up. Reference used from a day on the creeks with my cousin. Will be updated soon!

"Ice-Burg" Project for our Church

2011-03-02T16:07:00.001-08:00

Final

"Ice-Burg"
Pen and Ink
8" x 8"

version 01

This is an illustration I am creating for study material in our Church.
I will post the final asap.

"Great Tree" ...finished.

2011-02-25T18:32:00.001-08:00

"Great Tree"

Pen and Ink

Finished "Great Tree" today, and very happy with how it came out.

Drawing in progress

2011-02-17T10:41:00.000-08:00

#1

#2

updated

Thought I would post a pen and ink drawing that is in progress. I am using a picture I took while fishing. We ran across this huge tree, and it's limbs reached out all the way to the banks almost. It was obvious to me that I needed to draw it at some point so I took a picture. I will update this asap.

"A Cold Day"

2011-02-12T11:21:00.000-08:00

"A Cold Day"

Oil on Canvas

8" x 10"

Here is another oil painting I finished a few weeks back. I used a picture I took while driving with my wife a few years ago. Always enjoy taking country drives and stopping to take some pics along the way.

"Redbud Along Her Banks"

2011-02-12T11:14:00.001-08:00

"Redbud Along Her Banks"

Oil on Canvas

11" x 14"

Finally posting new paintings. I painted this painting referencing a picture I took while fly fishing with some friends last year. This Redbud on the bank is always showing off in the spring. Love it!

"The Path Around The Tree"

2011-02-04T13:40:00.000-08:00

"The Path Around the Tree"
Pen and Ink
8" x 8"

Here is my latest Ink drawing. This is from my imagination...just having fun!
I will post my new oils soon.

New paintings to come! and a dose of inspiration.

2011-01-20T07:14:00.000-08:00

I finally got my oils out and worked on two pieces last weekend. They are almost finished, and will be posted as soon as they are. Felt great to put the brush to the canvas again!

On another note...My wife and I visited the Sugar Creek Art Center, Thorntown, IN. last Friday.
An artist named Heidi Harner was featured...and let me tell you, I truly enjoyed her work. So much so that we purchased one of her paintings. What stood out to me was her paintings of horses. She is able to capture the moment like few I have seen before. Her layering also helps the paintings truly breath. She has very beautiful Plein Air Landscapes as well. I definitely look forward to seeing more work of hers in the future!

Check her work out!
http://www.HeidiHarnerArt.com

You can find her on Facebook as well. She is always posting new work and updates.

Noah's Ark song series complete!

2010-12-21T13:41:00.001-08:00

My first commissioned work complete!

Noah song, Update #1

2010-12-18T11:10:00.000-08:00

Here is Noah's ark song piece #1 finished. Very happy with it! Moving on!

"De animals a comin"

2010-12-15T18:25:00.000-08:00

These are a part of a series I am creating for a family in my church. They are base on a song about Noah's Ark...called "De Animals a Comin". Fun song! I am creating these with watercolor pencils. Next step once approved is to paint over them with water then add ink. I will post updates.

Inspiration

2010-11-19T06:29:00.001-08:00

I have been pretty busy the past couple months and a little disappointed that I have not painted at all. Today I ran into Monique Straub's Artwork and it inspired me! She paints using soft pastels on sand paper. Her colors are brave and beautiful. The shapes and movements in her pieces truly bring the artwork to life. Check out her work! Hopefully I will actually get to see one of her pieces in person.

http://moniquestraub.blogspot.com/

Monique Straub
Soft Pastel on Sand Paper

Need to take a drive

2010-09-14T10:35:00.000-07:00

Been a while since my last post, especially a post with a painting. With the season beginning to change, the corn fields golden, soybean fields red, and that cool breeze I am determined to take a nice drive out through the country this week for inspiration. Fall is upon us :)

Showing at the Sugar Creek Art Center

2010-08-03T09:00:00.000-07:00

I will be showing again at the Sugar Creek Art Center in Thorntown, IN.

(artwork left not created by Joseph Cross)

Come check out some of my latest pieces. All of my artwork will be available for purchase. There will be food and drinks down stairs, deserts and drinks upstairs, and live music! Also showing alongside me are Gerald Thompson and Kathleen Norton. Come on out! I would love to see a lot of folks there!

The reception will be Friday, August the 13th, 6pm-9pm

My art work will be hanging August 5 - 28th, 2010

Cows on the Horizon

2010-05-26T13:04:00.001-07:00

Cows on the Horizon
4"x6" Pen and Ink

Sunset study with watercolor pencils #2

2010-05-18T14:08:00.001-07:00

Another Sunset watercolor pencil study. I will update this as well once I put brush and water to it.

Sunset study with watercolor pencils

2010-05-17T06:48:00.001-07:00

I decided to pull out my watercolor pencils again...been a while. The image you see hasn't been touched over with water and brush yet. I figured it might be nice to see the before and after. Next I will re-post the drawing after going over it with brush and water. Just a little study to see how the colors will react with each other...wondering if it might get muddy....we will see!

"The Day Gabe Climbed that Big-ol-Tree!"

2010-03-22T09:37:00.000-07:00

"The Day Gabe Climbed that Big-ol-Tree!"
Ink 5x7

The Burning Bush

2010-03-10T10:37:00.001-08:00

"The Burning Bush"
Pen and Ink

"Two Friends in Winter"

2010-02-17T11:04:00.001-08:00

"Two Friends in Winter"
Pen and Ink
4" x 6"

Few new fun paintings for my son!

2009-12-17T14:38:00.000-08:00

These were all done using watercolor pencils, and ink.
For my son's room!

Winter Evening #2

2009-12-15T10:48:00.001-08:00

Winter Evening #2
Pen and Ink
4 x 6

"Outskirts of Town on a Winter Evening"

2009-11-25T09:57:00.001-08:00

"Outskirts of Town on a Winter Evening"
6" x 4" Pen and Ink

Round Bails

2009-09-21T14:08:00.001-07:00

Round Bails
Ink Drawing
4" x 6"

"Brown County Daydreaming"

2009-08-17T14:09:00.000-07:00

"Brown County Daydreaming"
4x6 Ink Drawing

Finally finished a new ink drawing today. I have always loved visiting Brown County IN, and have been thinking about it a bit lately.

Displaying at "Faucet and Flame"

2009-08-11T06:22:00.000-07:00

Been a while since my last post. Learning to be a father! :) and loving it!

My latest update is that I will be displaying and selling my work at "Faucett and Flame"
in Lebanon, IN. There will be around twenty pieces, including many pen and inks and some oils.
They should be up within the next couple weeks. Check it out! Faucett and Flame is a great little shop. Below is a link to learn more about them!

http://www.faucettandflame.com/

Gallery went great!

2009-06-26T06:45:00.001-07:00

Well, my exhibition at the Sugar Creek Art Center in Thorntown, IN ended as good as I could have hoped! The reception went amazing! They said it was their largest crowd thus far. So far I have sold four pieces, and one possible commission. I can't wait for my next opportunity. Here are a few pictures from the reception. I had an amazing time! Thank you to all the folks at the Sugar Creek Art Center, and especially to my wonderful wife, and family!

SCAC Gallery Set up!

2009-06-02T06:00:00.000-07:00

Over the weekend, my wife and I set up my gallery at the Sugar Creek Art Center.
Here are a few pics of the gallery. Nice space! Great building and set-up, especially being in little-ol-Thorntown.

"Rural Impressions at the Sugar Creek Art Center "

2009-05-30T12:10:00.001-07:00

Post card for my up coming gallery. My first!!
Reception is June 12th 6-9 pm!

Edna Collings Covered Bride, Indiana

2009-05-21T09:28:00.001-07:00

Edna Collings Bridge, Park County, Indiana
5x7 Pen and Ink
(picture taken by: Mindy McCutchan)

My first Gallery

2009-05-11T06:49:00.000-07:00

I am finally having a gallery June 4th-27th!
Come and check out my Oils, and pen and ink drawings at the Sugar Creek Art Center, in Thorntown, IN. There will be pieces for sale as well.
My Reception is June 12th 6:00-8:30 pm.

http://www.sugarcreekarts.org/default.asp

Fall and Winter Paintings

2009-05-03T18:16:00.000-07:00

Here are two more oil paintings.

Winter 14x11

Fall 14x11

Lake Shakamak

2009-04-24T16:01:00.000-07:00

I just finished this painting finally. Was a blast painting it.

Lake Shakamak Oil 48x24

Right side

Left Side

More paintings recently finished!

2009-04-24T15:57:00.000-07:00

Here are more. Been painting like crazy! Getting ready for my first gallery!

Summer Crop 11x14

Spring is Here 11x14

Harvest is Done

A few Miniatures

2009-04-24T15:31:00.000-07:00

Here are a few new miniature paintings that I have yet to post.
All Oil.

Evening Treeline 5x7

Two Old Trees 5x7

Down Hope's Road 5x7

Bails is Light 5x7

Soybean field horizon

2009-04-01T09:28:00.001-07:00

Pen and Ink 5x7"

This drawing was done from my imagination...and anticipation of the crops growing soon.
All done using pointillism.

zoom in on horizon line and detail below

Hanalei Bay, Kauai

2009-01-27T06:18:00.001-08:00

Hanalei Bay, Kauai
Pen and Ink
5" x 7"

Roadside Pasture in Indiana

2009-01-09T08:34:00.000-08:00

Roadside Pasture in Indiana
5"x7" Pen-n-Ink

A new year and a new medium!

2009-01-05T09:18:00.001-08:00

This Christmas my wife bought a Derwent water color pencil set for me! And I love it!
I did a test with the pencils a few months ago, using a friend's set.
This sketch/painting came from a picture of a cottage store in Brown County, Indiana. I also
added some ink to it afterwords.

Just past the turn.

2008-12-18T11:15:00.000-08:00

I have had this photo for a while now and was hoping to paint it at some point. Until then I just finished it in Pen-n-ink. Nice little drawing :)

Christmas is coming :)

2008-12-09T07:32:00.001-08:00

My wife and I have been talking about sending Christmas cards out to folks and I just so happen to finish this little ink drawing over the weekend. I think we might have a card soon :)
Christmas is Coming!

A good day on the creek

2008-12-05T14:49:00.001-08:00

A couple months ago I went fly fishing on Sugar Creek and had a great day!
Caught a few....and lost a couple. Still honing down my fly fishing mojo.
Here is a pen-n-ink drawing I did based off a photo from that day. My very first piece based on one of my favorite things to do...fishing.

New Pen-n-Ink

2008-12-02T17:53:00.000-08:00

Here is a recent ink drawing I did. Yet another tree I took a picture of while fishing.

Finally a post .

2008-11-28T05:13:00.000-08:00

It has been a while since I last posted new work. So here we are.

This painting was inspired by a tree that a friend and I came across while fishing the creeks last spring. Enormous tree, and very old looking...I loved it :) So I painted it! I did post a couple early progress pictures of this painting a while back.

Sketching and planning

2008-08-18T10:42:00.001-07:00

This is a sketch of another painting I am planning. I see this particular field everyday I drive into work...always enjoyed it.

New paintings! and more to come!

2008-08-12T05:59:00.000-07:00

So here are a few paintings I have finished or am finishing. Some of these will be in the IMC gallery coming in October.

"Through the Trees"
36" x 24"

"He is Wise" (in progress)
size....big

Joshua's Painting (in progress)

"Beach Day" miniature
7" x 5"

"Cut and rolled" miniature
7" x 5"

"Misty Day and Yellow Flowers" (in progress)
5" x 7"

Playing with Watercolor

2008-08-05T12:45:00.000-07:00

I haven't posted anything new in a while, but I am working on a few things in my studio.
Until then here is a watercolor pencil test I did today. Thanks Vince! I want some!

Preparing for my first Gallery!

2008-08-01T07:01:00.000-07:00

Some good news this week, I will be showing my work at the "First Friday" gallery (at the IMC, Indianapolis metro Church) in October. This gallery is right on Mass Ave, downtown Indianapolis!
SO .. to say the least I am very very excited :) At this time I am preparing for the gallery. I plan on completing at least Five paintings by October. I have recently finished a few small paintings which I will post very soon. As I move along I will continue to give updates here. Can't wait!
Thanks Dan!

Also on the horizon is the Sugar Creek Art Gallery. I will be a featured artist there for June of 2009! Opportunities arise :)

The Flood

2008-07-21T11:19:00.001-07:00

While working today I did a rough pencil and pen sketch of "The Flood".
Rough drawing but if you look close you can see the different animals walking to
the Ark.

Covered Bridge (in progress) Update #04

2008-07-16T09:46:00.000-07:00

Update #4 Soo here we are....almost finished and I can't figure out what the signs say on the blurry picture I've been using. Looks like I'm going to take a little ride to see it soon :)

A few sketches

2008-07-14T10:59:00.000-07:00

I will be posting my finished covered bridge soon, but today I sketched this little idea.
Simple farm with sheep. Fun :)

Covered Bridge (in progress)

2008-07-09T11:50:00.000-07:00

I started this today, and plan to keep this blog updated while in progress.

Update_#1 Sketch

Update_#02 Starting with the pen.

Update_#03 More Pen

That lonely slender tree

2008-07-08T12:51:00.000-07:00

The other evening my wife, my mother-n-law and I took a nice drive into the country.
It was a perfect evening, nice and cool, and the lightning bugs were out in full force by the end of the night. Anyways, we stopped a few times to take pictures of the fields and horizon and I loved the look of this lonely slender tree over a wheat field. so decided to sketch it quickly by memory today.

Tree in progress....and knowing when to stop.

2008-07-03T12:26:00.000-07:00

Upon Vince's request (friend here at work) I decided to scan and post this sketch before I
"finish". Why??? because Vince and I had a conversation the other day about knowing when to stop with a painting, drawing, etc. He thought it was a good time to stop, and he liked how the pen fully rendered looked in contrast to the sketchy pencil. I can't exactly call this finished though...I "need" to finish it with pen...fully rendered. Sooo this is for Vince...raise your glasses! to Vince!

I will continue to post this image as I move along :)

Update #01

Update #02

Update #3

"Weed'n" (pen and pencil sketch)

2008-07-02T11:02:00.000-07:00

Been doing a lot of gardening and landscaping around our house lately with my wife.
Just another sketch with Pen and pencil.

"My Last Stand" (pen and pencil sketch)

2008-07-01T11:13:00.000-07:00

I truly love pen. This drawing was done with my new brush pen, normal Micron pens, and pencil.
A lot of fun I tell you :) I may see what I can do with this in photoshop as well...we'll see.

Detail Tree

Detail Branch

Detail Ground

Stone Bridge In Progress

2008-06-20T10:35:00.001-07:00

I jumped back on this painting for a few and here is the update. Still a lot to do.

Granpda

2008-06-16T10:27:00.001-07:00

June 14th 2008 my Grandpa Joseph Cross passed away.
He was an amazing grandfather...we were very close.
I will always miss our days out fishing together.
I already miss him soo much.

We Love you and miss you Grandpa :)

This oil pastel drawing was inspired by grandpa.
Simple.

Nanner, Before and After

2008-06-16T09:54:00.001-07:00

A sketch I did during our studio meeting this morning. Later I touched it up in photoshop.

Pencil and pen.

Painted in Photoshop

More sketches, and from another meeting

2008-06-12T13:16:00.000-07:00

A couple trees I saw out my office window, then added everything else.

Fence detail

Sketches from a meeting

2008-06-12T07:44:00.000-07:00

Some more doodles from a meeting recently.
I don't normally sketch people....but I should more often.
Good practice :)

Stone Bridge In Progress

2008-06-09T06:19:00.000-07:00

This painting is straight from a photo I took while camping and fishing on Sugar Creek a few weeks back. I thought it would be nice to begin an "In Progress" post again. At this point I have blocked out my composition, basic colors, and some dark and lights.

Their Guiding Light

2008-05-13T05:09:00.000-07:00

I needed to paint something new last night and used a picture from a recent weekend of camping. The light that was coming through the trees that early morning was amazing...I needed to paint it. I used lose brush strokes...yet with a touch of pointillism, and I had a blast. I am excited where this style is taking me :)

Through the woods

2008-05-08T06:07:00.000-07:00

So it's been a while since I have posted anything, and I am excited to get the ball rolling again.
Two days ago I went back to my painting of the trees and touch it up a bit. Adding highlights, and little details to the trees I think its at a great place now and am about to call it finished. All I need to do now is add buds to the two little trees in the foreground. I am pleased with this piece, as it is the first large scale painting I have attempted.

19:13 Him and us.

2008-04-17T07:24:00.000-07:00

Here is another addition to my series.
It is a bit darker but there is a message that overcomes the darkness.
This piece reflects my faith and the world it overcomes.
The Willow in focus is Christ, and the trees behind him are his disciples,
and saints. Revelation 19:13 is my inspiration for this piece. As I was creating
this I was also thinking of those around the world who have suffered 0r died for
professing his name...their persecution for being a Christ follower.

Next of the Seriers...."The Wise One"

2008-04-15T05:36:00.000-07:00

Just sketched the next piece for the series I have been posting.
This one is called "The Wise One".

The Woods

2008-04-14T05:47:00.000-07:00

I started this painting Sunday and spent approx 5 hours on it. I will finish it within the next two weeks. It is fairly large.

A Series Indeed!

2008-04-10T13:45:00.000-07:00

Today I had a little time to paint my sketch
in Photoshop...and I love it. Nice series goin on here.

Maybe a Series??

2008-04-09T13:34:00.001-07:00

maybe.

Just finished this sketch. Like the one below I want
to bring it into Photoshop and paint it. I love the style I have going here
and would like to build on it.

Using the knife

2008-04-03T05:54:00.000-07:00

This is my first go around using only a painting knife. I found it a bit hard at first controlling my strokes. I decided to go with a more impressionist style for this painting. It is still very wet which made it very difficult to get a quality picture of it. Once it dries I will repost this painting.

It is called "The Two of Us". 16" x 20"

Different

2008-03-28T13:02:00.000-07:00

Well, I had a little time to sketch during a meeting today and a little more time later to take it into photoshop and paint it. This is actually the first time I have finished anything in this fashion.
It was very hard for me to turn the trunk blue...just way out there for me lol!
A lot of fun....and different for sure!

After Dan and Vince (buddies here at MediaSauce) checked out this piece
They suggested taking some focus off the tree leafs, maybe a darker silhouette.
So this last pic is just the revision using their suggestions.

What do you think?? Orange or Purple leafs?

Painting Updates

2008-03-26T06:02:00.000-07:00

Well it's been a couple weeks since my last post. The past week or two has been pretty tough.
My Grandmother of 75 passed away last Thursday. The first family member my brother and I have lost in our life time, and we were "very" close to her. I love my family :)

Anyways, last night I had an urge to get busy again and try finishing up a couple paintings in progress. I have been posting updates of these two paintings and they should be finished this week.....finally! The creek painting below is pretty much finished...just need to let it dry and painting the sides of the canvas. The "Blazing Hills" is moving along well..I added some foreground elements and am continuing adding highlights to the tree on the left. If you have any feedback please give it to me!

Creek almost finished!

Before update

Update Below

More studies...

2008-03-11T10:41:00.000-07:00

Trees while driving.

2008-03-10T11:38:00.001-07:00

I took these pictures on the way to work today and yesterday. Everyday I pass these trees, and I love the look of them. The sunrise wasn't so bad either.

Color, composition studies

2008-03-07T06:34:00.000-08:00

Last night I decided to do some color/composition studies on horizons.
Used Prisma color pencils. (love'm)

My little barn

2008-03-06T14:00:00.000-08:00

Sketch I did today while working.
Kinda like it.

As far as the eye can see

2008-03-06T06:57:00.000-08:00

Indiana

Well, as many folks know I love Indiana, and it's beautiful scenery. I love taking drives through the country, getting lost, seeing new "old" sites, and running into familiar roads from childhood memories. I spent most of my childhood growing up in or around rural Indiana. My grandfather and father raised cattle up until a few years back. Working with my father bailing hay, raising cattle, etc, I grew a fond respect and adoration for the old America and farmers. Indiana is a land of cornfields, soybean fields, and pastures as far as the eye can see. Small old towns with a town square (of old), and patriotism abound. If there is one thing I absolutely love, one site or smell that brings me back, it has to be the unbelievable smell of fresh cut hay. Whenever I see a hay field just cut while driving I always roll down the windows and breath it in. It's amazing... This is where my inspiration springs from. There are beautiful places all over the world, but to me...there is nothing like a late evening skyline over looking rolling pastures in Indiana. This is home.

Willow Tree

2008-03-06T06:14:00.000-08:00

It's always fun to create a simple, vibrant painting, or drawing. This one is hanging up in my wife's classroom right now. Created it with Chalk Pastel a while back. Not too much to it.

Ooples and Bononoos Update

2008-03-05T07:16:00.001-08:00

After speaking with someone I just met over these blogs, and them giving me some advice, I took the advise and added some white highlights. Simple fix, but I think it helps a lot. Thanks, Rita.

A good day

2008-03-04T06:24:00.000-08:00

This drawing was finished a while back and is one of my favorite pen and ink drawings.
As I have said before my faith is very important to me and this piece reflects this.

An old painting

2008-03-03T15:11:00.000-08:00

Forget to post this a while back so I figured....hey might as well! Haven't added an Acrylic yet.
This painting is actually pretty darn small.

Oil Pastel brushes

2008-02-29T06:02:00.000-08:00

Last night I found some time and created this piece. Since starting this blog I have found other Artist's blogs and been inspired to try some still life. I used oil pastels...and had limited white and tried to get get around that. This painting took me about two hours.

Coffee Cup and Wallet

2008-02-27T13:36:00.000-08:00

Just sketching as I wait for renders at work.

Imagination

2008-02-26T13:45:00.000-08:00

While I was waiting on a render of fire at work today....I did some sketches.
Most of my sketches are from my imagination, especially my landscapes.
I really like this one.

Abstract attempt

2008-02-25T13:47:00.001-08:00

Over the weekend I was about to tackle my first abstract painting. The canvas of choice is quite large and it seems the larger the canvas the longer it takes me to get started. Something I need to change.

oh another in progress??

2008-02-22T08:20:00.000-08:00

Why yes. I actually took one of the sketches from my last blog and began to create it in oil pastels. I love how vibrant pastels are. Still some work to do.

Jesus' Empty Tomb

2008-02-14T09:22:00.000-08:00

I did this sketch a few months ago and liked it. I hope to create more pieces
like this one that reflects my faith and tells the stories that has changed the world.
I believe the Bible is the word of God and Truth. God inspires me to create
artwork. He created us in his image, which makes sense. We love to create all
kinds of things with our hands, and the tools we have. Our need to imagine, and/or
create is a reflection of Him and his creativity. Although there never was nor never will be a more brilliantly beautiful piece of artwork than what God has created around us.