Finally a post .

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

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!

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

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!

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

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

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

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)

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

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.

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)

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)

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

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