Or Best Offer

Just finished a freeway frontage road painting. This one is larger than most in this series. It is a 36x30 acrylic. I liked the car with the or best offer "obo" on the back window.

Little Desert Study

The other morning a couple of us went out to paint a bit in the desert. This little study is of a Palo Verde tree and saguaro sort of tangled up together. This happens a lot because the trees protect young cactus. There is a lot of glare on the wet oil paint!

Mixed Media Abstract

I got an abstract mixed media piece in Glendale Art Council Annual Show. This piece includes collaged Chinese newspaper. I have no idea what it says, but visually I love the way it looks. Hope it is nothing offensive or silly!

Urban River

Yesterday I was at the Salt River just up from where it is stopped by the dam to make Tempe Town Lake. Looking down on this river bottom with the bridge and freeway nearby made for an interesting contrast. I struggled with the first painting and ended up wiping out the little piece of land before the water's edge at the last minute. It was a big improvement. By then my fingers where pretty cold, but I did a quick study for 40 minutes or so of the area just to the east. (top image) I like the freshness of this one, even though it is probably needed a tree trunk or branch... I like to see if I can squeeze a quick one in once I am loosened up. No sense driving across town for just one!