Sunset Dyptich

These are two 2 ft. by 4 ft. pieces that were commissioned by Barb, a very good friend.  She wanted two pieces with one scene, but ones that could stand on their own on either side of her entertainment system.  This shows the two sections together.

Barb wanted a lot of coral in the paintings, as it was a key color in her design scheme.  So, we decided to make it a sunset oriented subject.  She also wanted a landscape that was soothing.  This one does it, I think.

Pi Kappa Alpha

My fraternity, Pi Kappa Alpha at Purdue University recently completed a major renovation on the fraternity house.  As part of that renovation, an "alumni room" was built where various pieces of memorabilia will be stored and displayed. 

I decided, as part of this renovation, to do a painting of the fraternity pin and chapter identification, Beta Phi. The smaller pin is the Pike pledge pin. This is how it turned out.  The piece was presented in November 2014 at the house dedication and will be mounted soon. It is based on my exact pin.

I'm proud of this piece and of the fact that it will be displayed at the house for many years - unless they spill too much beer on it!

Grey Oaks #10 Pine

This painting was done from an image used at my country club in Naples, Florida.  I wanted to capture the evening sky and the colors at sunset, along with the shadows on the course.  I really liked the way that it came out, and others did, too.  One of the members liked it enough to buy it.  In addition, it looks like it will be used at the club as an interior design element, and possibly be sold as a print in the golf shop.

Aspens 2013 - 2

These are the other aspen trees that I painted this fall.  The initial image was the same, but I changed the final composition, as well as the size.

I still love this tree !!!

Aspens 2013

This fall, I found myself in a "aspen state of mind".  This is not related to Aspen, Colorado, but more to the trees that adorn the hills around that town.  The "state of mind" is also not related to the alterred states of mind that are happening this year in Colorado, due to the new pot law.

This is more related to the aspen trees, themselves.  I am taken by them as the individuality of each tree, due to aging of the tree, as well as rubbing by deer, elk, moose, and other animals, makes each one unique.  Kinda like a fingerprint.

So, I decided to do a set of paintings based on the aspen tree.  The first one, here, has a little abstractness in it, which is different for me.  The following paintings are more literal.