Tuscany Town

This is an image of the Tuscany town of Lacoste.  Since I love shadows and perspective, it made a natural painting for me.

I decided to do most of the foreground parts of the piece in pallette knife, to add depth and a texture more like the stones in the building.  It went on nice and "chunky" and allowed me to play with various different color combinations on the stones and the walkway.

Lastly, I decided to make the time of day, just after sunset, with the boulangerie (bakery cafe) closed for the day and the lights in the apartment above coming on.  This adds a little luminance of the focal point.

Lady In The Forest

I saw a photo of this scene in a newspaper recently. The whole scene, with the meandering pathway and the umbrella caught my attention.

As the photo was in black and white, we decided to do it in sepia tones, to make a bit more fun.

 

Then, at the last minute, I decided that a bit of color would add even more interest. So, with apologies to the life insurance company, and Schindler's List, I made the umbrella red. It really adds a clear focal point and even more interest, I think.

Make up what ever you want for the message.

Deer in the Woods

I saw a photograph showing several deer hiding in a forest, probably Colorado from the Aspen trees in the background. I loved the colors, but also liked the concept of the "hidden deer". How many can you find?

Somehow, I have always liked the look of Aspen trees. They have so much character, with the scars along the trunk. Each one is differentsand seem to gain even more character as they age

Breast Cancer Auction 4/2012

Every year, we have a Breast Cancer Golf Tournament and event at our Florida golf club. In many years, they also have a silent auction to raise more funds for the Susan Koman charity.

I usually try to create something that has some meaning for this event, and always with a "pink" theme. So, this year, since I am in a "vase" theme state of mind, I created this piece which adds a pink tulip to the pink vase, bathed in light. It is similar in genre to one of the previous vase pieces. At the end, I added the breast cancer ribbon to memorialize the event.

I'm happy that this one received a lot of comments, and bids, and we were able to raise even more money for this cause.

Easter Morning

This image shows a Greek woman exiting from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. It comes from Easter, 2011 and was the lead photo in our local newspaper on that special day. I found the scene very moving and decided to put it on canvas.

A year later, a friend in Naples, who happens to be of the Greek Orthodox faith, who's members manage this church, saw it and made him remember his Greek heritage. I'm honored that he now owns this work.

Vase with Bamboo

This is another addition to the vase collection. This vase is in our home.

This piece will be donated to a charity auction for the hospice chapter in Naples, Florida. I hope that the participants in the auction like this style as much as I do.

Two More Vases

These are the other two from the first collection. Both vases are from our life. One is a vase in our Denver loft and the other is from another vase that I saw.