Attack of the good-natured dinosaur!

   I love absurdity. I love reading books where it's completly plausable that a detective would be investigating the tragic murder of humpy dumpty. Or where a girl shares an apartment with monsters. For some time I have been contemplating how to Interduce this kind of craziness in to my work. I think I figured it out! 

   This is a pleine air and still life put in to one piece. The dinosaur is a stuffed animal. The city scape is the view of my neighborhood from my window. 

11x14
Colored pencil on paper

MST3K

Hello everyone! I have decided that I'm going to Mystery Science Theater 3000 all of my failed paintings. Not only is it funny but Mike and the bots represent my inner critics pointing out all of the flaws in my work. (if you don't know what mst3k is.... Google it)

11x14
Oil on canvas panel 

From where I sit

Plein air painting from my back yard.

11x14
Colored pencil on paper 

Plein air

About two months ago (in the dead of winter) I decided to try my hand at plein air painting. My usual style demands many hours of paint time and I didn't want to spend all day at this. So I decided to do some line and wash paintings. I did four paintings but only one turned out well enough to post. (1 in 4 is about my ratio of good painting to bad, even when I spend hours upon hours on them) I really enjoyed getting out of my studio to work in a new style, it was very refreshing. I should do it again.

8x10
Watercolor on paper 

Home.

I've started a new series of paintings that revolve around my home. These paintings are of things I see and use everyday and views from my windows and such. I wanted these paintings to be bright and bold and direct. Enjoy!

12x16
Watercolor on paper

8x10
Watercolor on paper

9x12
Oil on canvas panel