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Saint John Vianney Chapel Balboa Island CA (2013) - GICLÉE STRETCHED CANVAS PRINT
2' x 2.5'
The original of this painting was for very good friends who commissioned it. Their youngest daughter was married in this chapel which is on the main street of Balboa Island in Orange County California. Saint John Vianney is the patron saint of parish priests. He apparently had a difficult education as he grew up in France during the era of the Napoleonic Wars. While it took time to complete I enjoyed creating the painting.
The original of this painting was for very good friends who commissioned it. Their youngest daughter was married in this chapel which is on the main street of Balboa Island in Orange County California. Saint John Vianney is the patron saint of parish priests. He apparently had a difficult education as he grew up in France during the era of the Napoleonic Wars. While it took time to complete I enjoyed creating the painting.
Roses on Wall (2013) - GICLÉE STRETCHED CANVAS PRINT
11" x 14"
This is the second time I have used a decorative retaining wall in our back yard along with flowers to make a painting.
This is the second time I have used a decorative retaining wall in our back yard along with flowers to make a painting.
Sandbar at Avenue A Redondo Beach (2013) - GICLÉE STRETCHED CANVAS PRINT
16" x 20"
Bowl of Fruit (2011) - GICLÉE STRETCHED CANVAS PRINT
11" x 14"
I retired in 2011 from my day job and resumed painting after many years of inactivity. Bowl of Fruit was an initial step. It is with a friend in Portland, Oregon and the friend then purchased Hydrangeas by Wall.
I retired in 2011 from my day job and resumed painting after many years of inactivity. Bowl of Fruit was an initial step. It is with a friend in Portland, Oregon and the friend then purchased Hydrangeas by Wall.
Jory Hill Road South - Salem (2013) - GICLÉE STRETCHED CANVAS PRINT
18" x 24"
This painting is of a home outside Salem Oregon. The artist and his wife raised five children in this home which has acreage and a swimming pool. The property was owned from 1980 to 2014. The home is surrounded by the greenery that contributes to the great quality of life in Oregon.
This painting is of a home outside Salem Oregon. The artist and his wife raised five children in this home which has acreage and a swimming pool. The property was owned from 1980 to 2014. The home is surrounded by the greenery that contributes to the great quality of life in Oregon.
Unseen Seen Cabrillo Beach (2011) - GICLÉE STRETCHED CANVAS PRINT
16" x 20"
This painting captured a grandson at Cabrillo Beach in Los Angeles County. He seems to contemplate the forces of nature and the spirit of God. Look closely to see the shark on his swim trunks. My daughter said she wished he hadn't been wearing sunglasses. While I could have easily painted them out they add to the painting.
This painting captured a grandson at Cabrillo Beach in Los Angeles County. He seems to contemplate the forces of nature and the spirit of God. Look closely to see the shark on his swim trunks. My daughter said she wished he hadn't been wearing sunglasses. While I could have easily painted them out they add to the painting.
Amish Girl on Train (2012) - GICLÉE STRETCHED CANVAS PRINT
11" x 14"
Chaos (2012) - GICLÉE STRETCHED CANVAS PRINT
12" x 12"
Children at Pond (2012) - GICLÉE STRETCHED CANVAS PRINT
18" x 24"
This was for one of my daughters to give to a friend whose children are the subject of the painting.
This was for one of my daughters to give to a friend whose children are the subject of the painting.
Pratum Oregon Co-Op (2012) - GICLÉE STRETCHED CANVAS PRINT
24" x 30"
Pratum, Oregon is a small unincorporated community northeast of Salem, Oregon in Marion County. It has a small school where exceptional teaching occurs in part due to the rural atmosphere. Students go on to excel in academics, sports and music at Silverton High School. A significant amount of agricultural business occurs at Pratum Co-op. This includes processing of tons and tons of grass seed for eventual use in lawns. Pratum also boasts a beautiful grain elevator; it is no longer used due to a slight lean in the structure. Some day it may have to come down. My good friend Todd Martinson took an excellent photo which I settled on to do the painting. The painting of this beautiful structure took many days; the original has been sold to the manager of the Co-op.
Pratum, Oregon is a small unincorporated community northeast of Salem, Oregon in Marion County. It has a small school where exceptional teaching occurs in part due to the rural atmosphere. Students go on to excel in academics, sports and music at Silverton High School. A significant amount of agricultural business occurs at Pratum Co-op. This includes processing of tons and tons of grass seed for eventual use in lawns. Pratum also boasts a beautiful grain elevator; it is no longer used due to a slight lean in the structure. Some day it may have to come down. My good friend Todd Martinson took an excellent photo which I settled on to do the painting. The painting of this beautiful structure took many days; the original has been sold to the manager of the Co-op.
Trinity Church Beverly Chicago (2012) - GICLÉE STRETCHED CANVAS PRINT
24" x 30"
Parts of the building are now rented out. The church auditorium has seen many youth operettas (for which we sold program ads by peddling our bikes truly miles away to find businesses some of whom probably never heard of the church). In its heyday the local public grade school, Sutherland, dismissed early for the Trinity bazaar (and in those years a slide show of the nativity was shown in the school). The church was strongest under pastor Kermit Long and for a time my mother was church secretary. We brought in outside speakers for community events and I recall coming back from Wisconsin in a blizzard so my friend Charlie (who later became a Navy pilot) could hear Werner Von
Braun who was making a national tour.
Battle of Britain (2012) - GICLÉE STRETCHED CANVAS PRINT
4' x 5'
This large acrylic was plotted carefully and as the painting progressed it evolved into Battle of Britain. As in any abstract the viewer must construct the real picture out of what has been painted.
This large acrylic was plotted carefully and as the painting progressed it evolved into Battle of Britain. As in any abstract the viewer must construct the real picture out of what has been painted.
Abandoned-Morrow County Oregon (2013) - GICLÉE STRETCHED CANVAS PRINT
24" x 30"
The house is in the middle of nowhere with only dead grass around the edges. One wonders who lived there. Why did they leave? Were they farmers or ranchers who could not make a go of it? Was their name Joad? Todd believes the structure could be as old as the 1930s as not much left inside though the roof looks to be in fair, if stained, condition. One hopes it did not house a family driven out by their race. I am very satisfied with the painting and it looks great on a wall. I also offer giclée prints on stretched canvas which look virtually like the original painting. Acrylic being largely two dimensional the giclée prints work wonderfully.
Sailing in Close (2013) - GICLÉE STRETCHED CANVAS PRINT
18" x 24"
Sailing in Close was done for a sister-in-law who lives on the Chesapeake Bay. My brother-in-law is an excellent professional photographer. They love and want to reserve the traditions and resources that are part of the Chesapeake Bay. The Skipjack oyster dredging sailboat is the state boat of Maryland. In an abstract display the painting shows a Skipjack going about its work. Very few of these boats remain. To enable them to be commercially viable they are permitted to have a motorized boat push them around a couple days a week. In the painting although no rigging is shown you can see a push boat hanging off the stern. As I painted the colors changed several times. Particularly the large triangle on the left was originally to be green but green did not work and yellow gave the painting its character. The sails on the boat were originally a light tan but again that color did not work as my wife pointed out and the sails became light blue. The colors in the painting balance each other and tie the painting together.
Sailing in Close was done for a sister-in-law who lives on the Chesapeake Bay. My brother-in-law is an excellent professional photographer. They love and want to reserve the traditions and resources that are part of the Chesapeake Bay. The Skipjack oyster dredging sailboat is the state boat of Maryland. In an abstract display the painting shows a Skipjack going about its work. Very few of these boats remain. To enable them to be commercially viable they are permitted to have a motorized boat push them around a couple days a week. In the painting although no rigging is shown you can see a push boat hanging off the stern. As I painted the colors changed several times. Particularly the large triangle on the left was originally to be green but green did not work and yellow gave the painting its character. The sails on the boat were originally a light tan but again that color did not work as my wife pointed out and the sails became light blue. The colors in the painting balance each other and tie the painting together.
Hydrangeas by Wall (2011) - GICLÉE STRETCHED CANVAS PRINT
24" x 24"
A good friend in Oregon wanted a painting for her office. These flowers took a lot of time to figure out and I took many photographs of possibilities. The original pink was changed to blue. The friend also obtained another painting: Bowl of Fruit.
A good friend in Oregon wanted a painting for her office. These flowers took a lot of time to figure out and I took many photographs of possibilities. The original pink was changed to blue. The friend also obtained another painting: Bowl of Fruit.
Freedom Tower Rising (2013) - GICLÉE STRETCHED CANVAS PRINT
24" x 30"
Freedom Tower Rising honors Kenneth Frederick Rice III, the nephew of a good friend. Kenneth lost his life when a plane hit his work place on 9/11. The painting was made from a photo of the Freedom Tower or One World Trade Center as it appeared under construction. The photo was taken by Douglas Borstel. The scene captures excellent angles and perspective and the spirit of the building.
Freedom Tower Rising honors Kenneth Frederick Rice III, the nephew of a good friend. Kenneth lost his life when a plane hit his work place on 9/11. The painting was made from a photo of the Freedom Tower or One World Trade Center as it appeared under construction. The photo was taken by Douglas Borstel. The scene captures excellent angles and perspective and the spirit of the building.