I was at an old family friends home and a picture that I painted back in 1982 was sitting on the same piano that I painted back then. The painting was reduced to a photograph, but you get the idea of the setting. It was like visiting and old friend that you had not seen in many a year. The picture looked great on the piano and it made me smile......Enjoy your life and be as happy as you can become!!!

Placing runners into my landscape creations is a joy to do. I had lots of fun finding the right runners and landscape. Although the scene might seem odd to some I find it magical. Enjoy your day and Peace Out!!!

I would like to share this image of the Willamette river which runs through the center of our town, Eugene, Oregon. It is a beautiful town that has nurtured me through the years.....I walked down from the path and set my easel on a rocky ledge with water flowing around me. The sun was peaking in and out and the air rising from the river was cool and refreshing. A day I will never forget. A happy day!!!....Enjoy the painting and embrace your life.....

This is a small mosaic I finished. I crafted it from thick paper and textured the surface with a high solid acrylic gel. Then paint the sheets and cut them into small mosaic tiles. This was great fun. I wanted to touch roots with the ancient past and the physical and mental journey was enjoyable as I assembled the piece. Hope to do more in the future. Have a splendid and safe day!!

To all my friends all over the world I would like to share this photo I took of a beautiful crane that flew by me, quietly. So quietly and regal. 

Hello to one and all. I wanted to share a friends observation on my impasto style landscapes called "Haven Woods" (Gallery 1).............It very much describes the fun place I go when I do this particular style.........."I especially enjoyed the Haven Woods series. They reminded me of—stained glass? Cloisonné? Van Gogh swooping through the night sky? A delighted little kid with four new jars of finger paint? Yeah, all of those. I like the dimensionality you get with that method. Thanks for sharing the work—Linda"........And thank you Linda for your kind words and cool observations. I hope to expand on this series during the summer. So please stay tuned for further posts. Have a solid and safe day!!!!

Winding through our city of Eugene is a beautiful river called the Willamette (a name the native  Kalyapua  Indians gave to the river). I painted this last summer while I was standing in the shade on the east side of the river. It was a hot day and the light was bright and I was happy to be in the shade with the peace and quiet of the surrounding forest. It was a lovely day. I look forward to painting on different parts of the river this summer. Stay tuned for the results. Have a wonderful day!!!

Using the same process as my Track and Field photography I have created this triptych of Robin resting on a berry laden bush. Combining my camera and photoshop together allows me the freedom to see and feel nature in a way that a passing glance cannot. Of course the eye has too see the glimmer of light, feel the quickening of the heart to want to capture the initial image. It is after the fact that a deeper interaction can take place while musing with your new creation. Lots of fun and meditative in its own right......Thanks for looking and reading. Have a wonderful day!!

I would like to take a step back from posting my oil paintings and take a look at some of the results of my Track and Field photography/assemblage which put a smile on my face....As a reminder, I am an avid fan of the sport and I enjoy going to meets and photographing  athletes in their full stride. In the photoshop creation above I have extrapolated hurdlers from their races and recreated a humorous setting which, as I stated, makes me smile and I hope you also. I suppose this scene could actually, physically happen, but I doubt that I could convince the hurdlers to entertain my theatrical disposition......The process is time consuming: going to the meet, getting the right shot, processing the image and then finally coming up with a final scene. It tickles the brain to do this particular art and it won't stop any time soon as the new track season is upon us. Stay tuned for more!!!! Enjoy your day and don't forget to breath.....

A view from Mount Pisgah part way up looking west. A beautiful place to hike. A wonderful sense of space......Was painting again with a friend. We were chatting most of the time which is not my usual schtick. The oil painting was an integral  of mind meld and reality of which I was happy with the final results....As always I have been brisk with my brush and kept the tone a bit monochromatic with hints of earth tones. That's what I felt looking at this vista....People have generally heard the term "artists prerogative" and this is applied often by myself and others to explain in very general terms that what you see is what you get!!...Mind, body and heart.... Have a peaceful and productive day and remember to tie your shoes!!

I would like to share another painting done on location in Discovery Park in Seattle, Washington. It was another hot and bright day. I went out painting with a buddy of mine, Stan, and we both painted this view. There is nothing like the peace and quiet of a location. As you paint you have the smallest to the largest of local life pass by you. Mainly a variety of bugs and birds, but a pleasant balance to the day......Once again I'm stroking my brush quickly and constantly. Moving with the light and the stillness of the day......One nice aspect of reviewing  paintings, even years later, is how one relives the moment. It is like a time machine. I love it.

I would like to share this painting created during a hot summer in Eugene, Oregon. It was a dry, bright and beautiful summers day near the Willamette river. I found a spot in the shade (as I always try to do), set up my easel, took out my oils and went at it. It was a two day affair of which I was pleased with the final result......My painting style and approach has not changed in all these years. I still, to this day, find myself wrapped up in the emotion of the scene and move my brush with   blood running quickly through my body and mind. I am not interested in realism, but with reveling my feelings of what the light, shape and movement of the scene says to me. I do not self analyze every stroke or color combination but let the physical experience of painting show me the way to see. I do not over think what is before my eyes  nor do I detached  myself in a mindless manner but try to become  intuitively open to my emotional state which allows a painting to be created......The beauty of painting is the fresh challenge it brings to understanding myself and the environment around me. My place in it! The act of Painting changes with each session just like everyday moment to moment interaction with daily life changes. Painting becomes a metaphor. Sometimes the art work is easy to come by and sometimes not. You wonder why but it is best to move on. Like life and its ups and downs I do not want to spend too much time trying to figure the nuances of why something works or not. It naturally happens when honest engagement is a priority and you are present and in the moment. There in lies the lessons of life.....Don't sweat the small stuff and let the big picture  reveal itself......Enjoy your day and enjoy your life. Thank you for taking the time to look and read.

Gallery #3, #4, and #5 reflect a pictorial view of my world starting from my eyes to my mind and out to my hands.   The linoleum prints (top) reflect inner and outer strengths and forces upon the individual......The Track and Field photography prints (middle)  represents a visible form of the athlete extrapolated from their particular discipline  and show cased......And the photography prints (bottom) of the crow reflects the respect I have for this intelligent and loud omnivore.....Enjoy the galleries and enjoy life......