Posts Tagged ‘Grand Canyon artist in residence’
LEARJET MURAL
LEARJET MURAL Look at the tiny light switch on the left to get an idea of the size of this mural. This jet was photographed while it was on the ground from a high vantage point to get the angle, then superimposed with a few tricks for realism, over some clouds I photographed on a…
Read MoreWHAT ARE WE MISSING?
Metro Station, Washington D.C., on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approx. two thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After three minutes a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed…
Read MoreGrand Canyon Coyote
This coyote was one I came upon during a “photo safari” I did one of the days while an Artist in Residence at the Grand Canyon National Park. I’m from Prescott, so I see coyotes all the time, but NEVER have I seen one this big and healthy! He came within 30 feet of me…
Read MoreGRAND CANYON MURAL UNVEILING!
GRAND CANYON MURAL UNVEILING! JANUARY 18, 2008 Im just now recovering from the weekend, and it’s nearly the next! Last Saturday we finally had the unveiling of the Grand canyon mural at the Shrine of the Ages. What a trip that experience was! It’s inspired me to LEARN so much…
Read MoreGRAND CANYON BIGHORN
This big guy was part of the booty I gathered on my photo safari while an Artist in Residence at the Grand Canyon Nat’l Park. One day I took a day off from painting my mural at the Shrine of the Ages and took my camera, car and roomate and just photographed all we saw!…
Read MoreKATE AT THE BEACH
This painting was done with my homegrown model stock, my daughter Kate. I’ts also my first (and I think only) seascape.
Read MoreNATHAN PASTEL
ROMANIA
Okay, this was my first water painting, and may I say I impressed myself? I love the reflections and the way the light dances on the water. The resource I worked off of, a photograph the client gave me from when her son was there, needed fixing. I added more buildings and cleaned them up.…
Read MoreBOB!
Okay, not my norm. But when I drew this, I wasn’t normal! I got the resource for this pastel from a little tiny black and white picture in the Rolling Stone mag (I own this pastel and any prints I sell, are not for profit…the joys of working off other people’s work). I…
Read MoreAFRICAN DAISY KATIE
This is once again a model from my homegrown model stock, Katie (ahem, now it’s “Kate”). The original painting of this was burned, along with a portrait of her brother Danny (now “Daniel”!). I just HAD to redo this painting. Unfortunately, I don’t think I had my heart into painting this one as much as…
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