Portrait of Past Master Robert Green

Robert Green 24"x18" Oil/Canvas

I had the honor and privilege to paint a portrait of a good friend of mine's father Mr. Robert Green. This is a Past Master Masonic portrait of Mr. Green as you can see by the emblem on his tie and the Past Master pin on his lapel. I painted this over a year ago and it was unveiled this past Sunday at a family reunion in Kiowa, KS. It's not entirely an original work of art because the resource material was a photograph taken by Mr. Green's daughter-in-law, Jaime Green. Jaime is a very gifted photo journalist with the Wichita Eagle. 

I was very please with the way it turned out and the family was please with the results as well. 

"The Best Holiday Ever!" Miniature Art Show

A Ball of Thread 6x6 Oil/Panel

Cheers! 6x6 Oil/Panel

 The above two paintings are going to be included in "The Best Holiday Ever!" Miniature Art Show at SouthWind Gallery in Topeka, KS. The show opens on November 7th and goes through December 31st. If you are in the Topeka area stop in and say hello to Gary Blitsch and the rest of the fine folks at the gallery.

InkTober 2nd 2014 - Happy Birthday Groucho!

Today is Groucho Marx's birthday! I thought I would dedicate my Inktober 2nd drawing to the iconic glasses with the bushy eyebrows, nose and mustache we all have worn at one time or another.

Drawn with Pigma Micron pen and Sharpie.    

InkTober 1st, 2014 - "Valves" from my sketchbook

I decided to try and participate in the InTober Project 2014 started by Jake Parker. This is the first drawing submitted to the InkTober Project 2014. I think this is a great idea to get yourself drawing daily and working in one of my favorite mediums–ink!

This drawing was done in The Art of Watercolor Sketchbook using a Pigma Micron 01 pen, size 3.5x5.5 inch. The InkTober Project 2014 tag was added in Photoshop.