New Work - Rapunzel

"Rapunzel in the Cold Stone Tower" 5x5 alkyds

Rapunzel-taur is currently listed for sale on Ebay at

http://www.ebay.com/itm/140685519784?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

New Work - Knight's Advantage

This one has been in the works for a long time!  Originally, it was done intended to be part of a mural project, which is why the original was painted as it was.  A year or two later, I decided the painting had enough going for it to try and turn it into a better painting...which meant it would have to be completely repainted.  The original composition was very cramped with all the figures touching or running off the edges of the panel, a fault that could not be fixed without starting all over from scratch with a larger board...but, I didn't want to start all over with it...just wanted to make it better with what I had.  My solution, was to glue a linen liner to the panel that would add 2" all around, and, then paint the liner as if it was part of the original painting, thus adding a little more breathing space around the composition.  See how it was done in this work-in-progress thread from Wet Canvas.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=925512

and here is the final painting;

...and some detail pics

New Work - Hippocampus

This fun little painting was painted as a birthday gift to my nephew Matt.  He asked me for one last fall when I visited him and my sister.  It was a late gift...my apologies Matt, but, I hope you enjoy it! 

"Hippocampus" 4x6" oil