Ludington Pier

This is my contribution to vertical formats.

It's my favorite lighthouse in Michigan

because of the sharp angle shape and the play

of light on the sides. The black base just adds

to what interests me. I love the worn pier and

pieces that have fallen into the water. It stands

solid through all the storms that have tried to

take it. I've painted it several times because of

the great perspective of the pier and the range of

colors from the surroundings.

The Blue Bucket

There is a warning attached with this post. The photo is awful.

I will post it again later when I have a chance to get a decent

photo.

This is a beach scene I painted on hot press paper. The effects

are totally different than painting on cold press paper. The

paint tends to sit on top of the paper surface rather than

settling into the rough surface of cold press. So this painting

is more of an experiment than a finished piece.

Kauai Coast

This is a very simple memory painting from our visit to Kauai.

There are new paintings coming so stay tuned.

Somewhere, No where

Sometimes I just have to paint something from somewhere

in my mind or imagination. It might take 30 seconds or

5 minutes, just enough to say the brush was wet the colors

were flowing and now I'm done. I've accomplished something.

That's right, I painted.

First on the Scene

As you can see by the paper

texture that this is a very small

piece. However, it is a piece

so lets go with that. This was

going no where until I hit it

2 or 3 times with the

spray bottle. I suppose you

could call it an accident, I call

it the right set of circumstances.