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| This is a watercolor of the Mission San Luis Rey in Oceanside, California. The painting is supposed to be what the Mission looked like in the early part of the 1900's. That is why it looks a little different than it does today. It is now restored and is a beautiful place to visit. Click on the picture to see a larger version of it. |
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| I donated this painting to Mission San Luis Rey. They said that they would keep it in their Mission art collection and it would hang in their office. |
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| This is a recent painting that I completed. It is special to me on several levels. First, as someone interested in football, Vince Lombardi is considered one of the all-time great football coaches in the NFL and one of my favorites. Second, I started doing this one as a pencil sketch, but on June 20, 2012, Leroy Neiman passed away. I have always admired his work and have mentioned him in the comments of another football painting on this blog. In a tribute to Neiman, I tried to do this one in my interpretation of Neiman's style. The title of this one is not "Green Bay's Lombardi". The title is, "Green Bay's LOMBARDI!" in the voice of NFL Films, John Facenda. He was the narrator on all the NFL Highlight films that I used to watch growing up. Many fans called him "The Voice of God" (My friend, Frank Gruber knows exactly what I am talking about.) So enjoy--"Green Bay's LOMBARDI!" |
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| This was an attempt to do something colorful, like you see in those magazines on Cowboys or Art of the Southwest. The medium I used on this one was the computer program, Paintbrush. It is supposed to be a "Tom Selleck" sort of cowboy. I used the original on a Father's Day card for my Dad. |
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| This is a recent watercolor painting of a subject that I have wanted to do for quite some time. I wasn't able to find a photo to use as a model until Ed Jones, a friend of mine, sent me an email and one of the photos in it was just what I needed. My wife helped explain the details of the dress to me. It is supposed to show a little girl enjoying her new dress on a spring day along the Gulf Coast. |
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| This watercolor was inspired by an oil painting by Dean St. Clair. This kind of reminds me of some of the artwork I would see at Knott's Berry Farm when I was a kid. I'm not happy about how it came out. The mountains in the background are too sharp and crisp. The wagon and the cowboy are too soft. It should have been the other way around. |
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| "Whatsoever You Do" is inspired by the Gospel quote in Mark 25:40. Each dot (and I don't know how many there are, I just know there are many) represents a child that goes hungry each day. Please support charities that fight hunger, both in our communities (like local food banks), the United States, and around the world (like UNICEF). Thank you. |
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| This is a Japanese Maple that I "grew down" from a much taller tree. I think they are so beautiful with their delicate red leaves. This picture was taken in early spring. I have always had an interest in Bonsai Trees. It started with my high school football coach, Bruce Pickford. As tough and hard-nosed as he was, it amazed me that he was a Bonsai Master and had many beautiful specimens. He was also an officer in the Orange County Bonsai Society. He passed away a few years ago. Every time I work on my Bonsai trees, I think of him. |
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| This is a small leather holster I made for a Derringer. It is not from a kit. The holster pattern is my design and is cut from one piece of leather. It has a Rose Stamp on it. |
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| This is a 24" wooden flute I just completed. |
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| This is a 12" wooden flute. They are both made from Poplar Wood. Before I attempted to do them in wood, I made prototypes out of PVC pipe. |
