"Takin' my Time"

I have not gotten around to painting anything new lately, so here is a painting from a quite a few years back.

I realize that I kind of disappeared for a few months, and here is why….A few years after graduating in 2003 with my degree in fine art I decided to go back to school and work toward another goal - to become a doctor. I have recently been involved in the application process for admission, and have flown to three different states for interviews. A few weeks ago I was accepted to a medical school in the Midwest and will be moving there in July with my family.

What does this mean about my art? This part I am not sure about. I am still trying to get new work for a few shows I will be involved with this spring, but when med school starts I don’t know how much I will be able to produce. Certainly ‘the man who chases two rabbits catches neither’ applies here. I imagine it is quite possible to still paint small paintings while still in school, but it is also possible that new work may not surface much. My friend Lane Bennion actually went to medical school as well to get his degree in medical illustration and he had time to paint while there. So, I guess we will see.

Thank you to everyone who has given me support and followed my work! Art will always be a big part of my life, but it may have to go into hibernation for a bit.

So, that is what has kept me out of the studio, and I hope to get in there again soon.

"Plum Stack"

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I love painting plums. I love their blueish tint they have until it is rubbed off.
Salt.

"Compliments"

I have a group show coming up and this is a piece for it. This painting is a bit larger (12"x11") than I have done in a while, but it was a lot of fun. The crazy thing is this painting only took me slightly longer than my little ones. I can't think of a title for this one (working is not the title), any suggestions?

"Tomato Distortion" - SOLD

I really love how glass distorts stuff behind it. This painting was going to go in a different direction, and then I just placed this bottle in front, and whammo, I had to leave it. I love distortion...did I say that already?
Well folks, in an effort to sell some of the paintings on my eBay store, I have marked all store paintings as free shipping (not including the regular auction paintings). I think I will leave them with the free shipping for one week. Thank you all!

"Sunbathers"

"Lookin' Up"

I know that fraud has been around for a while, but someone just tried to scam me. I had a person claim to be interested in a painting, and wanted to send me a check for it. She also told me stories of how she was hospitalized and after a close call with a miscarriage, in an effort to make me sympathize with her. Similar stories can be found here and here. In fact if you ever think you are being scammed just highlight parts of the email and do a google search, these guys often use the exact same lines in their emails. She finally sent me a check for $2000. I then realized it was a scam and stopped communication with them. If I had put the check in the bank, they would have later told me they had paid me too much and would like me to pay them back the difference. They would have got my money, and soon after the check I received from them would have bounced.

These guys are bad news. So, those of you who sale your work, be careful. ;)

"Drinking"

I actually finished this one late last night. I wiped down the first one and then after a bit of rearranging, and adding, I finally got this one done well past bedtime. And, although I am tired today I think this one turned out okay. : )

"Reaching"

I saw some great paintings over my trip. One artist (I don't remember the name) used a lot of black, and it got me excited to try this painting.

"Peaches"

I will be out of town for a few days. My wife and I are celebrating 10 years together. The congratulations definitely goes to her for putting up with me for so long. : )

Love you Monica!

"Lonely Apple"

"Green and White" - SOLD

"Stacked" - SOLD

I wasn't sure if I had used this title before. It's all starting to become a blur. Fun little painting.

Doug Braithwaite has started a new blog, and I am very excited about it. He is definitely an artist worth watching.

"Lounging" - SOLD

These guys have definitely gotten a bit soft. You can tell they have lost some of their roundness. But actually they have more character this way. Just lounging around.

"Lookin' Round" - SOLD

Thanks for all the nice emails and comments lately.

This was a fun little painting, I have really liked painting that blue in the background lately. Anyway, I gotta go to sleep.

"Black Plums"

"Hillside"

I really love painting outdoors. Beside the wind, bugs, and hot sun, overall it is a great experience. It really forces us to make quick decisions, and I love being able to abstract what I see and put it down as paint marks. Both of these were fun to paint, and both done in the same location. The top ↑ one is looking North, and the bottom ↓ one is looking East.

"Developing"

This photo has a bit of glare on my downward strokes, so if you buy this painting I will throw in the glare with no additional cost.

"Stage Left" - SOLD

I think it's a bit too late to put this on eBay, so I will do that tomorrow. I am also going out of town tomorrow, and will be doing more landscapes.

"Three Against One"

I don't like the photo on this one, but I don't think it's going to get any better. It seem like I have always struggled with getting the best photo possible. I think shooting on my outside porch is the best, but the dark material on the left corner has more color than the photo is showing. Oh well. I think for the most part the painting colors are accurate.

"Plum and Glass"

I love the look of glass when it gets a little wavy. Painting it is really too much fun.