VW buddies

Here is a fun painting of a Volkswagon bug and van. They looked to me like they were hanging out, shootin' the breeze. The shapes and colors were a joy to paint, and it didn't hurt that there were beautiful mountains in the background, either.

Big Ship

This is an oil painting of a huge ship parked in the mighty Mississippi in New Orleans. I was attracted to the sheer size of it, but wanted to represent the scale, so I only painted the bow. Had I included the entire thing, it would have been a radically different effect. I also love the graceful curve of the bow, and the massive anchor chains. When I lived in Savannah, I was forever impressed by the ships that would come up the river, sometimes with the deck being at eye level, depending on the vantage point. I always found it somewhat surreal.