Last year, one of my students at a drawing class volunteered to bring her cast of David to use as a model.

She was gracious in her willingness to trade the cast for some of my artwork so that I could have it to use for other classes.

Part of the trade is a drawing of the cast. I scaled the size of the drawing to the actual size of the cast, 12” high.

The size of the drawing is 14 x 17” and frame size is 24 x 27”.

These are the latest of interior wall mural and faux paintings.

 

2010

Happy New Year!

            I currently just completed a 10-hour drawing workshop and this weekend will close my 10-hour oil painting workshop.

I have had had 7 students following me and they all desire to keep taking more classes. I will plan for more workshops in February.

            I am working on a landscape painting that to be entered into the Oil Painters of America composition Jan. 25, 2010.

            I am looking forward to some new adventures the Lord has for me this year in both my personal and spiritual walk. My wife and I are investigating some new opportunities where we can maximize our lives for the Glory of God. We will keep you posted.

 

 “Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!”

Psalm 107:15

 

2009

            I apologize for not keeping posted what is new in my Art world. The following is a summery of the year. We have relocated the studio to Tucson, AZ. since January. I finished my Turning Bear Fine Art Academy curriculum. I began teaching classes in February once I landed into a very nice studio/ Gallery, only 1 mile from where we staying.

            I have taught private atelier classes, Home Educating high school students, adult art community classes, and Art Guild classes. The classes range from fundamentals of drawing through advanced drawing including portrait studies. The painting classes are all instruction in oil medium, yet some students have done acrylic. In my classes I have been teaching monochromatic (paintings with burnt Umber, White and Black) , has a sepia look to it. Also a “Limited Palette”

technique with using only three colors.

            I have been painting freelance Sonora Desert scenes mostly with mountains and capturing the magnificent sunset skies here in the SW. I completed a commission doing a wall mural of a cherry tree blossoming by a long time friend and art collector. Thanks Gail

            I have a new galley representing my work here in Tucson. The DECO GALLERY 2612 E. Broadway Tucson, AZ located at Broadway and Tucson Ave for those of you that are local. They are new to the metro area and have wonderful “Art for Living”. Please come see , experience, and purchase some creative art pieces  in both 2 dimensional to 3D.

 

 Fall 2008

            I was commissioned to do a oil painting for a couple from San Antonio, Texas. They had me capture a family experience of their frequent visits of the Averill’s Flathead Lake Lodge, Bigfork, Mt. It was a pleasure to capture a beautiful part of Mt for them. They seemed to be pleased with the composition and the outcome of the overall completed painting. They are wonderful people to work with. I was honored they ask me to do this for them. Thank you, Bill and Mary.

    Photos of recent work will be put on blog soon.

 

Jan.- I have a new web master who is taking the baton from my former web master, who has had too many other responsibilities than to work on my site. I am very grateful for all that Mike has done for the web site and I can’t thank him enough.

Feb.- I almost completed a commissioned oil painting for Dr. Laura, which is a view of the Flathead valley in Montana looking into the Rockies of Glacier National Park. I am thankful that she was willing to let me keep it in my Whitefish studio until I return from my Tucson studio in mid May to complete it. See the photo below.

Mar.- Glacier Bank of Whitefish purchased three of my pieces to hang in their new branch. They bought one original and two giclee’ prints on canvas. It is an honor to me that my work was chosen. I send my appreciation to them!
We are working on follow up from the PGA Show for those who have shown interest in having their signature hole painted at their golf courses.
Lynne, my wife, had her hip replaced on the 26th and is healing quickly. This is the last of the surgeries that she should have because of a wreck we were in on black ice hidden by dusted snow. All glory and thanks is given to our Lord who has lead to her healing . The story of the wreck and all that followed would be a small book showing that God was in total control all the way up to now. I/we give God all the praise for all of the details.

Apr.- I finally finished a graphite sketch of Christopher, the son of our former web master. See the photo of it below.
I celebrated my fifteenth anniversary of my thirty ninth birthday. (54th )

May- Lynne and I are Tucson at this point and hope to land some commission jobs before we leave for Montana in a couple of weeks, as the Lord wills. This is also a great time for Lynne to heal from the surgery in the warmth and low humidity.
We are looking for a gallery to represent my work in Tucson and Scottsdale. The competition is great and there are a lot extremely talented artist out there.

PGA Merchandise Show
The PGA Merchandise Show 2008 in Orlando, Florida went well. There were supposed to be anywhere from 60 to 80 thousand registered golf club owners, buyers and professionals coming. The show room floor is so large that the average amount of booths visited by individuals is about 28. We were in one of what seemed like thousands of booths. We, Lynne, my father-in-law Lou White and I were busy talking with a lot of people and handed out as many brochures which are downloadable from the SIGNATURE HOLE FINE ART page. The show of interest was approximately twenty strong and we are still doing follow up via e-mail and phone.

As the Lord wills, we have made plans to return next year for the Show and hope to have commission jobs confirmed right in the spot.

Lynne and I are in Tucson after a great trip to the PGA FALL EXPO in Las Vegas and a vacation with family in Florida. At the Expo, we had a 10 x 20' booth to present examples of original art work and how reproductions can be made for tournament prizes, member gifts and hole-in-one awards. The event was big in every way with an estimated 4-5 thousand representatives of golf clubs and resorts. We made a lot of connections and in January, plan to go to the PGA EXPO in Orlando FL which is even larger. This we will do only if the Lord wills us to. James 4:13-17

The BIGFORK ART & CULTURAL CENTER show was a great show. There were a total of 12 paintings that sold, one of which was mine. It is a miniature tiled “Tranquility”. Thanks to all involved in the show , to all who came to see and especially to the buyer of Tranquility.

Today I hung the art work at the Glacier National Bank of Whitefish on the corner of Hwy 93 and Baker in downtown Whitefish, Montana. The showing is to hang through the month of August where there are a total of 19 pictures, 16 originals and 3 giclee’ prints on canvas. All are framed and ready to hang in your home or your other favorite place, like your office? The Bank is having a “hat drawing” for a print of mine matted and ready to frame and it will be drawn the last day of the show.

The reception will be August 10th with a Huckleberry Ice Cream taste testing which is the day before the Whitefish Huckleberry Festival. I hope to see you there.

The show at the Bigfork Art & Cultural Center, last Friday night, had a great showing of art lovers. The art work ranged from sculpture, photographs and original pastels, watercolor and oil paintings. Thanks for coming to those who could make it and we missed you who couldn’t.

The following is a current list of shows and competitions that I will be showing my work.

July 1st to 30th
The Loft in Whitefish, MT

July 13th to Aug. 11th
Bigfork Art & Cultural Center, MT

August 1st to 31st
The Glacier National Bank, Whitefish, MT

November 17th to Jan 5th
The Mountain Oyster Club in Tucson, AZ
(yet to be accepted)

Lynne and I just got back from a great art show in Bigfork, Montana. It is an annual show of juried art work at the “Bigfork Art & Cultural Center. I had four originals shown there and they will be displayed there through August 14th. The location is 525 Electric Ave. in downtown Bigfork.
There was a great reception and a lot of visitors came to view the art work and talk with the artists.

The show at The Loft in Whitefish, MT has been extended through to the end of July. I have 23 original oils on exhibit.

I hope that you can visit one or both of the shows and enjoy the beauty of the Flathead Valley.

The "First Thursday Art Walk" in Whitefish MT this month of July is the 5th. The opening will be at the Loft from 6 to 9 pm. There will be twenty originals and three giclée prints on canvas for view and sale. The Loft is upstairs above the "Toggery" in downtown Whitefish, 124 Central Ave. Lynne and I will be there to greet you and to help you take the painting that you have purchased to your vehicle or we can ship it for you.

We hope to see you there.