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A Variety Of Pears
Click Here To Bid I was really happy with the way the apples turned out against the dark background. Pears really aren't in season I am told, and so the market didn't have quite the selection they...
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What I've got they used to call the bluesNothin' is really wrongFeelin' like I don't belongWalkin' around, some kind of lonely clownRainy days and Mondays always get me downSome of you know the song,...
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"At The Ball Game" Found A Great Home For Sports Fans
Hello folks!My painting "At The Ball Game" was purchased by the Green Diamond Gallery in Ohio! Green Diamond Gallery is a private baseball museum located in the heart of downtown Montgomery, OH. It...
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Apples and Rainier Cherries
Click Here To BidWhen I saw the Rainier Cherries I never expected them to be as difficult to paint as they actually were. The photo washed them out a bit. There are more colors in the cherries in...
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Rainier Cherries And an Apple
Click Here To Bid On EbayUsually when I plan on doing a larger painting like a 10 x 20, I buy far more objects then I actually need...and I make a Minnie out of the leftovers. I had to buy a pound of...
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The Hand Of Ebay That Is In Your Pocket - And Mine
I think it is safe to say that there are mostly two groups of people reading this Blog. Those who have, or are planning to, purchase my work, and other painters/friends. For the painters, some of you...
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Mushrooms - Lots Of Mushrooms!
Click Here To BidI just spent a week back home in NJ. I had to cram a ton into one short week and I didn't even come close to doing everything I had wanted to. Right by my families house is an Asian...
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Red Delicious Apple And Bing Cherries
Click Here To BidI never get tired of painting cherries. The stems always do different things and make each painting unique. I also like red on a grey background. I am working on another tropical...
View ArticleInspiration, Who Waits For Inspiration!
The subject of inspiration seems to come up quite a bit. Students ask me where I get it, friends complain about not having it, it's usually a question in interviews, and books and movies about art...
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"Night In The Tropics"
Click Here To BidWhen I originally started the idea of doing these long paintings on a dark background the plan was to have all of the objects the same. Apples on the first one, then pears, etc. I...
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Cezanne's Apples Do Not Make Me Cry
"I will astonish Paris with an apple" Cezanne was famously quoted as saying. This was the opening line in an another shockingly bad email I received from "Artist Daily" - I should unsubscribe but it's...
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Figs!! ...and A Couple Of Cherries
I love painting figs. I thing if you glance at this blog once in a while you already know that but I'll say it again anyway. They remind me of little galaxies or nebula. Each one is slightly...
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Brie And Figs
Click Here To Bid I always enjoy painting Figs but this is the first time I have tried one with the very dark backgrouind.I was pleasantly surprised out how cool figs look on a dark background. I like...
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Three Baby Eggplants
Click Here To Bid I had a couple of ideas with this one. Originally I thought of titling it "Three amigos", but then I realized that it looks like the one on the right is facing away from the other two...
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It's Apples And Oranges
Click Here To BidI've wanted to paint this painting for quite a while...About five years ago, A magazine wanted me to paint a grouping of oranges. I sent in a portfolio, and the art director called...
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Coconuts...Hey didn't you do this already?
Click Here To Bid One of the things that takes a bit of luck is the way the coconut splits. I hold them on their side and smack em with a hammer...I like to take my frustrations out on the coconut!...
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Golden Delicious Aplle And Black Grapes
Click Here To Bid I'm got accepted into a festival this November. I'm not going to say which one just yet because I am working like crazy on a bunch of new paintings for it. I also have to pay the...
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Currently Up For Auction!
As I mentioned in the post below, I was accepted into a festival in November. I don't generally enter them, in fact, I never enter them, because they usually cost more then you can make. This one is...
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Dragon Fruit (Pitaya) - Two New Paintings!
"Dragon Fruit" 10 x 20 Oil on PanelIn June, on a trip up to NJ, I went into my favorite Korean market and was shocked in the best way to see these things. I had no idea what they were but I knew...
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