The Raven Called My Name

THE RAVEN CALLED MY NAME - 9"x6" OIL ON RICHESON PANEL

This little painting came into being last Friday.  In our Friday morning painting group the group decided to paint Ravens.  Ravens are very abundant here in Alaska, and there are some amazing Raven Legends in the Native Cultures.  Ravens are incrediably smart and great survivers.  I have a high respect for them.  This painting more or less painted itself, one of those that just seemed to come alive on it's own.  I am pleased how this one turned out.  Nancy Brandt-Ericson gave it the perfect title.

This painting will be available for sale at Stephan Fine Art Gallery in the Captain Cook Hotel in Anchorage Alaska.

Our Love Story

http://alaskalockerhooking.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/second-chance-at-love/

My wifes story tells our love story.  We celebrated Valentines Day going out to dinner and enjoying each others company.  We truly love being around each other.  I am one lucky man.

KAKM ART AUCTION SHOWCASE - PUBLIC TV

MARSH FLOWER - 11"X14" ACRYLIC PAINTING

On February 16-18 KAKM channel 7 is having their annual Art Showcase Auction to raise money fot Public Broadcasting.  Three nights of generously donated art creations by artists with the soul purpose of keeping Public Broadcasting on air.  Our love for public television is what drives this event.  We donate all our creations so that money earned goes directly to our local station.  I urge you all to watch and bid on these artworks made with love and labor by the artists, you will not only be getting works at great prices you will be supporting your Public Broadcasting Station.

I have 2 pieces in this years Auction, on Friday night I will be a on air color commentator, and my Giclee Print (framed) AUTUMN KNIK RIVER will be up for bidding.  On Saturday my original painting MARSH FLOWER will be up for bid.

Join me in the event and support of KAKM CHANNEL 7.

BTW:  Marsh Flower made the cover of this years Catalog!



TIDINESS

In the current Art Of The West magazine there is a article on Artist Greg Beecham, great article and he is a amazingly talented artist.  But there is a picture of a note pinned on his studio wall that just cracked me up.  I think it more or less is applicable to most artists, at least to my wife and I.

The note says:

" Tidiness is the artform for the non-creative"

So yes I made myself the same note and it now is pinned to my wall!

Plein Air Online Art Salon - November/December Competition

GRAZING - 16x12 OIL PAINTING - ON RAYMAR PANEL

This painting was accepted into the 1st Annual Plein Air Online Art Salon - November/ December 2011 Competition.

I am honored to have one of my paintings in the Competition.  I have no illusions as to it winning any award, but to be included in a international show is "awesome". 

Grazing is for sale on my website also.  Just click the "Grazing" link above to go to my website.

2 Small Paintings - using the same pallet of colors

Using the same Pallet of Colors from One painting to the Other

I started with the lower painting  6x8 Oil "Homage to the Sunset" first.  This painting is actually a reworking of a painting I did at a plein air outing I did with the Alaska Plein Air Painters last summer.  That painting was a very loose exploration into a tonalist style.  I liked what I had, but knew it needed refining,  So on a whim I decided the other day to redo it and make the refining it needed.  Also decided to add the 2 Swans.  I am very pleased how this turned out.

The upper painting came from a pencil sketch I had done a number of years ago.  I had a lot of paint still on my pallet left over from the other painting, so using the same paints I created this piece a 6x9 oil "One Last Cast".  A note of interest is that originally the pencil sketch was the mirror image of the painting, thought it would read better to the eye going left to right, so with my photo editing software I scanned my sketch and created a mirror image to work off of.  Both painting will be on my website for purchase next week.

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Sketching out two compositions.

ROUGHING OUT THE DESIGNS FOR TWO PAINTINGS



Scrapped my nymph painting I had started, just was not working out so started over.  I kept the figure pose, but moved it to another area, and redrew a better composition.  Have a much better idea where I am going on it now.  It is a 22X28 canvas

Also sketched out another omposition on linen it is 24X18.  From a picture I took last August at Byers Lake Campground.  Depicts Kay Goodrich sitting at her table creating a pastel painting of the lake.