This is a mural that I painted with lots of fruit and a large old jug. I like painting the pottery on stone because the natural stone gives an aged and weathered look to the pottery -it looks cracked, faded, chipped. It is fun to find just the right stone to give it the best look- and always a challenge to plan ahead enough to get it in the right place :)

Happy New Year

I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year. I hope you had a great Christmas. I would say I have  all these new year's resolutions for the coming year, if I set any-but I don't really do that . I do plan to paint more this year- the past year and a half had a bit of a bump in the road that slowed it down- well -stopped it for a while and then I just got a little bummed. All I can say is when falling-"Tuck and roll!" So I say when life gives you lemons - put them in a bowl and paint them! Here is a painting for a lady that wanted lemons and limes. This is on marble.
In the coming weeks,I plan to show my process of painting a ceramic tile mural . It is a process that consists of painting with a medium that doesn't dry- so you have to be careful to not wipe off the painting as you are doing it. It is fired in a kiln and painted in layers until completed. It requires a lot of planning-and is a fun challenge.  This is something that I am working on at this time.
I also plan to paint some on canvas-I have several planned from old photos of people-mainly children that I may do in sepia tones in oils. I also plan on melting more glass-just because it is fun. So, call them resolutions, if you want-I just call it fun:)

Safehaven Estates

This was a mural that I did with a bit of a challenge.I  had to plan around a pot filler that going to be in the mural. The location of the filler was in the tile just above and to the left of the bread- pretty much in the middle area of the mural. But with carefull measuring and a little planning  -it went in with no problems.

Manifolds on Main Street

This is a trophy for best Sportscar  for the Manifolds on Main Street Car Show in Irving, TX.  I painted the trophy last year for this same event-just changed the car to last year's winner- a birdcage Maserati. Last year's trophy is on my website- page 6 of my stone gallery photos. I'll probably change that to this years  some time. This is a nice car show to go to and is tomorrow-should be fun-if it doesn't get rained out!

New England covered bridge

This is a  painting I created for a lady that brought several pictures from a trip to New England. In her photos were lots of beautiful trees turning in the fall. The covered bridge was one they had seen and really loved. There were trees that had fallen that I also included for her. Lots of color and a fun painting to create. Enjoy.

Bluebonnets and Triumphs

A few years ago, I received a call from a lady that was wanting to have a mural  with bluebonnets in her new home.As we were talking, we were discussing the build. They were mainly building to upgrade the garage area. Laughing, I said I understood as we had old cars and in fact, had recently joined a car club for that type car. She said ,"Oh really-what type of car?"  I said ,"Triumph". And she laughed-They had  a Triumph TR7 and a Stag-we had a Spitfire and a TR6.They also had been in the club for a long time-so I do believe we were destined to meet!
This painting is mainly a landscape with trees and lots of bluebonnets, If you look at it closely you will see Jim driving  his pageant blue TR7.  It is such a small world:)

Ahhhh...

This is a mural that I recently finished for a customer for a condo on the gulf coast. This was designed after looking at some photos from the New England area. Needing a southern feel to the landscape, I went with palms and made it a place I would like to go.  I'm pleased with the finished painting-and I hope you enjoy it.