Municipal Airport
12x12 acrylic on stretched cotton canvas
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I had the idea for this painting in a drawing class I was sitting in on. I envisioned an aerial map of a city or town encroaching on a small airport like the one not far from my house. Stripped down to its bare essentials, of course. Abstract is food for the imagination.

Tree and Sun
11x14 acrylic on Belgian linen over wood panel
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Another orange sky painting. These are fun and I love playing with the sky colors. I added a big tree on the right to give a contrast to the bright white sun. My name for the painting is a play on those businesses that are father and son, like the old TV series "Sanford and Son".

Woodpile at Leon Creek
8x10 acrylic on Belgian linen over wood panel
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My son and I went to Pearsall Park and walked down to Leon Creek. I got some interesting photos and this was one. This pile of dried wood hanging out over the creek struck me as a possible focal point or subject for a painting. I omitted some of the brush and a few trees to make it a better scene and painted it a little loose.  I was satisfied with the result as the wood does tend to pop out of the painting at you.

Waterfall #8
8x10 acrylic on Belgian linen over wood panel
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Here is another waterfall, this time behind a footbridge and a path up a hill. I did the contrast off the bridge against the water to add a focal point and the trees on the sides to keep the eye in the painting. Both the waterfall and the bridge are objects of interest to draw the eye. Or that was the intent.

Japanese Gardens
12x9 acrylic on Belgian linen over wood panel
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On a recent excursion to Brackenridge Park in San Antonio, I visited the Japanese Gardens there. It is such a beautiful place and, at that particular time, did not have that many visitors. So I indulged myself and took time to set scenes while taking pictures with my phone camera. I got some nice shots, including the reference for this painting. The photo was taken from the hill trail looking down into a corner of the garden. My painting "The Golden Koi" was from this little bridge looking at the large fish in the water.

Coffee and Sweetbread
8x10 acrylic on stretched cotton canvas
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Here is a nice little still life I did sitting in on an art class at a senior center. It came out a lot better than I expected.

Oddball
11x14 acrylic on stretched Belgian linen canvas
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I was drawing circles, just doodling, when the idea for this struck me. I used analogous colors and then the single contrasting complement. Also made it a square.