Ghosts of a City

This piece was a quick study for a series I have had in my head for a few years now. Thematically, it seems a continuation of several sketches and other pieces over the years. However, it was completed soon after the Russian invasion of Ukraine and I cannot help but notice the similarities (colors of Ukraine's flag, memories of where buildings once stood, etc.). 

Oil on canvas, completed in April 2022. 

The Berry Farm

When my kids were younger, we would go to a blueberry farm in east Texas around the 4th of July and spend the day picking baskets full of berries, eating blueberry frozen yogurt, and blueberry pie, and drinking of course, blueberry lemonade. The cold treats in the shade were a welcome break from the oppressive Texas summer heat and sun. 

They were good days and we would return home with around a year's supply of blueberries that would be made into pancakes, frozen, or made into some other delightful concoction. 

Those days are long gone but they still make for some really good memories. 

This is one of my favorite landscapes that I have painted. It is oil on canvas roughly based on a photo I had taken at the farm. 

This piece is on display at the Cotton Mill in McKinney Texas until August 19, 2023.

A Rainy Day at Angrignon Park

I found a beautiful park at the end of a metro line in Montreal on my last day there on a trip with my son in 2019. He was tired from the previous week of walking and seeing so many great things in Ontario and Quebec that he just wanted to sleep. So I set out to explore the city on my own even though I was tired too and my feet were tired of me. I always like visiting parks and enjoying nature so this was a good last walk to have on what I now look back on as a very special trip. 

As I walked through the park the cloudy skies began to mist here and there occasionally dropping a soft rain, but never pouring or getting dark. When I came upon this scene, I knew I would paint it. 

 It is a precious memory, in the form of oil on canvas. 

This piece is on display at the Cotton Mill in McKinney Texas until August 19, 2023. 

Meow Wolf

We got tickets to the soft opening of Meow Wolf in Grapevine. It was a really amazing experience, I was completely overstimulated 30 minutes into it. It opens next weekend so if you're in the DFW area or planning a visit, it's definitely worth it.  You can easily spend a few hours exploring, following the story, searching for the brain beans or just trying to take it all in. We're planning on going to the one in Santa Fe later this summer so hopefully I take more pictures there or the next time we go back to this one. This is one of the only ones I took, but the poster spoke to me. 

A New Future

My life has changed a lot in the last few years. I recently got married and sold the home I had owned since my divorce. And now the future looks much different than I ever imagined. I've been able to start painting again, albeit slowly. There are still more changes on the horizon but I'm settling into this new reality and I like it. My website is in flux at the moment and I'm not sure I will pursue it as it just adds to the stress and expense of my artwork without any measurable benefit that I can see. So for now, I'll post things here and see how it goes. 

Stay tuned...

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