Monday, January 17, 2011

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Cross Country Skiing



Frank and I went skiing at Wood Duck Marsh this morning. There was no school due to snow. Many inches but no wind as of yet. So, perfect ski weather. It is nice to have a place to ski so close by. I did have a workout, however. Frank broke trail most of the way. I tagged along.

Monday, January 10, 2011

Photogenic



My daughter LeAnn and her friend Brian in Des Moines when a woman too their picture when they were out with Brian's family. Thought it was a cute picture.

Mesa Verde Segment


Here is a painting I did in raw umber. Only one color and black and white. This was painted from a photograph I took when we were in Colorado many years ago. We might of been returning from New Mexico on a Santa Fe/Taos trip. It still is amazing that people lived in these cliffs.

Monday, January 3, 2011

Apple slices


I tried tonight to paint my apple from a couple days ago only altered. I sliced it, put it on a plate and tried to paint it in one hour. So, here is the results of "Apple Slices".

Sunday, January 2, 2011

An Apple a Day


Here is a painting I worked on the last couple days of vacation. I am going to try and upload completed DIY projects I accomplish this year. This was a challenge to paint and apple from the About.com website - Painting. Let me know what you think. Pretty standard still life. I just finished the book Still life with Oysters and Lemon by Mark Doty. To really concentrate on one object to paint is a good challenge for me.

Saturday, January 1, 2011

New Year, New Post

Happy New Year to everyone. Here is a New Year tune to listen to. I planned to upload a painting I am working on today but I believe my daughter has the chord so it is postponed for now. This will have to do presently.