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Art of the Paying Kind

It pays the bills AND it’s fun

Pure Escape Painting

This painting commission went home with its owner this morning! It's 20"x24", acrylic and paper collage on canvas. The image is based on a logo I created for the same client a couple years ago (see logo below and to... Continue Reading →

Cooper’s Hawk

Latest and last bird in the series!

Morning Dove

This is the second-to-last commission piece in the bird series. We have morning doves in our neighborhood, so I had eye-witness reference to go on for this painting. I love hearing their "hoo hoo hoo" (usually in the morning). My... Continue Reading →

Zazzle, Baby!

I've been taking an on-line class about how to make a living at making art. (Now that's an idea!) I wasn't really thinking about doing print on demand, but once we had a discussion about it, I knew it was... Continue Reading →

New Bird Paintings Getting Started

Here's a sketch for the Cooper's Hawk. I'm still working on the Morning Dove drawing. These two paintings will complete the room. (One bare wall to fill.)

Birds

Late last year (2009), I was commissioned to create some bird paintings for a boy's room. The clients didn't want my "cartoony" style, they wanted something more realistic yet still full of personality. They told me which birds they would... Continue Reading →

Speaking of owls…

This is a painting I created a few months ago for a client who wanted more realistic birds on canvas for their baby boy's room. (There were several in the series.) Just interesting to note the style difference between this... Continue Reading →

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