Eagle Beach is painting #46. It is an original piece and was painted as a gift for a great leader and supervisor for their retirement. This person was a fighter pilot in the F-15C Eagle, hence the silhouette of the fighter jet. I did not follow along with a Joy of Painting episode but I …
Rays of Sunshine is painting #45. It is my first black and white painting and something I consider affectionately as artsy fartsy. It was inspired by a Joy of Painting episode. I was recovering from a recent surgery and before bed I would fall asleep while watching Bob Ross. At this particular period in time, …
Angler’s Peace is painting #44. It is an original piece. I did not follow along with a Bob Ross episode at all. It was inspired by a photo someone shared from a fishing trip. I saw it posted and thought it would make a nice painting so I tried my hand at it. Of course …
Take a stroll down to that perfect little fishing spot tucked away from the world, in a hideaway cove and relish the beauty of the day! Let’s Get Started This post is about my painting of Hideaway Cove. First, I’ll talk about the inspiration for this painting. When I talk about inspiration in this blog, …
Gray Mountain is painting #42. It was painted about a month after the last one and it features an incredibly awesome sky hovering over fantastic, snow-covered mountains and glass-like reflections of greenery. Let’s Get Started This post is about my version of Gray Mountain by Bob Ross. First, I’ll talk about the inspiration for this …
Mountain River is my 41st painting. Relax as the perfect picnic spot emerges from paint filled brushes – quiet peaks on a tranquil lake and luscious green velvety grass. Inspiration for Mountain River Created during a period when I resumed painting regularly, Mountain River was inspired by Bob Ross’s techniques from “The Joy of Painting” …
Hidden Forest RiverDate Painted: April 19, 2018Size: 16 x 20 Canvas Time to start working on the ole blog again. I have finally moved back into my house after almost 5 months of displacement. The house is not 100% complete but it’s livable. Just waiting on a major kitchen item, some finishing work inside and …
This painting holds a special place in my heart. It was inspired by a photo taken on my wife’s birthday in October 2017, during our first visit to Mexico Beach, Florida. This charming seaside town on the Gulf of Mexico was where we discovered Toucan’s on the Beach, a restaurant literally on the beach. We …
Beach Sunrise is oil painting #38 Inspiration Living on the Florida Gulf Coast offers a daily spectacle of breathtaking sunrises and stunning sunsets over the water. These moments never lose their charm, providing the perfect end to a day of beach fishing as the sun dips below the horizon. Creative Process When I follow a …
Winter Walk is oil painting #37. Inspiration: “Winter Walk” was inspired by my holiday trip back home to New England. During my time in Massachusetts and Maine, we experienced a heavy snowfall, with about 6-8 inches of snow covering the ground. The cold, quiet, and beautiful snowy woods were a stark contrast to the mild …
I completed my first ever oil painting on December 30, 2016. You can read about and see that painting in Mountain Summit. On the 1 year anniversary of that painting, I was on vacation seeing my family in New England. So the first opportunity I had when I got home, I did a one year …
Hockey on a Winter NightDate Painted: December 6, 2017Size: 16 x 20 canvas Ever since I discovered my new found painting talent and shared it with my friends and family, people had been asking me about adding little extra things such as wildlife. That I tried and need a little more practice but more often …
This post has nothing to do with painting or art. This post is about a little weather event called Hurricane Michael. If you’ve been checking this site or a search of some kind brought you to my website, you probably noticed some inactivity. No I didn’t give up because no one views this site (I’m …
I’ve seen artists paint on different objects and such. Heck in one Joy of Painting episode, a lady painted on an old circular saw blade. That reminds me, I need to find an old saw blade. I always wanted to try something like that. So I did, on a few different things. Check them out …
Autumn Exhibition is painting #33. Enjoy a casual stroll down the pathway overlooking a quiet pond and breathe in the cool crisp fall air in this autumn painting. Autumn Exhibition was my second painting in a three month period. At the time, I was in the early stages of a new job and a new …