3 New Commissions

I always like creating custom paintings. Here's a couple I've been working on lately.

Gentle and Strong-Original Modern Contemporary Elephant Oil Painting

Gentle and Strong

18x24 Original Oil on canvas

• truthful and gentle always shall my love be to you


• the ones who have learned to be gentle are the strongest


• an elephant's faithful...one hundred percent

Hum-Abstract Impressionism Hummingbird Oil Painting

 

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Hum

18x24 Original Oil on stretched canvas

• Back porch steps, late afternoon sun


• Birds flutter in the feeder


• I don't think I've ever seen a hummingbird land before. He sits on the clothesline


• Teeny tiny body. So fragile you could crush him in your hand.


• Why is it that all grandmothers seem to have learned to enjoy things like birds and flowers?

 

Derelict-Abstract Impressionism Abandoned Building Oil Painting

Derelict

24x36 Oil on canvas (Abstract Impressionism Abandoned Building Oil Painting)

• I drove for an hour to a finger of land amongst lake tendrils


• Back road photo of a rundown barn in a field


• I'm so tired, but if I can only get a good photo this will be worth it


• Forgotten barn, no trespassing


• Fading light, body tired, soul sore


• You may be abandoned but I found you


• Not alone

The Dam

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The Dam

24x36 Original Oil on stretched canvas

Something always brings me back to you. It never takes too long.

                                                               ~Sara Bareilles

 

This one goes to two special people! Sometimes you run into people that you immediately connect with. In my case those people are usually passer-byes. Why can't we all live in the same place?

Starting The Dam

Here is the start of The Dam. A fun semi-abstract painting! I'm planning on adding more texture but keep the colors subtle. I've been trying to find time to paint the past couple weeks but it just hasn't been possible. Next week I start working full-time so who knows when I'll have time!

Midnight Stroll

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Midnight Stroll

12x24 Original Oil on canvas

The darker the night, the brighter the stars.
The deeper the grief, the closer is God.
                                -Dostoevsky (Crime and Punishment)