"Hibiscus"

"Peace, Be Still!"

Sometimes, I write Scripture references on these, and sometimes, I let the elements "speak" for themselves.

Coming Soon

I am currently working on some pieces featuring dogs in unusual poses.  My first will be an extreme close-up of a German Shepherd's face.  I'm planning to use acrylics and/or pencil.

More Punk Faith Pieces

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"Leviathon"

Here's something new......

Punk Faith Pieces

This is from my new line, called "Punk Faith." I've just added a "twist" to some of my previous pieces.

"Grace"

Mixed media painting, using acrylics and pen and ink.

"Elephant Walking"

This is a recent drawing of mine, done in pencil. 

Romans 10:9 Derivative

Romans 10:9 painting (seen below in its original form), modified for t-shirt design.

Recent painting completed

Here's a painting I recently completed.  The client requested a portrait of her niece's horse.  She didn't have a preference on the background, so I asked about her niece's interests...besides horses.  She likes going to the beach, the color blue, dolphins, and Nancy Drew books, so I incorporated all those things in the painting, placing all of them in a beach setting.  I also put in little details that I thought would be fun, like a message in a bottle, written to the horse. 

I used my favorite paint, acrylics.  For this painting, I mainly used thin washes of paint built on each other, to create depth. 

Also, a note about composition...I created a triangle with the ocean and palm tree.  The horse is in the middle, and is the focal point.  I also made some visible brushstrokes, creating horizontal lines, across the sky to balance things. The treeline enhances the horizon line/balance, but nothing is perfectly straight, so the overall picture is relaxed.

You may wonder why there are no birds...I debated this, but decided to leave them out, because, while I wanted several things going on in the picture, I didn't want too much.  I also wanted the focus to be the horse, because that was the client's main goal.



Latest Progress on Gingerbread Acres Mural

Here's the latest! Still working on grass textures and will add the verse my client requested in the upper right hand corner...first I'll need to make the template...My mouse is a bit blurry...couldn't get my flash to work, but you get the idea!

Mural Update

I've added some more details...planning to further randomize the tree on the right. Have made changes to the sign and some other components, as well, since then. Should have a new photo, soon...

Current Mural Project

Here's the Gingerbread Acres mural, as of yesterday at around 6pm. I think I'll move some of the shadows when I work on it next...right now, I'm working on adding in clouds, as well as shading and highlights to pull things together and create depth. Also, will be adding writing to the sign and to the verse (which will probably be in the upper right hand corner, in the light). It'll take a couple days, or so, to prep my templates for the lettering...

Folk Art Abstracts

 These are my paintings, which were inspired by Scripture. One of my purposes in painting them is to make people think about the verses in the paintings, and maybe to go read them for themselves. I want them to wonder why I included the elements that I chose for each one. The colors and shapes I select have meaning that is unique to each piece and, hopefully, arranged in a pleasing composition.  I also like to create lots of texture with the paint. My style is largely influenced by aboriginal art.

 Romans 10:9 painting, as requested by client to match her decor (to the right) and, in its original form (below).

 The "John 8:12" painting above is a little different from my usual style...although the world does sport my thick paint texture.

I incorporated a little collage technique in the Job 38:4 painting below...I thought it was an interesting way to add the words.

I drew this one (Psalm 139) in colored pencil years ago, but couldn't quite figure out what to do with it, until this style and I found each other! The painting above (Job 38) was another one I had sketched out years ago, but was scratching my head over for a long time!


Everyone knows about "Jonah and the great fish", but you don't hear much about "Jonah and the plant"! I was intrigued by this passage, so I painted it.

Horses

Sunflowers

I also enjoy painting sunflowers. Another of my favorite artists is Georgia O'Keeffe...her paintings are mesmerizing...I'm certainly not her (nor should I try to be), but her artwork has also inspired me! The sunflower below is actually a "photoshopped" photo of a flower from our back yard. I was just having some fun...love to experiment with new media! I call it "Electric Sunflower!" Ha!

Large Sunflower

Current Mural

Here's a mural I'm currently working on...again, at Gingerbread Acres. There's a big wall on the other side of the door to their office, which I was asked to paint. Again, a challenge, but such a joy! Nothing beats getting to paint on a huge white wall! I'll post more photos, as I progress...

 Eddie the Cat just had to be in this one! I think he knew what he was doing...

Gingerbread Acres Mural

Here's a mural I did at Gingerbread Acres...a local horse farm that offers riding lessons and other horse related activities. It was fun...the kids really seem to enjoy it! It was, however, quite a challenge with it being outdoors (in a breezeway between office and stable)...and painting on cinder block, which requires lots of effort to apply paint in every "nook and cranny" and the fact that it eats my brushes! The kids (and adults) who came to the farm, were such great encouragers, though.;)

Jesus Film Project

This is a project I did for our church...A gentleman from our church who is an amazing carpenter made the top film reel (and the board, with its own built-in easel!). I just painted...

Dinosaur Fossil Mural

Here's a mural I did for a boy's room.