Dog commissions
8"x10" ea. • 2013
Oil on canvas

These were 2 of 3 dog painting commissions based on photos submitted by the client.

Battery/Fuel final

"Battery/Fuel"
Oil on canvas
October 23, 2013

I periodically go out to the location of these wrecked cars to see how nature progresses on the reclamation process. It's been several years since I took the first photo this was painted from and since then vandals have ripped the chrome "battery" and "fuel" parts off as well as the matching "oil" and "water" bits as well. I found parts of them in the snow and mud and am thinking of having them framed with the original painting.

Battery/Fuel session 7

Been a while since I last worked on this - 2008! I'm kind of glad I took such a long break from it because I learned a LOT from painting my three Atlas Imperial Diesel Engine Co. pieces that I've been able to apply to "Battery/Fuel". So here's session... 7. I never took photos from session 6, whenever that was. I have a ways to go but it's getting there and it feels good.

Katmai Eagle

Remember this guy? This past summer I was commissioned to do a larger version of it - 16"x24". It has caused a lot of blood, sweat and tears but I think it came out a lot better than I thought it would. I've decided furry critters are much simpler to paint and I look forward to returning to painting abandoned mechanical/structural things. :) For fun, here's an animated gif of the progress photos I took.

Tree Eagle

oil on canvas
6"x9"
Nov 4, 2012

I did this quick little eagle as procrastination before getting into my big Katmai Eagle painting. :)