Brit MG

So, since I haven't been able to bring back anything really cool from England yet, I thought I'd at least add a 'new' car to my collection. This one was parked out in front of the Eagle and Child Pub (no, I don't think Lewis left it there - maybe Sayers). Considering how many little black cars were buzzing around London, this lovely machine stuck out like a Wyeth at the Guggenheim (art slam).

Evening Bins

Julie wanted another autumnal picture, I wanted to do another pastel; they came together in selecting a photo from Bill Church's archives. I'm really enjoying doing pastels on a larger scale (this is 14 X 20) now that I have sanded paper. It's a bit hard on the finger tips though, since that's what I like to use for blending and smoothing colors. Ah well, guitarists get calluses on their fingers, right? Another reason watercolor still is my favorite medium.

For Colin and For Fun

Though I didn't know it at the time (30 plus years ago), I began a tradition of giving my family members copies I made of the marvelous works of Beatrix Potter (Peter Rabbit? You remember...) I made one for my mom, then one each for my own children, then, for some reason, when they married and started having their own cuties, I was commissioned to do one for each of the grandkids as they arrived. Colin Robert Wilson, being half Brit, certainly needed one (Potter was a Brit, too, of course) and his mother had me do the one above.
The shed is from a photo I took last winter. It resides in a cow pasture, just south of us. What can I say - I'm a sucker for these pathetic things!

Hobbes & Madeline

Finally got to work on two of my favorite people - Bray & Kajsa's children: Hobbes and Madeline Wilkins. I still find portraiture very scary - particularly of family, but Kajsa has wanted these two in pastels for some time. They look a lot older today, but these paintings hopefully stop time, for their parents. (Done on 400 sanded paper with Rembrandt pastels: black, gray, and white.) Love these kiddos!

Christmas Clearance

We're doing a massive clearance on everything!! Prints, deluxe and basic cards are all on sale. Click here to shop. We'll be adding more and more stuff so check back!  (Some things are just pictures as we're working on getting paypal linked for everything.)

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Painting Lessons with Grandpa

I'm sneaking in to post some pictures of the kids getting painting lessons with Grandpa! Asa said he painted a chair and the sky.