Still more color! It is interesting to see these photos from a couple of days ago and compare them to the painting on the easel right now. This painting seems to be working and that feels good. Working on this piece reminds me of when I was a kid and was very happy just drawing. The pure act of drawing, no mistakes, no frustrations if it didn't turn out right, just drawing.

Okay, now we start to add some color. I am doing this by adding thin glazes of color and gradually building up color. Clouds have always fascinated me , from down here they appear to have mass and even be solid. They catch and reflect light much as we would expect but, being gaseous they fill with light and glow in a way that is quite unique and I find this challenging and exciting.

Cloud Value Study

This painting was originally to be about birds and as I was developing the values for the clouds it took on a life of it's own. This study was done to establish the lights and darks and I used Payne's Gray and White.
Acrylic on canvas 36x48"

Bass a la Cart

And now, for something a little different. This is a Bass I carved and mounted on wheels.
Initially the idea was to make a statement about the silliness that goes on in creating 'natural carvings'. But, as will happen the idea sort of grew on it's own. This is not a childs toy, this is a sculptural piece and is appreciated by artist and fisherman.
The fish is hand- carved from a block of Solid Basswood and measures seventeen inches from tip to tail. The entire sculpture stands twelve-and-a-half inches tall.
I am selling this sculpture for $350.00 USD plus shipping.
I also have a Pike to sell and am working on other fish. I would be happy to discuss creating a custom sculpture if there is a certain fish you are interested in. Thank you, Greg

The Summer Game

I'm putting the finishing touches (I hope) on this piece inspired by my son and his playing the beautiful game. He's the catcher in this piece and if I may so he's pretty good. I love baseball and better poets than I have written about the game so I'll refrain from trying to be too clever.
I hope this piece will be the starting point for more paintings.

Acrylic on canvas 36x48"

Sacramento Basin Commission

These are photos for a recently completed commission for Venoco Oil in Denver. After opening a floor for their Sacramento Basin group I was brought in to create a painting representing that region.
I wanted to show the landscape and how, after you look you begin to see. I had this vision to create a piece that almost becomes sculptural. To achieve the desired effect I mounted canvas to a plywood panel that had been affixed to stretchers. The small panels were then attached to the large panel and stand proud about one-inch.
The client was very happy with the end result.

Late summer Eleven-mile Canyon, CO

My son and I took a late-summer camping and fishing trip to Eleven-mile Canyon in south-central Colorado. I am amazed at what an excellent fisherman he has become, he is still quite young and he is already a much better fly-fisherman than I.
This painting is from a photo I took of several people fishing that weekend.