Summer has really flown by with very little time for much painting. I didn't mind however because the good times I had with family, friends and travel more than made up for the lack of time to paint. I did complete a couple of paintings. The first was done for my daughter-in-law. She wanted to have a painting of trees as you looked up through the sky at them. It was a challenge to get the perspective correct but the end product was "just what I wanted" according to Jill. I also completed a pastel of a moose that I called "Crossing Calm Water". The art cruise I took up through the inland passage of Alaska gave me the inspiration to paint my other studio piece. On board with us were 60 professional Santa's. They were so much fun to have on board as everywhere they went they were dressed as Santa's in red, white and green. Some of their outfits were crazy and some were very sophisticated. They always brought a smile to one's face when you met them on board. Santa Lyle posed for us and while I wasn't able to paint him in person I painted him from a photo I took of him as he posed. Here are these three paintings. Hope you enjoy.
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| Perpetual Summer 36" x 40" acrylic |
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| Crossing Calm Water 11" x 14" Pastel |
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| Santa Lyle 11" x 14 Oil |
