Mother

Oil on canvas, 16 in x 24 in. Worked on both my parents' portraits at the same time.

Father

Oil on canvas, 16 in x 24 in. I like doing portraits on the side when working on a larger piece. It keeps my hands busy, while my mind is fixated  on the large painting.

Mesas

I wanted to choose a subject that had a long lineage in the history of painting, attempting to see it in a new light. And I saw landscapes in pig's feet. 

4ft x 5 1/2 ft, oil and acrylic on canvas. The gray area is actually slightly silver.Another painting with meat as the subject. 

 Detail:

Precipice

Oil and acrylic on canvas. About 24 in x 30 in.

Outdoor Space

About 4ft by 7ft. Oil and acrylic on canvas.

Indoor Space

Oil and acrylic on canvas. About  2 x 5⅓ ft. 

83 Years

A portrait of my grandmother - another one of my family series. Again the ground a light gold, and about 12in x 16in.

86 Years

A portrait of my grandfather. Oil and acrylic on canvas. The ground is actually a light gold. About 12 in x 16 in.

Lime Tree

It's been a while since the last painting. Painting time is both sporadic and restricted nowadays. Sigh. Oil and Acrylic on canvas. About 4ft x 6 ft.

detail:

A Giant Has Fallen

Only honest and truthful works will stand the tides of time. A manner of romanticism or clever mind-games is never enough. 

Always be honestly sarcastic, honestly critical, honestly humorous, and honestly romantic. 

At least that's what I try to tell myself to do.