Many of these paintings date back to my high school years when my imagination was as wide as my discipline was narrow.
"Woody And Friend"(watercolor)
1979
"The Hunted"16X20 (acrylic)
note: this painting suffers from severe mold damage
"St. Paul and Minneapolis"16X20 (acrylic)
notes: as viewed from Lower McKnight Rd
1983
"Seattle 82"18X24 (acrylic)
"Sailing On A Stiff Breeze"12X16 (acrylic)
1980
"Remember The Future"16X20 (acrylic)
notes: an album cover from the 70's rock band
Nektar - it's an excellent album that I still listen to...
"Portland, OR"16X20 (acrylic)
"A Peachtree In Atlanta" 16X20 (acrylic)
1983
"NC-1701"(watercolor)
notes: HS art class assignment
"Wrath of Khan" era Enterprise
1977
"St. Louis, MO"16X20 (acrylic)
"My Unicorn"12X16 (acrylic)
1980
"MaCaffery's Dragonflight"18X24 (acrylic)
notes: HS art class assignment
from the cover of Anne MaCaffery's "Dragonflight" epic
Michael Whelan, I believe, was the original artist...
"The Leopard"16X20 (acrylic)
notes: from the cover of National Geographic
1981
by
Craig Willms
"LA"16X20 (acrylic)
"King of Seattle"16X20 (acrylic)
notes: obviously copied from a magazine ad
"Kansas City at Dusk"16X20 (acrylic)
"Industrial Revolution"(watercolor and charcoal pencil)
notes: HS art class assignment
mixed media
"Gray Chicago"12X16 (acrylic)
by
Craig Willms
notes:
HS art class assignment
3 color only [white, black, burnt sienna]
"Somewhere In Europe"(watercolor and marker)
note: HS art class assignment
circa late '70s
"Golden"16X20 (acrylic)
1979
"Frampton Looks Dead"(watercolor)
notes: HS art class assignment
"this is why I never, ever do portraits"
1977
"Fake Frazetta"18X24 (acrylic)
notes: A recreation of a Frank Frazetta classic
(a nice try) 1979
"Cheyenne Anthem"12X20 (acrylic)
notes: HS art class assignment
original artist unknown
1978
"New York, New York"16X20 (acrylic)
1982
"Serenity Now"
(water color)
notes: HS art class assignment. Water color using pre-wetted water color paper. This allows the paint to fill with a wick-effect. This painting was given to my dear Mother as a gift.
1977
"Jenelle's Dells"
18X24 (oil)
notes: a rare attempt with oil paints...
The original photo was of the Wisconsin Dells
but I added a snow capped mountain for dramatic effect
"Autumn In America"
12X16 (acrylic)
notes: In the early 1980's I got my first taste of Bev Doolittle's work. Doolittle made the hidden image in the painting a trademark of her early work. This is my rather crude attempt at imbedding a message in a painting.
1982
Here's the negative image showing the "message". Clever huh?
__________________________________
"Dawn of War"
12X16 (acrylic)
notes: "I have no recollection of painting this.
I have no idea what it is about. I just thought
it seemed as though it might be a
Revolutionary War period scene..."
"Ye Old Mill"
(watercolor on black tag board)
notes: HS art class assignment
"Grand Teton and The Moose"
16X20 (acrylic)
notes: another painting I have no recollection of painting;
suffers from some mold damage
(water color)
notes: HS art class assignment. Water color using pre-wetted water color paper. This allows the paint to fill with a wick-effect. This painting was given to my dear Mother as a gift.
1977
"Jenelle's Dells"18X24 (oil)
notes: a rare attempt with oil paints...
The original photo was of the Wisconsin Dells
but I added a snow capped mountain for dramatic effect
"Autumn In America"12X16 (acrylic)
notes: In the early 1980's I got my first taste of Bev Doolittle's work. Doolittle made the hidden image in the painting a trademark of her early work. This is my rather crude attempt at imbedding a message in a painting.
1982
Here's the negative image showing the "message". Clever huh?__________________________________
"Dawn of War"12X16 (acrylic)
notes: "I have no recollection of painting this.
I have no idea what it is about. I just thought
it seemed as though it might be a
Revolutionary War period scene..."
"Ye Old Mill"(watercolor on black tag board)
notes: HS art class assignment
"Grand Teton and The Moose"16X20 (acrylic)
notes: another painting I have no recollection of painting;
suffers from some mold damage
