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Ughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17267287853892482870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35580665.post-91317249963515691962023-12-03T16:52:00.004-06:002023-12-03T17:20:52.590-06:00Deer<p><a href="http://static-art.blogspot.com/"> Home</a></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">DEER</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrDzET2z7kGPmULGjE706HvvnCldIsX84Hh1XrJ9Y7MLpcbMXnXNeSN2z2L13yfA1rKO2VSUEqvyV5pGpeFXy6Z3crIDc05TEDi1AhFRdVeSJPqWhUx1Gv5y7jD8oMmXplQ3rvLG-KLqziq661lqflcCzusnfKjZJIqfT-kF9PTyXx2Tm9ivugw/s1308/TheDeerWagon.1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="851" data-original-width="1308" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrDzET2z7kGPmULGjE706HvvnCldIsX84Hh1XrJ9Y7MLpcbMXnXNeSN2z2L13yfA1rKO2VSUEqvyV5pGpeFXy6Z3crIDc05TEDi1AhFRdVeSJPqWhUx1Gv5y7jD8oMmXplQ3rvLG-KLqziq661lqflcCzusnfKjZJIqfT-kF9PTyXx2Tm9ivugw/w400-h260/TheDeerWagon.1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Deer Wagon</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">24 x 36 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">by Craig Willms</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(acrylic)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2023</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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His father was moved from his beloved home due to health issues. 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color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">A horse is a horse, of course, of course, but Cherokee is a special horse - so, my first horse portrait - for Julie</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: black; clear: both; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: black; clear: both; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: black; clear: both; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: black; clear: both; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: black; 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clear: both; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Je t'aime"</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: black; clear: both; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: black; clear: both; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">18 x 24 acrylic</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: black; clear: both; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">by Craig Willms </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">2022</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fThEqkY7KKnck0m_wo8L1Xat6pU-V5kNaOZ5HlUu0lG4MdgJXmghyA6WVBUw8i11pF6BLnYfB_2dg-ejonSH3s4yIbeIHkNa68h8zT-GKhe7HoSsFynpp4G-6-hQfUoR8p-4RfNdHN665uYF7VQvT4GfkN9MP1VQdaPr77dCqeilUbl-luo2-A/s902/MustangLove1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="902" data-original-width="698" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fThEqkY7KKnck0m_wo8L1Xat6pU-V5kNaOZ5HlUu0lG4MdgJXmghyA6WVBUw8i11pF6BLnYfB_2dg-ejonSH3s4yIbeIHkNa68h8zT-GKhe7HoSsFynpp4G-6-hQfUoR8p-4RfNdHN665uYF7VQvT4GfkN9MP1VQdaPr77dCqeilUbl-luo2-A/w310-h400/MustangLove1.JPG" width="310" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="color: #fce5cd; font-size: x-large;">"Mustang Love"</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="color: #fce5cd; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #fce5cd;">28 x 22 acrylic</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #fce5cd;">by Craig Willms </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #fce5cd;">2024</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br style="font-size: small;" /></div></div></div>Ughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17267287853892482870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35580665.post-21214866435831666222015-10-10T19:57:00.002-05:002022-10-10T20:19:28.343-05:00Trucks<p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://static-art.blogspot.com/">HOME </a></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Trucks</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5qijhXmHLvK2oTUnaCUuvldiSD4Cc8qrr4UiW1DEHXy9l6O6j-FVowkU9zkJGLpug_ZD5ew6beTDTyNa3uTsb6XB2Tv0bPZkr9HCILca6pA_d1HbS5pBHoj4WsyHWHF2XIy2Iu2JT7S3AtYS6nx8Qzl7Wg94IvJwIWjuKpa0nYxsJKx1SJw/s837/ChristmasTruck.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="837" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5qijhXmHLvK2oTUnaCUuvldiSD4Cc8qrr4UiW1DEHXy9l6O6j-FVowkU9zkJGLpug_ZD5ew6beTDTyNa3uTsb6XB2Tv0bPZkr9HCILca6pA_d1HbS5pBHoj4WsyHWHF2XIy2Iu2JT7S3AtYS6nx8Qzl7Wg94IvJwIWjuKpa0nYxsJKx1SJw/w320-h318/ChristmasTruck.JPG" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></b><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"Christmas Truck"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">24 x 24 acrylic</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">by Craig Willms</div><div style="text-align: center;">2020</div></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYwQGqd_bLDVJe7neEk0LHDLvmrUsmIn6yL_CRKi1ZOFA46Ms1dL1s_gm-hCJ0XbyJlMjtT5PhnzEQ7vH4_FP28OLKY0P8yaz-qwOc3u98TeXPBeS4W7xWLQmRn1YPJnPGckGK8n8AbLoNn2iun4m808-k4Q8_lGgw5D0J8yRrAf4bTl5N0k/s2499/MOAB014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1863" data-original-width="2499" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYwQGqd_bLDVJe7neEk0LHDLvmrUsmIn6yL_CRKi1ZOFA46Ms1dL1s_gm-hCJ0XbyJlMjtT5PhnzEQ7vH4_FP28OLKY0P8yaz-qwOc3u98TeXPBeS4W7xWLQmRn1YPJnPGckGK8n8AbLoNn2iun4m808-k4Q8_lGgw5D0J8yRrAf4bTl5N0k/w400-h299/MOAB014.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 20.8px; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"The Moab Trip"</span></span><br style="font-weight: 400;" /><br style="font-weight: 400;" /><span style="font-weight: 400;">18x24 (acrylic)</span><br style="font-weight: 400;" /><span style="font-weight: 400;">2010</span><br style="font-weight: 400;" /><br style="font-weight: 400;" /><span style="font-weight: 400;">by Craig Willms</span><br style="font-weight: 400;" /><br style="font-weight: 400;" /><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is a vacation photo supplied by my good friend Lorenzo. That's his Jeep. This was one of among many awesome photos from his Moab, Utah trip. I choose this one because it epitomizes the key element of the trip - off roading with his Jeep. </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: 400;">(original photographer unknown)</span><br style="font-weight: 400;" /></div><p></p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><b><br /></b></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORrO35IYal6yqXOA_wxiJ0fEv06IVNG6vLOHj8hCRYZ-wztKxylkv98vAziO_rFMno_3XoEI2kopkaTd5SogKQGLTLmvZWsn57bn8sCmitYtnQn__jqjmRB8ENt_ZU0CcFQcQuwZsiqXrMp5A8C2MJ3vNSgxuhdfVoTOIXMhukZz8qkbe3GM/s3478/OldChevyNewChevy-lighted.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2599" data-original-width="3478" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORrO35IYal6yqXOA_wxiJ0fEv06IVNG6vLOHj8hCRYZ-wztKxylkv98vAziO_rFMno_3XoEI2kopkaTd5SogKQGLTLmvZWsn57bn8sCmitYtnQn__jqjmRB8ENt_ZU0CcFQcQuwZsiqXrMp5A8C2MJ3vNSgxuhdfVoTOIXMhukZz8qkbe3GM/w400-h299/OldChevyNewChevy-lighted.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 20.8px; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Old Chevy, New Chevy"</span></span><br style="font-weight: 400;" /><br style="font-weight: 400;" /><span style="font-weight: 400;">18x24 (acrylic)</span><br style="font-weight: 400;" /><span style="font-weight: 400;">2022</span><br style="font-weight: 400;" /><br style="font-weight: 400;" /><span style="font-weight: 400;">by Craig Willms</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpA2IWYw4vr2oj2d7EDjWsoJRREFqbyDshDj0RQorwYXd7K1foIHn_1eSWHIbVi15aJJk_A9Al6-yfD7CySgTWigEKkrccUML1R1fodm4UwmzEInsCpmsYFLWuTVYn8iyCCzPSQGylHp4jxc-1kix1xGTuQwTsNhjwukspfmr2W58qMLmpb_o/s809/Lil-Red-Christmas-Truck.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="670" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpA2IWYw4vr2oj2d7EDjWsoJRREFqbyDshDj0RQorwYXd7K1foIHn_1eSWHIbVi15aJJk_A9Al6-yfD7CySgTWigEKkrccUML1R1fodm4UwmzEInsCpmsYFLWuTVYn8iyCCzPSQGylHp4jxc-1kix1xGTuQwTsNhjwukspfmr2W58qMLmpb_o/w331-h400/Lil-Red-Christmas-Truck.JPG" width="331" /></a></div></div><br /><p></p><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"Lil Red Christmas Truck"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">20 x 24 acrylic</div><div style="text-align: center;">by Craig Willms<br />2020</div></div><div><br style="text-align: center;" /></div>Ughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17267287853892482870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35580665.post-53098224678231732082015-01-01T12:40:00.005-06:002024-02-16T17:11:02.016-06:00Sold<p> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>The following paintings have been sold - Thank you!!</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Click on the image to see a larger view</span></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hde1fQPd4bc/XEYMHXS08oI/AAAAAAAADd8/hfX8-Qz2NXctWbgfokGa847Xxy_cna7DgCPcBGAYYCw/s806/JugAndBowl.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="596" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hde1fQPd4bc/XEYMHXS08oI/AAAAAAAADd8/hfX8-Qz2NXctWbgfokGa847Xxy_cna7DgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/JugAndBowl.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">#101 <b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Jug and Bowl"</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sPUWDNCtcFs/Xm5GnaNtzsI/AAAAAAAADjM/axY8urzrU4c7xCb1O_2GFf3w7stFfbdlwCLcBGAsYHQ/s877/TeaTime.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="877" height="253" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sPUWDNCtcFs/Xm5GnaNtzsI/AAAAAAAADjM/axY8urzrU4c7xCb1O_2GFf3w7stFfbdlwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/TeaTime.JPG" width="320" /></a></b></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">#104 </b><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Tea Time"</b></p><span style="background-color: black;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U2JRUpobmJ0/Xm5G31O2gmI/AAAAAAAADjU/R_TBH1IRjwE5zpAT4NAB_nMqSO-m75NXACLcBGAsYHQ/s1069/Nuzzle.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="1069" height="243" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U2JRUpobmJ0/Xm5G31O2gmI/AAAAAAAADjU/R_TBH1IRjwE5zpAT4NAB_nMqSO-m75NXACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Nuzzle.JPG" width="320" /></a></b></div><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></b><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: large;">#105 </span></b><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Nuzzle"</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vKUzK1CsgAg/XpjhoEiDjoI/AAAAAAAADkk/dQyzEe4w1Hkuvjxfz7zbj4Ul3ra8sfB7gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Among%2Bthe%2BTulips.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1171" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vKUzK1CsgAg/XpjhoEiDjoI/AAAAAAAADkk/dQyzEe4w1Hkuvjxfz7zbj4Ul3ra8sfB7gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Among%2Bthe%2BTulips.JPG" width="234" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">#107 </b><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Among the Tulips"</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g051FBduKY4/XpjgvCzzmII/AAAAAAAADkY/7HD-pOC16hsMG9Ora6yX2pi7sVeLFzGRgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Salsa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="1600" height="239" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g051FBduKY4/XpjgvCzzmII/AAAAAAAADkY/7HD-pOC16hsMG9Ora6yX2pi7sVeLFzGRgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Salsa.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">#108 </b><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Salsa"</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z8LS_ZOVhjg/XsvXrPQeCwI/AAAAAAAADlo/YA6Vkfq4Tjw3mnSbdLuYW3ZQgmEmIzHMgCPcBGAYYCw/s1074/Crane.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="1074" height="236" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z8LS_ZOVhjg/XsvXrPQeCwI/AAAAAAAADlo/YA6Vkfq4Tjw3mnSbdLuYW3ZQgmEmIzHMgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/Crane.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">#110 <b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Steppin' Crane"</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kpLdO4i6vL8/X2QacylJ5CI/AAAAAAAADoc/g5SKjFF4-_IjuOCiqWk0yHOkyYtDvMFHQCLcBGAsYHQ/s961/ChristmasTruck3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="950" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kpLdO4i6vL8/X2QacylJ5CI/AAAAAAAADoc/g5SKjFF4-_IjuOCiqWk0yHOkyYtDvMFHQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/ChristmasTruck3.JPG" width="316" /></a></b></div><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></b><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: large;">#113 </span></b><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">"</span><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Christmas Truck</b><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">"</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2vO0dL3UutU/YJ_-_0dgX2I/AAAAAAAADr0/latAhOkbs7UM1hA8CdRjI7SgdCRr0U0VgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1117/LateWinterBirch2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="739" data-original-width="1117" height="212" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2vO0dL3UutU/YJ_-_0dgX2I/AAAAAAAADr0/latAhOkbs7UM1hA8CdRjI7SgdCRr0U0VgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/LateWinterBirch2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">#114 </span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">"</span><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Late Winter Birch</b><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">"</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OzjLo9X4Eik/YOSRgz1RewI/AAAAAAAADts/wys5FzAG2LgEruJznTovrm9osinh_nE2QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1114/Page-and-Plant.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="1114" height="232" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OzjLo9X4Eik/YOSRgz1RewI/AAAAAAAADts/wys5FzAG2LgEruJznTovrm9osinh_nE2QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Page-and-Plant.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">#115 </span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">"</span><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Page and Plant</b><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">"</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdK8oO28yGAwiCSBz3KxMFe04bTxHcfnpb8UbuI794uuQ-VNhJqSn84fIKldw9EQ7QfcYajxogd3p4bVRIz94T8zfMpTX_EQ2Gs97SwQLu4lLXHS3HUcjlMAgDMOokz-YQLstc2ZrKdFOqMJnJChujRW3crXS8CLJvqcF9k_ShtomAWclaVdo/s800/Mated.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="800" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdK8oO28yGAwiCSBz3KxMFe04bTxHcfnpb8UbuI794uuQ-VNhJqSn84fIKldw9EQ7QfcYajxogd3p4bVRIz94T8zfMpTX_EQ2Gs97SwQLu4lLXHS3HUcjlMAgDMOokz-YQLstc2ZrKdFOqMJnJChujRW3crXS8CLJvqcF9k_ShtomAWclaVdo/s320/Mated.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">#116 "Mated"</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvAQJQAEWvjed7AWECGUMoCpZ-BtmCz8hHnhk4Dv1fm0fpRKW71CdPEDU8FgNU5yn_nwaQtWxZUw53XN84c-EZAIBc_6zw20m3BAs7fbmxH4zcnFS1H802wxylh0LTsXe9vXgQ9aYT7r-mY0bc6aw5DDEon9NxNsSG3UgFFt1be0400MYdbc/s800/Je-taime3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="800" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvAQJQAEWvjed7AWECGUMoCpZ-BtmCz8hHnhk4Dv1fm0fpRKW71CdPEDU8FgNU5yn_nwaQtWxZUw53XN84c-EZAIBc_6zw20m3BAs7fbmxH4zcnFS1H802wxylh0LTsXe9vXgQ9aYT7r-mY0bc6aw5DDEon9NxNsSG3UgFFt1be0400MYdbc/s320/Je-taime3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">#117 </span><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Je t'aime"</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtw956Fdj77Z_yDstRngIunrpdzSJwzoj2K3v55r0YHmOt0jaW6fSm9-p51OY3sCHRstzFR3iQfkf29USCnbdQjgoRdTFpk1TmQrAwsQD9hcASkfw3DW1e-gPj72ZQiivS9w42ScAZ0fa4eSh9tpInStNlyU8iwzz7y0Eat52kpsFO7VIXQlE/s800/LondonSnow-framed.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="800" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtw956Fdj77Z_yDstRngIunrpdzSJwzoj2K3v55r0YHmOt0jaW6fSm9-p51OY3sCHRstzFR3iQfkf29USCnbdQjgoRdTFpk1TmQrAwsQD9hcASkfw3DW1e-gPj72ZQiivS9w42ScAZ0fa4eSh9tpInStNlyU8iwzz7y0Eat52kpsFO7VIXQlE/s320/LondonSnow-framed.JPG" width="320" /></a></b></div><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></b><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span>#118 </span></b><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span>"London Snow"</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0FibvElQ7_nqiGlyFcipA3TpU-YI6DoCKFBDoN5dX4Iv7n6VfGNXlz0t2jw_whz9KMBfXbhx5OkFl6d3aoH2CQvhTQAJaEd0KgYaos8DE2n8wjnorYFl42UC19FbUKuvxuPYj5t7iI1ogVKOeRAs8C1IKU-YGnh0xwOUJ16A8NqTESwxmXPT1w/s1383/Lilies-of-the-light_sunlit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="929" data-original-width="1383" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0FibvElQ7_nqiGlyFcipA3TpU-YI6DoCKFBDoN5dX4Iv7n6VfGNXlz0t2jw_whz9KMBfXbhx5OkFl6d3aoH2CQvhTQAJaEd0KgYaos8DE2n8wjnorYFl42UC19FbUKuvxuPYj5t7iI1ogVKOeRAs8C1IKU-YGnh0xwOUJ16A8NqTESwxmXPT1w/w400-h269/Lilies-of-the-light_sunlit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;"><b>#122 </b></span><b style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;">"Lilies of The Light"</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #cccccc; 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I've become obsessed with still life. I went to the Internet and found one of those free-to-use photo sites and constructed a picture from multiple sources. I plan to present this as a house warming gift to a person moving after nearly 60 years in the same house.</div>
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This is my first ever still life. Now you may think it's not necessarily a classical representation of a traditional art form. Ha - you'd be wrong! Notice the bowl of fruit...</div>
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This was painted for my great friend Jim C. He was unaware I was doing it and was genuinely and pleasantly surprised. It now hangs in his recording studio and my hope is that it stirs fond memories of the time we spent making music over the years.</div>
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<a href="http://www.static-art.blogspot.com/">HOME</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><div>3/6/2024</div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Art 4 Food, stuck in a rut?</b></span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I've found that I need to vamp Art 4 Food. What? Vamp? Yes, it can't be <i>revamped</i> if it was never vamped in the first place. Kidding aside, just using Facebook as the only marketplace is just not cutting it. Selling art is always difficult, this is especially true in tough economic times. Most my friends and acquaintances are not rich patrons of the arts. I put my finished paintings on the Facebook and once in while someone bites. I mostly get a bunch of really nice comments and "likes" - and believe me, I do truly appreciate the kind words. It does my heart good, right? I love to paint pictures, but I really don't want to stack up finished paintings in the attic.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Just recently posted these two paintings, and again nice comments and quite a few likes, but no nibbles yet. Check out "Sunset Harbor" and "Mustang Love".</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_4EcHENfCuXKVgKlcsLOMNg6ptUA5Bu9t2jv0g3AbJ7wMHAOwXYL6xYV4sVStkvWKsHCEb_x9V9RNzFTYGm8QSLbulsgMVPn3n5-_ap0O_WaKU2uYhhaIYPQipCliXTXZUMwsVYXZHEYdyeMLTu7U3W7B09Hl_7J0mskaOb04DjnGl6jXt4sNEw/s400/SunsetHarbor.3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="312" data-original-width="400" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_4EcHENfCuXKVgKlcsLOMNg6ptUA5Bu9t2jv0g3AbJ7wMHAOwXYL6xYV4sVStkvWKsHCEb_x9V9RNzFTYGm8QSLbulsgMVPn3n5-_ap0O_WaKU2uYhhaIYPQipCliXTXZUMwsVYXZHEYdyeMLTu7U3W7B09Hl_7J0mskaOb04DjnGl6jXt4sNEw/w400-h313/SunsetHarbor.3.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fThEqkY7KKnck0m_wo8L1Xat6pU-V5kNaOZ5HlUu0lG4MdgJXmghyA6WVBUw8i11pF6BLnYfB_2dg-ejonSH3s4yIbeIHkNa68h8zT-GKhe7HoSsFynpp4G-6-hQfUoR8p-4RfNdHN665uYF7VQvT4GfkN9MP1VQdaPr77dCqeilUbl-luo2-A/s800/MustangLove1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="619" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fThEqkY7KKnck0m_wo8L1Xat6pU-V5kNaOZ5HlUu0lG4MdgJXmghyA6WVBUw8i11pF6BLnYfB_2dg-ejonSH3s4yIbeIHkNa68h8zT-GKhe7HoSsFynpp4G-6-hQfUoR8p-4RfNdHN665uYF7VQvT4GfkN9MP1VQdaPr77dCqeilUbl-luo2-A/w310-h400/MustangLove1.JPG" width="310" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It's obvious that I have to find a way to expand my views. I'm listed on a few free art websites and have been for years and nothing has come from it - ever. I've never been a salesman and I'm not much of a hustler, I never enjoyed pushing people, selling things. Unfortunately, that's not how the world works. Selling things is like going through a job interview every day. Oooh fun.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I don't really know where to go/what to do from here. One thing I do know is that I have the time, I am not that busy. So, time to do a little research.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>2/23/2024</div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>To Be Fair...</b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">I often complain about the cold weather here in the upper midwest. Well to be fair, this has been the greatest winter ever!!!!! We've had almost no snow, and no subzero weather - and - February is almost over.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yea Global Warming!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>12/26/2023</div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Hockey Falls</b></span></div><div>I had a very specific request for this latest painting that I've recently finished. It was going to be a Christmas present for a young hockey star here in the Twin Cities. She's playing against the girls and the boys, and I'm told she scores at will against either. She wanted the painting to have mountains and waterfalls. Here the waterfalls would flood a hockey rink where our star, in pink, wears number eight. As you can imagine there were no reference photos on the Internet that were going to help me, so I had to punt. This is what I came up with... Check it out.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Note:</span></b> This painting was included in the Art 4 Food project and the payment was donated to one of our local food shelves. Thus far we've sold 16 paintings since the project launched in June 2020. Thanks everyone!!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSeAr99Z7rEykwAKOlFpQadlTAVS6P4ZxD83utzydmPha3qyRnLc6A3ExU0k8vTo7yRu1wUeNFddyMexQREDzuZavgXVG8YNcg3y6wcUFIRMu5wMsjJuVmdIg5P-y2I5O_kwUBwgUN2_ISwF3BfMj14WmQRJlirp4aYFXIPWuRXUrzUnCGNe2Eg/s890/HockeyFalls2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="703" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSeAr99Z7rEykwAKOlFpQadlTAVS6P4ZxD83utzydmPha3qyRnLc6A3ExU0k8vTo7yRu1wUeNFddyMexQREDzuZavgXVG8YNcg3y6wcUFIRMu5wMsjJuVmdIg5P-y2I5O_kwUBwgUN2_ISwF3BfMj14WmQRJlirp4aYFXIPWuRXUrzUnCGNe2Eg/w316-h400/HockeyFalls2.JPG" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">"Hockey Falls"</span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">22 x 28 acrylic</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">by Craig Willms</div><div style="text-align: center;">2023</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div>12/3/2023</div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>The Deer Wagon</b></span></div><div>I delivered a new painting to a friend today. She had shown me some photos of whitetail deer feeding from a little red wagon in her backyard. I just loved her pictures and asked her to send them to me. I kind of combined all her images into one scene. It seems to me that the deer in the center looking at the camera is the dominant buck and the five deer in the foreground are his harem. The others are young bucks forced to hang back until the does are done. This was a very satisfying project and she loved it! Check it out... 24x36 on stretched canvas.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPY0CbG5JeVnlEzyPxJ3KQ_okaqJmFzhuQYc2j_lPaO7UM9eX40kYrUluCgpqMp-DQaIUaHzyqnU1QMVmd2_hcS_aWRbM1Pqr2jTMnC3v2nCPQJmQkGD3_w1XIC3mFV2PANlXK6G5iKtKz_yqdXlfZxL_k-zo301dES-JZJASiBl9K0KTmORWZ_A/s1308/TheDeerWagon.1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="851" data-original-width="1308" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPY0CbG5JeVnlEzyPxJ3KQ_okaqJmFzhuQYc2j_lPaO7UM9eX40kYrUluCgpqMp-DQaIUaHzyqnU1QMVmd2_hcS_aWRbM1Pqr2jTMnC3v2nCPQJmQkGD3_w1XIC3mFV2PANlXK6G5iKtKz_yqdXlfZxL_k-zo301dES-JZJASiBl9K0KTmORWZ_A/w400-h260/TheDeerWagon.1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>So, as I have now done 3 deer paintings, I created a new sub-page off the "Galleries" page. I hope you enjoy!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>10/24/2023</div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Art 4 Food Sales</b></span></div><div>We sold 3 paintings recently. I'm getting ready to send off checks to both the food shelves we support. </div><div><br /></div><div>All three paintings featured some airbrush work. I've really tried to up my game with the airbrush. I think my progress is due to finding a new type of paint. There are new paints on the market that cater to the pourers and spinners. They are liquid based acrylics that people who have popularized pouring art are using. They don't require thinning per se. For the airbrush I still use a flow medium known as a reducer, but these paints are designed to be thinned quite easily. This curtailed the frustration I had with the thick bodied paints that required significant thinning - and caused innumerable clogs and spatter. I just love this high-flow pourable paint. </div><div><br /></div><div>The untitled birch forest painting features a sunrise where I used the airbrush to achieve the penetration of the yellow light through the trees as well as flooding the background. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Milky Way featured a vast star field where the airbrush laid down the background. I painted the close-up forest with a paint brush. We had lots of inquiries about that one. </div><div><br /></div><div>For Lilies of the Light airbrush was used to lay out the background colors as well as the points of light dancing on the water.</div><div><br /></div><div>See all three----------------><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSPa6RT0IAn7jyhfxPVdn6y_aWbUlhofVPiAiVLR2-IzrAtaba3XRZVlsX9glkIB_K46MmyZG5V9eCkXpMmuQciDyXI9GCljYp393hs-e-B51hx8rxrR_mrTXZffu3kWcM73Q8JGLgL9ZsQsQLUy5wWrHxwxDbEAO8uda313C_49QNecVbhyphenhyphenv6w/s1122/BirchSunrise.2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="1122" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSPa6RT0IAn7jyhfxPVdn6y_aWbUlhofVPiAiVLR2-IzrAtaba3XRZVlsX9glkIB_K46MmyZG5V9eCkXpMmuQciDyXI9GCljYp393hs-e-B51hx8rxrR_mrTXZffu3kWcM73Q8JGLgL9ZsQsQLUy5wWrHxwxDbEAO8uda313C_49QNecVbhyphenhyphenv6w/s320/BirchSunrise.2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbw7jECAAIBa5Y82UIkiAIEpr6JC1Dm4M3FEPv4P2OjpsOyN4OswKp37UYWb9UfWwZo5OWFf0kBnik_WdYqAkoJPKLcR9wwZ0V_pzjY-LVreocaoCVTVuQBUivXosHXfqFPHYMgrOGjksDlaLZ1LeOo1C1BBG4pkp9lg5n-42fms0-TOtBHxu0SA/s1120/TheMilkyWay2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="763" data-original-width="1120" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbw7jECAAIBa5Y82UIkiAIEpr6JC1Dm4M3FEPv4P2OjpsOyN4OswKp37UYWb9UfWwZo5OWFf0kBnik_WdYqAkoJPKLcR9wwZ0V_pzjY-LVreocaoCVTVuQBUivXosHXfqFPHYMgrOGjksDlaLZ1LeOo1C1BBG4pkp9lg5n-42fms0-TOtBHxu0SA/s320/TheMilkyWay2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJErfmECSLpUJCf098nAGF1xJxdiMikI93GRFSwdmi2UEpXX4-M9dHEYmraO4H9JQcDsKJZxrRAq365PiJNS6XFO_fcMkj2C9NrF6QFDIJqdDdmecawJGMACaZBJX8dtvdpgCJQWXYNbNM59seSrhbTKZTjUla8f7U0-qZBrGZSPuObVUzl5BLFw/s1383/Lilies-of-the-light_sunlit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="929" data-original-width="1383" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJErfmECSLpUJCf098nAGF1xJxdiMikI93GRFSwdmi2UEpXX4-M9dHEYmraO4H9JQcDsKJZxrRAq365PiJNS6XFO_fcMkj2C9NrF6QFDIJqdDdmecawJGMACaZBJX8dtvdpgCJQWXYNbNM59seSrhbTKZTjUla8f7U0-qZBrGZSPuObVUzl5BLFw/s320/Lilies-of-the-light_sunlit.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>8/15/2023</div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>The Rainbow</b></span></div><div>I had a commission from a friend to paint a really nifty photo his son had taken. I was glad to do it because it gave me a chance to use the airbrush for almost the entire painting. For the rainbow and a few foreground objects I used brushes. I'm getting a lot of really nice comments from the public and my client/friend is happy with it. I used a pretty large canvas so the airbrush work would have some impact. So here it is: "The Rainbow" 36x30 acrylic.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6SDBki2C9-OvOQYszZYZhWahSHlaBHS6QzioXY5OND7IdumkwaTMGaSgRfxJ80NH-FgpAuE0Ok6lBPkGSVNhlH5j5KbbaZ77xmw9VCgJMj2KT6BexKh3CXpecAy5j23jrt62jiRbyouFVUvGEcVGxqTlBH8PfjkodhggfuN64X1_rIsQa9Nwag/s800/theRainbow.2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="658" data-original-width="800" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6SDBki2C9-OvOQYszZYZhWahSHlaBHS6QzioXY5OND7IdumkwaTMGaSgRfxJ80NH-FgpAuE0Ok6lBPkGSVNhlH5j5KbbaZ77xmw9VCgJMj2KT6BexKh3CXpecAy5j23jrt62jiRbyouFVUvGEcVGxqTlBH8PfjkodhggfuN64X1_rIsQa9Nwag/w400-h329/theRainbow.2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>5/19/2023</div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>The Woman with the Umbrella ~series~</b></span></div><div>The 2nd and 3rd paintings in the series were posted up on Facebook for auction. A week or two has gone by and there's been nothing. I'll leave it "open" for another week and then end it. They will go into the pile of unsold inventory. I wasn't sure what action I expected but crickets wasn't one of them. I wonder about the Facebook algorithm and how many 'friends' actually see my posts. I doubt I'm in FBs bad graces. People just aren't into buying art these days, money has priorities. Anyway, here they are: <span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>Winter in Paris</i> </b>and <b><i>Snowfall Over London</i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqV5ZHeXMoHDCovEE25rhkjKyKSH9Mv6M0bhM51avdMkCSoikuE51LuLFlsGbARcn0zzreBavNg_HuEzpAKNOdLQPOKC1zHctc6OuH9tr4geV2MMLqTtyJDKcOAj6A-2HQXOZ3CPHqkhyCzLkvtB-XdAj1TG0BgLVfoBjpUm3dxpdncokLlug/s800/WinterInParis2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="528" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqV5ZHeXMoHDCovEE25rhkjKyKSH9Mv6M0bhM51avdMkCSoikuE51LuLFlsGbARcn0zzreBavNg_HuEzpAKNOdLQPOKC1zHctc6OuH9tr4geV2MMLqTtyJDKcOAj6A-2HQXOZ3CPHqkhyCzLkvtB-XdAj1TG0BgLVfoBjpUm3dxpdncokLlug/w264-h400/WinterInParis2.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpt9e-Hy_yHU9qWF_MMoqACaRHBleuuB09XT3TF_1_G1xoK5CxXNdRZn8rZ7mXVMHohPfDH23qeWE0rEShg-R4tfVA7l9GiP_4eCZ6lgCMiUWYjZFlbtZozIOS2BtH7i-lkA9fsQBGoxh4aazhhXER1-9V3DUEyu5IZFksBpeNWGQucW9nsGc/s800/SnowfallOverLondon.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="800" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpt9e-Hy_yHU9qWF_MMoqACaRHBleuuB09XT3TF_1_G1xoK5CxXNdRZn8rZ7mXVMHohPfDH23qeWE0rEShg-R4tfVA7l9GiP_4eCZ6lgCMiUWYjZFlbtZozIOS2BtH7i-lkA9fsQBGoxh4aazhhXER1-9V3DUEyu5IZFksBpeNWGQucW9nsGc/s320/SnowfallOverLondon.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>3/15/2023</div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>The Woman with the Umbrella</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The painting pictured below "London Snow" received the most attention of any painting in Art 4 Food's short history. It was kind of exciting. Needless to say, it has sold. I had already decided even before I finished that painting, I was going to do a series of the woman with the umbrella. I already had a source photo sitting in the queue - the Eiffel Tower in the winter. It's on a large 2' by 3' canvas in vertical orientation. I was super pleased by how it turned out (I'll post pics soon). Then I found another source photo of a European street scene in a snowfall. I've finished that as well. Both have a woman with an umbrella. Is it the same woman? That's up to you... I'll be prepping the coming out of these masterworks soon!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>1/26/2023</div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>London Snow </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There is one place I need to visit before I go and that's London. I've always been fascinated by the British. In this painting I found a cool scene of a post snowfall snap of Big Ben from across the River Thames. I put this up on the Art 4 Food auction page. We'll see if anyone else finds the scene as interesting as I did.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO4nK8illRsKwCDIsYX7V3jv5aUIXQ0A4y4iIDnTEe5X5B7Yn3Gn-4hzjw65RXG4_XRuhbAHdlpK2vGlm7Zr9AYuhdCLduztyJnfnttWoeXKGpz38CBH3UtL5h75tfPxrg9z86ZKnBaptUFKMNjPLUI660-XQtKx92g2o9OvRbancAkJt1e5WO7Q/s1201/London-naturalLight1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="1201" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO4nK8illRsKwCDIsYX7V3jv5aUIXQ0A4y4iIDnTEe5X5B7Yn3Gn-4hzjw65RXG4_XRuhbAHdlpK2vGlm7Zr9AYuhdCLduztyJnfnttWoeXKGpz38CBH3UtL5h75tfPxrg9z86ZKnBaptUFKMNjPLUI660-XQtKx92g2o9OvRbancAkJt1e5WO7Q/w320-h250/London-naturalLight1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">**ART 4 Food News** The painting </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">J</span><span style="font-family: arial;">e t'aime has sold (see pic below). I shipped it out to California a few days ago. I am so pleased to write a check to one of our local food shelves!</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>12/5/2022</div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Je t'aime </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I did another wild horse painting on a whim. In truth I have nothing to paint right now. No one has commissioned anything, I have no one on the gift list right now. Anyway, this was a whim that will end up on the auction page. The last one I did on this subject went quickly. Here, the mare accepts his advance, je t'aime. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimugU_xOOZaw43vV6h_l_ApwxyifvAlxU4fvQ1aiIlYxP9USGpoa7T2oO2AAa20h8fpH1iXEKQ1STuJwXb27-joAAuUPMZJj9JFAq76P3snR-05H8esV3_BeR3j9sZ49SS0QN7ZX3FZxFp_72lX3B3NLPlVRShQeaZOjSBiAFXM5Q-1XVsv54/s1304/Je-taime3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="1304" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimugU_xOOZaw43vV6h_l_ApwxyifvAlxU4fvQ1aiIlYxP9USGpoa7T2oO2AAa20h8fpH1iXEKQ1STuJwXb27-joAAuUPMZJj9JFAq76P3snR-05H8esV3_BeR3j9sZ49SS0QN7ZX3FZxFp_72lX3B3NLPlVRShQeaZOjSBiAFXM5Q-1XVsv54/w400-h297/Je-taime3.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>10/12/2022</div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Trucks </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I've added a new sub-page to the gallery called Trucks. If I have three or more paintings on a single subject I usually add a subpage. I recently did a painting of my neighbors classic Chevy truck. He has an old '56 Chevy and a 2020 Chevy and one day he parked the old Chevy in the driveway with the new Chevy which I had never seen before. So, I snapped a pic. The new truck absolutely dwarfs the '56. Yeah, the new trucks just keep getting bigger and bigger. I gave the painting to him, so he'd have a keepsake in the event he sells the classic truck one day. Someone is bound to make an offer he can't refuse. <b>"Old Chevy, New Chevy"</b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_wNAG-8gMLVL8RXi3FgdoO4gcwlhR37OTo5VHMZKQu0IIIa-WsanUGnuOOJFydRMy9ZCmG0k7AOXatKm9fwoQXY2stE1fLwk48N-D7gpt6WN2f74rQTKQ60KPfUO0EX8UigRTywmYf4vNMNq3XR4H51ijh5bJP0EIRP7osX-C9l51s7zZqY/s1189/OldChevyNewChevy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="883" data-original-width="1189" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_wNAG-8gMLVL8RXi3FgdoO4gcwlhR37OTo5VHMZKQu0IIIa-WsanUGnuOOJFydRMy9ZCmG0k7AOXatKm9fwoQXY2stE1fLwk48N-D7gpt6WN2f74rQTKQ60KPfUO0EX8UigRTywmYf4vNMNq3XR4H51ijh5bJP0EIRP7osX-C9l51s7zZqY/w400-h297/OldChevyNewChevy.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>9/22/2022</div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>The waning days of summer </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I've never been to Florida, got as close as Atlanta 30 years ago, but have never experienced the sunshine state. My friend Tom's son lives there, and he and his wife Cindy spend considerable time there in the winter, and who could blame them. Tom had this picture on his phone, and he asked one day if I could paint it. Well yes, by golly I'd be delighted to (I'm always on the hunt for subject matter). Here it is- <b>"That Perfect Day in Florida"</b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhijcdbRFvGyY7oqOV3RBswDEHDZ9H3T5BI5yVLPZ7RHC_ZIHTSkbXkSroOsYydtPgIWvp1F6fxak7P0rswBoACYk9U-nfwCaiLgkONgdh_Qu-pKqnh4Hqr75n5arukjZUBtcZNTTARGF6dknn58jc7jvQ6FRN_wkSEifyZUhNbCZWNgrDnIDs/s3303/ThatPerfectDay_InFlorida.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3303" data-original-width="2607" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhijcdbRFvGyY7oqOV3RBswDEHDZ9H3T5BI5yVLPZ7RHC_ZIHTSkbXkSroOsYydtPgIWvp1F6fxak7P0rswBoACYk9U-nfwCaiLgkONgdh_Qu-pKqnh4Hqr75n5arukjZUBtcZNTTARGF6dknn58jc7jvQ6FRN_wkSEifyZUhNbCZWNgrDnIDs/w316-h400/ThatPerfectDay_InFlorida.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I used airbrush for the sky and water. I painted it on a masonite hard board which is very smooth. It lends a nice even finish for the sky, and I just loved how it came out. This one was shipped out to Florida where it hangs on the wall in a house near the beach.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>7/22/2022</div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>The deer days of summer </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I love summer. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So anyway, I have recently delivered a couple of paintings and was treated to tears. It was all good, no worries. I had painted my dear friends a large painting after realizing I've painted pictures for everyone important in my life - except them. For this one I needed to pick a subject both of them would resonate with. Since these are the friends that introduced us to the Caribbean vacation, the tropics had to be the subject. One of the features of the </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Caribbean</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> vacation is snorkeling in the aqua blue waters of the coral reef. See<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiME7PdeLybWjH2CnDzSGSwbq0dfJ1TJaU4KWdEKnAbn1tQ3dANjIRjhJ3YPGhxvK0vQh6fhOH8f7TlsTV4dL_iOHvmSU4VXipM8jey_36iMjlBEYn841uDUAslz3CzGahN9fCEuijhuKmpGzG83jE_yx-3PmEmrPGC4fmxo1_OQoFW-nbI96E/s1107/JamaicanTime_lighted2.JPG"> </a>pic below... For this one I used the airbrush on the sky and the water. They loved it!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiME7PdeLybWjH2CnDzSGSwbq0dfJ1TJaU4KWdEKnAbn1tQ3dANjIRjhJ3YPGhxvK0vQh6fhOH8f7TlsTV4dL_iOHvmSU4VXipM8jey_36iMjlBEYn841uDUAslz3CzGahN9fCEuijhuKmpGzG83jE_yx-3PmEmrPGC4fmxo1_OQoFW-nbI96E/s800/JamaicanTime_lighted2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="800" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiME7PdeLybWjH2CnDzSGSwbq0dfJ1TJaU4KWdEKnAbn1tQ3dANjIRjhJ3YPGhxvK0vQh6fhOH8f7TlsTV4dL_iOHvmSU4VXipM8jey_36iMjlBEYn841uDUAslz3CzGahN9fCEuijhuKmpGzG83jE_yx-3PmEmrPGC4fmxo1_OQoFW-nbI96E/w400-h313/JamaicanTime_lighted2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Jamaican Time"</span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I also delivered a painting for my niece and her husband. Jake had contacted me with a couple of pics and from there I took his ideas and ran with it. We showed up at the house unannounced (Jake knew we were coming) and completely surprised Lauren with the following painting. She really loved it! "Distracted".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7r8Hb9zqLMneteGgVMwsXFdFpikCeKhtn4CD7VqOFfz_JLjayNIugBh3evNIqSHaS3t5E4mDfiKQ22eeDThX7nhXN0mX_fOcF1j5neKTtlvgXh6Rr6mJKg8OT5EjhJUi-CcDzuJVsism0HGRokT1l3uGqX6sm9Vi66xJBjH3xFK3lCGH7PTk/s3119/Distracted-sun.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3119" data-original-width="2431" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7r8Hb9zqLMneteGgVMwsXFdFpikCeKhtn4CD7VqOFfz_JLjayNIugBh3evNIqSHaS3t5E4mDfiKQ22eeDThX7nhXN0mX_fOcF1j5neKTtlvgXh6Rr6mJKg8OT5EjhJUi-CcDzuJVsism0HGRokT1l3uGqX6sm9Vi66xJBjH3xFK3lCGH7PTk/w311-h400/Distracted-sun.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Here the doe and her fawn emerge into the meadow from the deep woods, she is on high alert. The fawn, however, has spotted the cardinals and has become distracted. If the painting works you'll find your eyes drawn back and forth when you see that the fawn is looking at something specific.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>5/29/2022</div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>FINALLY!!!</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Over the years I've noticed that I mention the weather a lot. Well, we finally have summer weather. It took until late May this year. We are still seeing cold overnights, but at least you feel warm when you step outside, instead of walking around in a refrigerator or freezer. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I painted and sold </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">a really nice painting </span><span style="font-family: arial;">for the Art 4 Food project a few weeks back, </span><span style="font-family: arial;">I understand it will be auctioned off at local native American tribal </span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">festival. That's pretty cool if you ask me...</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It's called "Mated" See pic below</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I also painted a new "masterpiece" that is intended as a gift for a friend - I'll show that after I deliver it. I've got a few ideas in planning now, but I am taking a little break to do some painting... Wait, what? The living room, the dining room...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Gk8josJTJr4j5lM86Pao-ReB5Ro3Hk7oiEJm0HX3EUhEAGz9lmCrL1tNMjUBZSB5oi2m0feMgSxNWWxIAiLqC6SkDDzQmDMxVu_eLxNkPug20l07acU8XdLpjusIiXZq-4CejKWaN9Z8SRhMXdssytZnX4no1GWPSqa-XhkuS58QlpkB0pVxoQ/s1136/Mated.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="1136" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Gk8josJTJr4j5lM86Pao-ReB5Ro3Hk7oiEJm0HX3EUhEAGz9lmCrL1tNMjUBZSB5oi2m0feMgSxNWWxIAiLqC6SkDDzQmDMxVu_eLxNkPug20l07acU8XdLpjusIiXZq-4CejKWaN9Z8SRhMXdssytZnX4no1GWPSqa-XhkuS58QlpkB0pVxoQ/w400-h293/Mated.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">"Mated"</span></b></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>4/11/2022</div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Reconsidered...</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">When I contemplated the previous post where I was dismayed by the reaction or lack thereof as it were to my "masterpiece", I failed to consider that the world is currently in an economic malaise. People don't have money for charity or art. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be buying art at this time. I shouldn't be so butt hurt that no one jumped all over this really marvelous painting.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>4/9/2022</div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Hmm, missed that one</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">As I finished the painting I called "A Cautionary Tail" I was excited to learn what other people thought of my masterpiece. Well, not much as it turns out. I really thought this painting was good. As mentioned, I had this professionally photographed in anticipation of having prints made. That's not going to happen. I put it out on the Facebook page and had one bid that was a insultingly low - perhaps my buddy was just trying to move the auction along (that's what I tell myself). Perhaps it's not a masterpiece??</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">See for yourself - you be the judge. Obviously, I'm no judge...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKIt_XxDutLT0UlTL4xCNLX-QWFjT50Z5n_AJB4Rfxe_iAN1mJdgOG71w1qWZVh0fETsUsD3apqVwGsViHSKpujksrPrZlu3m8H0ngMu0fT5up0ybtNyMn6XuaHI6dX-Tc-18zuh42X9REN40D3iL1eRwwIf08inAw6YphQS0KxxropvFy5LE/s1200/A-Cautionairy-Tail_web-ready.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKIt_XxDutLT0UlTL4xCNLX-QWFjT50Z5n_AJB4Rfxe_iAN1mJdgOG71w1qWZVh0fETsUsD3apqVwGsViHSKpujksrPrZlu3m8H0ngMu0fT5up0ybtNyMn6XuaHI6dX-Tc-18zuh42X9REN40D3iL1eRwwIf08inAw6YphQS0KxxropvFy5LE/w400-h266/A-Cautionairy-Tail_web-ready.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">I pulled it</span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"> off the Art 4 Food page and have decided to give it to my brother if he wants it. </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>3/23/2022</div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Prelude</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So, it's been about 3 months since I retired, and I have little to report. Since we've been in hard winter for the last 3 months I'm feeling essentially trapped inside the house. Going out to put gas in car and buy food is the highlight of my week. We've had a particularly cold winter, not much snow, just thoroughly unpleasant. Therefore, I can't really judge how retirement will be as I have not found my footing - or my routine. I've done a few paintings that were not part of any project. Alas, I did finish a large painting that will go up on the Art 4 Food site for bid. I really hope to garner some interest. I'll be posting pics soon. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This is the first painting I've ever had professionally photographed. iPhones take decent selfies and vacation shots, but they are terrible for pro proofs. My digital camera is old and has a fraction of the mega pixels my iPhone has; it also has the same parallax issues that make photographing square canvases impossible.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Stay tuned... Until then check out this painting I recently delivered.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD93w0mgjyNxx02R7sKE2mOstEm7pfIj-iLkmZXXx6Nu3tBDShl34aXY_pGyASmx_tuBun4P6oH5i8Q6oaNUtU38gxiI_d8YI40ODVlDjFThuvG9sWzUnHBQ0kmWACTJDsxk-NIMcGgAZ0hlc-6R_qFHqL2XcbzMgqTf4VX6cl7AJfJvmSGv8/s928/OH3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="701" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD93w0mgjyNxx02R7sKE2mOstEm7pfIj-iLkmZXXx6Nu3tBDShl34aXY_pGyASmx_tuBun4P6oH5i8Q6oaNUtU38gxiI_d8YI40ODVlDjFThuvG9sWzUnHBQ0kmWACTJDsxk-NIMcGgAZ0hlc-6R_qFHqL2XcbzMgqTf4VX6cl7AJfJvmSGv8/w303-h400/OH3.jpg" width="303" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">"620 East 25th Street"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">12/16/2021<br /><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>New Chapter</b></span><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Today I start a new chapter of my life. I have retired. I took down my work desk, removed it from my office completely and replaced it with my easel. I'm going to paint and listen to music and take long lunches!!! I'm still wrapping my mind around it. Everyone I've talked to that had retired is happier than they've ever been. Right now, it's still weird, even the thought of it. Let's see how it goes...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">8/5/2021<br /><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Blank Canvases</b></span><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Just putting the word out that I have some blank canvases on hand. I've decided (at this time) </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">not</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">to just paint whatever my heart fancies, but rather take ideas, your photos or commissions. I have recently received just such a photo and will be planning that project in the near future. I really like to have a few in the hopper. Contact me at willrocc@msn.com</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">6/12/2021<br /><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Art 4 Food update</b><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Big day, we've sold another painting and this one is special. This is the painting that spawned the whole Art 4 Food concept. I was just getting into still life painting at the time and thought this is the closest I've ever got to a masterwork. Someone would buy this, right? Well, yes! Yes, they would. I received a generous offer and I'm calling this and Art 4 Food a win!!!!!!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-om2u_SDm2R0/XEYREPBU2UI/AAAAAAAADeQ/WKge2YKfyAEIHudSzIFqO7512GV2iDjrQCLcBGAs/s804/JugAndBowl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="596" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-om2u_SDm2R0/XEYREPBU2UI/AAAAAAAADeQ/WKge2YKfyAEIHudSzIFqO7512GV2iDjrQCLcBGAs/w296-h400/JugAndBowl.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jug And Bowl</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">5/26/2021<br /><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Have a see....</b><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Here are the two paintings I recently delivered. I was really thrilled by the reaction to them. One was an unexpected gift from me and the other was sort of commissioned (based on seeing one of my birch forest paintings). </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a2qlwXLCgkk/YK6tekGEpWI/AAAAAAAADsc/qmtCYmN5lXU7mKCe4UIUiqvcn35Gz2htwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1202/A-ReallyBigShow.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="867" data-original-width="1202" height="289" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a2qlwXLCgkk/YK6tekGEpWI/AAAAAAAADsc/qmtCYmN5lXU7mKCe4UIUiqvcn35Gz2htwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h289/A-ReallyBigShow.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">"A Really Big Show" is a historic moment in time when the Beatles played on the Ed Sullivan show back in the early 1960's. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Evb9yPMy6A/YK6uMSwrzOI/AAAAAAAADsk/qceldVuQoJgwg1l6pPJ5LyC0xVuZRTYVQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1117/LateWinterBirch2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="739" data-original-width="1117" height="265" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Evb9yPMy6A/YK6uMSwrzOI/AAAAAAAADsk/qceldVuQoJgwg1l6pPJ5LyC0xVuZRTYVQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h265/LateWinterBirch2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">"Late Winter Birch" will hang in a fine house up on the North Shore of the mighty Lake Superior in northern Minnesota.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I'm planning 2 paintings for the easel - one is commissioned and the other will be for sale on the Art 4 Food page when I finish. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">4/12/2021<br /><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">All Caught Up</b><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I've got a couple of paintings on the shelf waiting to be delivered. Otherwise I'm all caught up, nothing in the queue. This is rare, I usually have something waiting in the wings. I do have a painting to do, but it requires airbrush work and I'm waiting for warm weather because it requires I work in my detached garage. I have some inventory to be sold, but so far not a lot of interest. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So right now I'm staring at blank canvas. Please let me know if I can do something for you.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">3/11/2021<br /><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Looking Forward</b><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">If ever there was a year that I longed for spring more than I do right now I can't remember it. Not even as a kid cooped up in a three bedroom house with 9 people and two dogs was I more eager than I am now to have winter over. Strangely it wasn't a bad winter as winter goes up here in the northern tundra. We had only one cold snap and two or three large dumps of snow. Besides not once did we spend hours stuck in snarled traffic, snapping the wipers against the windshield. That alone may have been the only silver lining in the year lost to Covid 19. I told my wife today that I haven't seen my boss or my co-workers for over a year now. Seems impossible. Not sure what to think about that.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Anyhow, I look forward to painting more than ever now. Let's put the ridiculousness behind us and look forward.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">2/3/2021<br /><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Picking up where I left off...</b><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>No, not really. Before taking some time to work on a home improvement project I was working on a semi-successful attempt to sell art for charity. You can read all about it </span><span>in previous posts </span><span>if you want . Selling the product of your art - be it paintings, recorded music, writings etc is hard. This has been historically true since the beginning of time. Those who persevere have something special inside them and a pile of luck. Fortunately I do have a couple of commissions lined up, so I have something to do.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Let me be the first to welcome me back!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">9/25/2020<br /><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Time off </b><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>I realized </span><span>long ago </span><span>this blog is just me whispering in the wind. So in the off chance someone beside me is reading this I just want to let you know I'm taking a break from painting for a while. No crisis. I have a project around the house that will consume my time starting today. That's all. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We'll see you soon...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">9/17/2020<br /><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Calling all artists</b><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>As of today we have 6 paintings sold for the </span><span>Art 4 Food</span><span> project and have donated all the money - plus my match - to two local food shelves. I'm pretty happy with that. So I thought why should I have all the fun? I'd really like to include other artists and expand the reach beyond my </span><span>tiny</span><span> </span><span>little Facebook world. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Help me recruit artists and you too can be filled with joy!!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">8/12/2020<br /><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Initial Sales Report</b><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Art 4 Food has four sales and one pending sale. So, that's pretty good. I'm OK with that. I will however have to figure out a way to get this in front of more people. Facebook is limited unless I want to spend money. This is a charitable endeavor and spending money will be painful unless there is some expectation that more would come in than goes out. Selling art does not instill confidence. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I have mailed checks to the food shelves with a match from my wallet and I am genuinely happy about that.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">One thing that has surprised me is that the paintings that sold quickly were not at all what I expected except for the maybe the horses... 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7/18/2020<br />
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>So far Art 4 Food received quite a few likes and 'followers' and that's great! However only nibbles as far as actually buying paintings... Going to need more than just Facebook, right?</span><br />
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6/26/2020<br />
<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Art 4 Food is launched</b><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>I'm happy to say that I've launched the Facebook page today. I wanted to wait 'til after the 4th of </span><span>July</span><span> </span><span>holiday. I had already sold 2 of the 11 paintings and mailed the checks to the food shelves, so I'm already calling it a success! </span><br />
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6/26/2020<br />
<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Milestone</b><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>I have finished the initial run of uncommissioned paintings for my <a href="http://static-art.blogspot.com/2006/10/pre-2004-works.html" target="_blank">Art 4 Food Project</a>. Also, I can announce the first sale! The check went out this week to Merrick Community Services/Woodland Hills food shelf.</span><br />
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<span>The final painting is a bit of a stylized piece depicting a striking orange flower against a frosted foliage background. I used the airbrush to create a soft frosted look. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I still struggle with controlling the airbrush primarily because I'm too cautious. Time to let go and allow myself to make mistakes.</span><br />
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<span>Next I'm going create a Facebook page and introduce the public to the work via friends and "shares". My hope would be to eventually invite other artists and make a thing of it. Stay tuned!</span><br />
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6/9/2020<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">It's been such a weird time that I struggle to stay on task and actually make plans as it relates to the business of art. In all reality art seems so unimportant where the rubber hits the road. It doesn't solve problems, it isn't an essential element that provides basic staples we need </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">to survive </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">as living creatures. Am I right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">No, wrong. Beauty, being swept away, experiencing awe are essential to being human creatures. Art, in all it's forms does that. It is, as they say, just that which separates us from the rest of the animals we share the earth with. Even in these odd, surreal times we live in, good people turn to art to express themselves. You'd have to be living in a cave not to have seen the murals and graffiti demonstrating the grief and anger over the spark that lit off the social unrest we've been experiencing. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">These 'art sites' have become gathering grounds and</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"> shrines. It tells us art is important.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">Before all this craziness I was in the process of trying to conjure a plan to sell art for food. I know, I know, wow, selling something to buy food, how original. Well as past posts on this blog detail I was hoping to raise funds for local food shelves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">Now, as we know very few artists (painters) make any money from their art during their lifetimes. I don't expect to buck that trend, but I would like to make a contribution, how ever small, to help those in need. My focus and energy toward this end has been de-railed. I will be re-grouping.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">That leads me to announce that today I'll start the final painting for the project. That's a milestone in and of itself. The easy part is coming to an end. Painting these 10 or 11 paintings has been pure pleasure.</span><br />
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5/10/2020<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">This is another superb painting by <u><b>my brother Tom</b></u>. The detail is just marvelous, and the airbrushed mist is a master touch. Enjoy!!!</span><br />
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5/10/2020<br />
<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">I Can't Help Myself</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">This blog is supposed to be about my paintings. Lately, due to circumstances beyond my control I have veered off. For that I apologize. The very real culture war in my time during the late 20th and early 21st centuries is screaming for comment, but there is a time and place for that and this blog is not it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">So as spring finally approaches in this part of the world I'm eager to get out in the garage again to resume my attempt to learn airbrushing. I'm currently doing a painting of a crane (bird) with outstretched wings in a very stark, minimal background. I want to soften the image as if it's a misty morning using the airbrush. I suppose there's a chance I ruin the whole thing, I've done it before. Nothing ventured nothing gained, right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">I also have two more paintings that require the treatment only the airbrush can achieve. </span><br />
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4/16/2020<br />
<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Staying home, and you'd think I'd like it - </b><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">So in all this craziness as the Wuhan virus spans the globe - thanks to the Chinese Communist dictators - I'm stuck, by law, in my house. Well, I have been painting and enjoying it, and under normal circumstances I'd be a happy camper. But no, I'm pissed off. The Chinese communist party aside I think the response to this has been over the top and the damage is nearly incalculable. Enough on that... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">I'm closing in on my goal of having 10 paintings completed for the project. Eight are completed! I still haven't formulated an exact strategy for getting them sold. This is not surprising since it's the default condition for artists. They don't call them starving artists for nothing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">Art is something that is essential for the human condition and in a perfect world we'd do nothing but enjoy art for art's sake. But honestly enjoying a painting is a fleeting thing, the experience is over in seconds, sometimes less. Even the great masters catch someone's eye in normal circumstances for a minute or less, they just get a lot more eyes than the rest of us starving artists. And you know what, they were probably starving artists too in their own time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">We paint and create because we love it. If it serves as a witness in years to come that I lived then that's all I ask. </span><br />
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2/21/2020<br />
<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Back to work... </b><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">So I'm busily painting a 'batch' of paintings that I want to sell. (see the <a href="https://static-art.blogspot.com/2006/10/pre-2004-works.html" target="_blank">Art 4 Food</a> page) The goal is to donate the proceeds to the food shelf as described in earlier posts on this page. I've been casually looking into what it takes to sell art, and let me tell you it isn't encouraging. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">For one my medium, acrylic paints, is the ugly red headed step-child of paint. It's just barely above tempura paints. Street artists who deface public places with paint from a </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">spray</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">can are far more respected than those of us who choose acrylic paint. Second, in the art world in order to be taken seriously you need an agent or an art dealer in your corner. Good luck with that, remember you paint with acrylic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">Next, if you think signing up with the big art fairs is the way to go you better bring your checkbook. Booth costs (small ones) are $500 or better. Are you, an acrylic paint artist going to sell $500 worth of paintings?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">There are a number of websites including Etsy and even Ebay that you can employ, but it seems from blogs I've read success is not assured and most are not free (not that we should expect that) but keeping costs down in a charitable endeavor is a must. Shipping if not local is going to be challenge. Paintings on canvas are fragile and need special packaging which has costs associated with it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">All in all it is a bit depressing. My choices at this point are Facebook and the church art club. I'll continue to research as I paint. We'll see...</span><br />
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10/26/2019<br />
<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Art 4 Food</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">I've added a new sub-page to the Static Art Galleries page. My <a href="https://static-art.blogspot.com/2006/10/pre-2004-works.html">Art 4 Food</a> project is getting started. For now just this page, no fan fare. Over the next year I'll be busy painting a whole series of still life paintings. When I feel I have a good sample I'll take it to the next level. </span><br />
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10/19/2019<br />
<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Meet the Beatles</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">A new entry for the Guitar Icon series... It wasn't intended for this series as it was a commissioned piece, but it seemed like the place to post it. As always I struggle with human faces, and eventually I give up and accept what I've put to canvas. Here we have famous faces and I at least got in the ball park, hopefully.</span><br />
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10/3/2019<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">Been working on some commissions lately. When I say commissions it's not in the sense that anyone is paying me for work rendered. I take in photos or in the case of the Beatles painting I'm working on </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">now - </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">I took a suggestion. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">I finished a colorful beach scene my brother Duane submitted (he's a real art lover, all kinds of art, but he </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">has</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">really encouraged me and my younger brother over the years). The scene is from a photo he took in Cuba. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HroHbbGEDSo/XZqJwj7fi3I/AAAAAAAADgY/jODZt6-s1RkDCuSMDQuzkzDpaW1K0Kc6QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1149/Marina-Santiago-de-Cuba.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1149" data-original-width="865" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HroHbbGEDSo/XZqJwj7fi3I/AAAAAAAADgY/jODZt6-s1RkDCuSMDQuzkzDpaW1K0Kc6QCLcBGAsYHQ/w301-h400/Marina-Santiago-de-Cuba.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Marina Santiago de Cuba</div><br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">When I finish the Beatles painting I won't be taking any more commissions for the foreseeable future. I intend to devote my painting time to my still life project described in a previous post. I'd like to say it's my biggest gamble ever and I could fall flat on my face, but really... What's at stake? I do a handful of still life paintings nobody wants. Ho boy risky. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">10/3/2019</span><br />
<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">This is a stunner!</b><br />
<u>My brother Tom</u> is a first rate artist who takes his craft seriously. He studies technique and composition in a way I never have. It shows. Here is perhaps his finest work. I just have to share it with you. He was strongly encouraged to have prints made and he did. I have one hanging on my wall.<br />
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7/25/2019<br />
<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><b>Been a slow summer... </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">...as far as painting goes. Not for lack of trying I tell you. I've been doing a commissioned work for my sister. She wanted a picture of her son doing what he loves best, fishing. She showed me a painting of an old man fishing and in the reflection on the water was his younger self. OK, I can do that, or so I thought. The thing is I normally don't do people's faces - people that I know that is. It's super hard to make people look like themselves. In this case the face was about the size of a silver dollar. So even harder. I got the basic painting done rather quickly and I was happy with it. The face, well, I painted it over with white three times. The final time did not look much different than try #3 so I gave up and called it good. Thank goodness my sister was happy with it - and if she wasn't she never say so, because she is literally the nicest person I know! Here it is "It's A Bayass"</span><br />
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1/24/2019<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">As previously stated I am really digging still life these days. I've added a Still Life Gallery on the galleries page. <a href="https://static-art.blogspot.com/2014/04/still-life-series.html" target="_blank">Still Life Series</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Earlier I was on a kick of painting guitar heroes with the idea I could garner interest because everyone loves rock stars, right? Well that kinda fizzled. I may come back to it. In the meantime I discovered still life painting and have now devised a plan to paint a series of still life (masterpieces) and </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">sell them for <u>money</u> to donate to a local food shelf</span></b><span style="font-size: medium;">. The first one is done and posted in the new Still Life Series gallery. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">I want to have 7 to 10 paintings in the can before I launch. Now, as for the strategy to get them out in front of the public in order to sell them is still up in the air. The possibilities right off the cuff:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large;"><b>Facebook sub-page devoted to the cause -</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">fair chance of working, simple, free</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">my limited reach, not taken seriously, payment & shipping if not local,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">complete solution w/ payment sub-system</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">advertising, </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">my limited reach, shipping if not local, out of pocket cost, large chance of flopping</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">no payment or shipping costs, taken seriously, </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">fair chance of working</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">finding a sponsor/gallery, up front costs</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">no payment or shipping costs, taken seriously, </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">fair chance of working</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">finding the right type of festival, up front costs</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">no payment or shipping costs, taken seriously, </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">fair chance of working</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">finding a church</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">Since</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"> I want to be able to donate the entire profit to the food shelf the options with heavy upfront costs will come out of my pocket. Therefore my inclination is to try a Facebook sub page first and go from there.</span><br />
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12/9/2018<br />
<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><b>More still life</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">I never gave still life painting or photography a second thought. It just wasn't on my radar at all. Then I did one unintentionally (see 11/16/2018 post). Now I'm just obsessed. It is unbelievably </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">satisfying. I will be doing more. I want to avoid straight up cornucopia fruits and vegetables and the usual still life fare. However, there needs to be a table or surface and a distinct directional light source as a base line. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">This one that I just finished has a specific meaning and message, a literal communion rite, so it's not just a set of dishes on a table to me. I was extremely happy with how it turned out. I called it "Our Daily Bread".</span><br />
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11/16/2018<br />
<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><b>Life is just a bowl of grapes</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">So I tried a still life. It's not your classical still life treatment, but I liked the way it turned out - it's called "Studio Still Life". It depicts one little corner of the recording studio I work at, featuring some of the important tools of the trade. <b>UPDATE: </b>So after a number of people commented on this painting as it hangs in Real to Reel Studios control room I've been asked why I didn't paint sliced limes instead of grapes?? Darn, (slapping head) that's right, but not being a drinker these nuances slip right by me.</span><br />
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9/29/2018<br />
<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><b>Well, super long time, this time</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">I find I don't think about this place very often. In reality not many people do, obviously. So what it has become is a journal of sorts - for myself. When I read back through the last few posts I get a glimpse of where my head was at as it relates to my art and my output. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">I really don't want to paint for myself anymore despite the fact I have a large file folder of photos that scream to be made into works of art. That said, I really, really enjoy painting for others. My 2018 output has not been chronicled here and I should rectify that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">While this first entry was actually finished in 2017 it wasn't delivered until 2018. <b>"We're Not in Chicago Anymore" </b>is my take on the birch forest with the </span><span style="font-size: medium;">proverbial</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">'something </span><span style="font-size: medium;">hidden</span><span style="font-size: medium;">' aspect. The clue is in the title... The painting was a gift for friends who are undertaking a remodeling job on a lake home/cabin. This painting will likely find a home in northern Wisconsin.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">I then did another birch forest painting that was more straight up, more or less a take on the reference photo from the first. This one I called <b>"The Stand"</b>. It hangs on the wall of a good friend up north of the cities along Interstate 35.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The birch forest paintings were a lot of fun. There was a lot of repetition and not a ton of challenge but watching them take shape was really enjoyable. In the first one I had taken to making fun little shapes </span><span style="font-size: medium;">at random </span><span style="font-size: medium;">in the scars of the trees. Some are easier to spot than others. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">I did paint one for myself this year. That was mainly because I had taken the photograph myself and the circumstances were slightly interesting... Consider, I snapped the shot from my front porch in the middle of the capitol city of Minnesota - not somewhere deep in </span><span style="font-size: medium;">the</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">woods. I called it </span><b style="font-size: large;">"The Great Owl"</b><span style="font-size: medium;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The next painting was a commissioned work by our friends who live down by Battle Creek park in St Paul's southeast corner. It is of an unnamed covered bridge located in Oregon somewhere along the coast. My hope and goal was to convey the background so it really looked distant (primarily the far left side). The structured flower garden was added since the original photo just had a dirt patch. I named it <b>"Covered Bridge"</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">I also painted my first ever still life. It was not commissioned, but will be a gift for a good friend who is recovering from surgery. It needs to be said it is like no still life you've seen. It has not been presented yet - so no pictures.</span><br />
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2/2/2018<br />
<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><b>It's the dead of winter...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"> ...therefore I'm busy painting. It seems the theme this year is birch trees (see Newest Gallery Addition) Having finished a large sofa backdrop sized painting featuring a birch forest I'm currently doing painting another for a friend who saw the first one. I'm glad to do it - they are captivating scenes in the end. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Now however I am getting ready for a trip to the tropics for a winter break and I hope to have some fine photos for fodder... Stay tuned.</span><br />
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12/29/2017<br />
<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><b>Merry New Year!!!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">I doubt I'll have anything to say before the year ends. I do have a painting that is nearly finished, I have yet to schedule a date with the recipients - therefore I can't post anything since I don't want them seeing it in a web browser on a phone. </span><br />
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11/23/2017<br />
<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><b>More on the airbrush</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">I tried my hand again at laying down an airbrushed background. Man is the airbrush frustrating. I'm sure my struggles are due to the fact that I suck at it. </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Perseverance is the key, I guess. So on 'The Boys of Summer' I literally re-painted three times, with one canvas reaching the trash can - it was irredeemable! I </span><span style="font-size: medium;">started t</span><span style="font-size: medium;">his painting in August and was finished with it in November - mainly due to my dissatisfaction with the airbrushing. I eventually persevered and made a nice painting of it. It was commissioned</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> by my friend Jason L, a frequent BWCA traveler, as a companion piece to a painting I did for him years ago... See...</span><br />
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6/30/2017<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Well it doesn't look like Jimmy, but it doesn't <u>not</u> look like Jimmy. The demon standing behind Jimmy is </span><span style="font-size: medium;">of course </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Robert Plant . So, now I'm on the fence... I'm just not that good at painting faces - or should </span><span style="font-size: medium;">I</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">say - specific faces. I can paint nice looking faces all day long, but they'll look like random faces in a crowd. Not sure whether I should go forward with my plan (detailed below) or scrap it and go back to nice, pretty landscapes. Pondering.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vfNRoC6r3HI/WVV0UsY40uI/AAAAAAAADXU/JiSJys4581Yh5PVCGgaV8RPYg1k8V-PfQCLcBGAs/s835/JimmyPage3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="835" data-original-width="711" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vfNRoC6r3HI/WVV0UsY40uI/AAAAAAAADXU/JiSJys4581Yh5PVCGgaV8RPYg1k8V-PfQCLcBGAs/w340-h400/JimmyPage3.jpg" width="340" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"<span style="font-size: large;">Jimmy Page</span>"</div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span>
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4/30/2017<br />
<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><b>Well, hey there, long time...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">I haven't been here for a while. I am painting sporadically. I'm waiting for warmer weather now so I can take my easel out to garage and do some airbrush work. I am going to do a series on rock guitarists. After the Bonamassa painting I feel that it's a direction I can go that should interest people so that I can actually sell them. My intention is to give the proceeds to the local food shelf as I did with the Bonamassa painting. First up is Jimmy Page. Thinking about Eric Clapton, </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Hendrix,</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">David Gilmore, Tommy Shaw, Duane Allman, Santana and maybe even Prince. Wow, you say, no contemporary artists other than Bonamassa? Well, yeah, I can't think of very many contemporary rock guitarists who are recognizable and phenomenal. Outside of country music not much of modern music is featuring lead guitar soloing anymore. </span><br />
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12/25/2016<br />
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11/24/2016<br />
<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><b>Starting a new painting, this time something Italian...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Seriously, a painting of a ubiquitous Italian scene - Venice. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">My brother was a frequent traveler to Europe during his working career and he has an extensive photo collection of his trips. He sent me a few he liked and I chose a Venice scene right out of </span><span style="font-size: medium;">postcard </span><span style="font-size: medium;">to paint. </span><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DlT0qX6v4o0/V-iU9UNk0aI/AAAAAAAADV8/Lc88qKBk40kLRdWs0kQSzYKUX2EZw89AgCLcB/s1600/Euro1%2B362.jpg" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">See original photo here</a><span style="font-size: medium;">. So far I've only drawn it on the canvas and started working the sky and water. </span><br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">Reflections of Monet</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">I toned down the streaming sunlight an allowed a bit more of the blue sky through than the original photo, I think conveys the impression nicely while being a bit more artistic.</span><br />
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9/17/2016<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>I really like Monet</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Monet is the classic impressionist, like Picasso who is synonymous with abstract art, Monet is impressionism. I myself have never been able to do impressionism. So, when a friend commissioned a water reflection painting we both thought it looked like a Monet painting. When I finish I think it will look like a Monet painting as viewed through corrective lenses. We'll see.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">9/17/2016</span><br />
<b style="font-size: x-large;">The Italy painting</b><br />
<b style="font-size: x-large;"> </b>I forgot all about the painting of an Italian street scene my wife commissioned. Well, here it is. When I was finishing it I decided to pull a little trick on my wife. When painting the parked cars along the road I slipped in our cars among them. Mine is a Cadillac CTS and she has a Kia Sportage. She never picked up on it until I showed her. Oh well...<br />
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4/29/2016<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hello, it's me... </b></span><br />
I have been busy, yeah. We had been excited for spring in this part of the country as we have very prolonged cold and miserable winters. So, there were a couple days in March that seemed quite promising, like temperatures in the 70's and sunny skies. Then April arrived. The 70's returned maybe once, otherwise it's been cold, miserable and raining. This means I have been holed up in my tiny office painting.<br />
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I'm doing an Italian street scene (you can see the reference photo by going to the "On the Easel" page). I'm working a large 3' x 4' canvas on a picture with lots of straight lines and detail. In other words I don't anticipate finishing any time soon. I think this one will turn out very nice. I'll take a snap with my phone and post it here one of these days. Stay tuned.<br />
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1/3/2016<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bonamassa!</b></span><br />
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So I finished the painting over my Christmas break. I tend to get obsessed when I'm working a painting. Once I dig in and things start rolling I spend most my spare time painting. The time comes when I decide it's finished - when I actually could spend days working on details and re-doing parts until I'm sick of it. As much as I like to paint in the realist style the bottom line is I want these to look like paintings not photographs. So I am purposely leaving rough edges - just so you know.<br />
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On this painting my brother Tom did the airbrush background as mentioned in an earlier post. I did the guitar body with his airbrush gear. (below is my Les Paul Classic with a similar paint job...) I like how the airbrush background makes the subject pop. I'm pretty happy with the way this came out.<br />
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12/23/2015<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Airbrushing...</b></span><br />
Well, I tried my hand at airbrushing last night. While it is really cool in the results category it certainly is frustrating. Mixing colors and managing the paint flow coming from the airbrush device is tricky. I'm using acrylic paint as usual and due to the gloppy consistency you have to add an airbrush medium to thin the paint. So I tried mixing the paint on the palate and then scooping into a squeeze bottle so I could add the medium. It soon became apparent that doing that way would find me going bonkers before the first color was even dry. The color you see on the palate is altered as it is atomized and you find yourself eventually squeezing the paint directly into the squeeze bottle adding medium and test spraying until what I saw coming out of the spray nozzle was what I wanted. <br />
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12/7/2015<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Malaise </b></span> <br />
So, as is quite obvious by now I haven't had the oomph to paint lately. I am however gearing up for winter once again. My wife has asked for a painting highlighting a particular part of Italy. I am actually excited about the photo she's picked. That means of course that the canvas sitting on the easel since my last post in August will have to be finished. It's a portrait of Joe Bonamassa the blues guitarist. My brother came over and airbrushed in the background. It looks awesome. He left his old airbrush gear with me and I am going to airbrush the guitar itself. It's all prepped, I'm ready go...<br />
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8/20/2015<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Finished painting -at last!!! </b></span><br />
Finally finished this painting. I had been procrastinating all summer and have not been in the mood to paint whatsoever. I started this in the dead of winter and it was more or less progressing nicely, but when the weather finally turned nice I was loath to sit inside in my office and paint. Besides, I spent the summer building a new office. It's done and now so too is the painting. It's called 'Cyrus'. It was commissioned by my friend Cheryl Dayton and will be a gift I assume to the folks who own Cyrus. I hope they like it! <br />
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7/19/2015<br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Update on the 'dog' painting</span> </b><br />
I have finally come back to this painting. I have not felt too inspired lately and I don't want to short shrift a commissioned work because I'm feeling blah. I have been blown away by my brothers latest paintings <a href="http://pic.pilpix.com/26/26745/635634835551935616-mist-er-red-tail.jpg" target="_blank">(see here) </a>and feel the need to step up my game. See his web site <a href="http://www.paintingsilove.com/artist/tjwillms" target="_blank">(here)</a>. Impressive!<br />
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3/28/2015<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Background complete</b></span><br />
Luckily I have been getting some time to continue working on the dog painting - a title I do not have yet - so it's the dog painting for now. I finished most of the background work. I now turn to the chair and the dog. I have found mixing for a specific brown, or honey brown in the case of the chair is difficult. When adding white, yellows and reds to lighten a base brown I often end up with a very dull maze or ocher that does not convey the richness of oak wood at all. So I'll end up doing layer upon layer until I get something satisfactory. This is the limitation of cheap acrylic paints. <br />
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3/16/2015<br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Starting the 'dog' painting </span> </b><br />
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2/24/2015<br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"> New painting...</span> </b><br />
So I started my next painting. The air temp outside was -11 and it was windy as hell. It was 68 in the house... Enough of that.<br />
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Winter in Minnesota can be very tiring. In other parts of the country that suffer the plight of winter (well, not Boston this year) there are periodic breaks where milder temperatures boost the mood with the promise of warmer weather to come. Not here. It's just cold all the time, we might as well be part of Canada. </div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Michigan's Eagle Harbor Light Station sits on the rocky entrance to the harbor and is a working lighthouse as it guides mariners across the northern edge of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The original lighthouse, built in 1851, was replaced in 1871.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><br /><br />This painting was inspired by a Paul Lemke photograph.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/SSdzwDGHzhI/AAAAAAAABBE/mtxhusO0iFs/s1600-h/AutumAtSplitRock.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/SSdzwDGHzhI/AAAAAAAABBE/mtxhusO0iFs/s400/AutumAtSplitRock.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271309158162353682" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 314px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Autumn At Split Rock"</span></span><br />
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Shipwrecks from a mighty 1905 November gale prompted this rugged landmark's construction. Completed by the U.S. Lighthouse Service in 1910, Split Rock Light Station was soon one of Lake Superior's best known landmarks. Restored to its 1920s appearance, the lighthouse offers a glimpse of lighthouse life in this remote and spectacular setting.<br />
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Commissioned by my wife's friend Kate. My take on a playful scene you might find at your local craft beer establishment. Without a doubt we are living in the golden age of beer!</div>
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An idyllic moment in time. The fly line suspended in air before softly kissing the water and waking the slumbering trout just below the surface. A painting commissioned by my brother based on a photo he took many decades ago. </div>
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This was commissioned by my friend and co-worker Al. A long time fireman Al has lots of great stories of his time in the hot coals and falling ashes. He came up with the idea based on 2 different paintings he liked. I cannot claim the concept or the original idea, I unfortunately don't know who the artists are. Here's my take...</div>
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For my daughters boyfriend Blake, who is a fireman and EMT. The photo this was based on was from and ad in an industry trade magazine and I don't know who the photographer was.</div>
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For my Mom in remembrance of her sister Lois who left us last year. Her garden was her joy. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(original photographer unknown)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Here is perhaps the strangest painting I've ever done. Heaven On Ice will resonate with those of you who cherish a sunny winter's day by dropping a line in a hole in the ice and then taking a pull from a flask filled with peppermint schnapps. This was commissioned by my brother Ken who is just such a person. The photo was taken by S. Rasmussen.</span><br />
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A photo taken by a friend at work in 2009 had me instantly drawn to the colors and the multi-point perspectives. The other thing I liked was the aspect that this is a moment in history with its timeless commercial icons and the in-the-moment Broadway productions being advertised. A tremendously satisfying painting for me.<br />
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"A traditional style fishing troller, just returned from a typical all-night fishing expedition, is moored in Mytilini harbor on Lesvos Island, Greece . In the background, the distinctive old Great Brittania hotel."<br />
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2009<br />
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This was commissioned by a dear, dear friend. A hillside city on the Greek island Hydra. The subject matter has a very cool abstract quality to it. It was inspired by a Georges Meis photo.<br />
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This Great Horned Owl was painted from a photo I took myself. Interestingly I was not on a nature walk deep in the forest when I took this photo. I was standing on my front porch in my bathrobe one early morning taking pictures of an angry owl who was standing on my neighbor's inner-city St Paul driveway. This was not the first time or the last we'd see him hunting around the bird feeder.<br />
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18X24 (acrylic)<br />
2007<br />
by<br />
Craig Willms<br />
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<b>DESTROYED BY WATER DAMAGE</b><br />
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notes: This was inspired by a beautiful photo by Alan Murphy. This was given as a gift to good friends as a house warming gift for their new home on the shores of Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin. You can see how the painting took shape here; <a href="http://www.static-art.blogspot.com/2007/02/anatomy-of-painting-start.html">Anatomy of a Painting</a></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">(Black Swan)</span><br />
18X24 acrylic<br />
2006<br />
by<br />
Craig Willms<br />
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18X24 (acrylic)<br />
2006<br />
by<br />
Craig Willms<br />
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20X24 (acrylic)<br />
2006<br />
by<br />
Craig Willms<br />
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<span style="font-size: 20.8px; font-weight: bold;">"Marina Santiago de Cuba"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 20.8px;"><b><br /></b></span>
18X24 (acrylic)<br />
2019<br />
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From a photo my brother took while in Cuba.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 20.8px; font-weight: bold;">"Covered Bridge"</span><span style="font-size: 20.8px;"><br /></span><br />
24X30 (acrylic)<br />
2018<br />
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Craig Willms<br />
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This painting was commissioned our good friends Mary and Lori. They went on a tour up and down the coast of Oregon and northern California in search of lighthouses and covered bridges. This was the covered bridge they liked the best.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 20.8px; font-weight: bold;">"</span><span style="font-size: 20.8px; font-weight: bold;">The Stand"</span><br />
20X24 (acrylic)<br />
2018<br />
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This is the second birch forest painting I've done in the last few months. Our friend Jill liked the first one very much, so... Here you go!<br />
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<span style="font-size: 20.8px; font-weight: bold;">"</span><span style="font-size: 20.8px; font-weight: bold;">We're Not in Chicago Anymore"</span><br />
36X48 (acrylic)<br />
2017<br />
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This is my take on the familiar birch forest painting. You may have seen paintings like this with hidden deer or other animals, or maybe a pinto pony with its markings melding with the birch tree scars, and only upon close inspection can you even detect it. Well, this my unique take on this concept. The clue is the title of the painting... I'll leave it at that. <br />
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<span style="font-size: 20.8px; font-weight: bold;">"</span><span style="font-size: 20.8px; font-weight: bold;">The Boys of Summer"</span><br />
18X24 (acrylic)<br />
2017<br />
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This one was commissioned by my good friend Jason Lance. The boys are his sons in this redux of a painting I did for him years ago featuring his dog in the front position. The underlying background sky and water was done with an airbrush, a skill I am trying to acquire... I am pretty pleased with how it came out - Jason seemed happy with it too!<br />
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<span style="font-size: 20.8px; font-weight: bold;">"</span><span style="font-size: 20.8px; font-weight: bold;">Watson Lake - Prescott AZ"</span><br />
24X40 (acrylic)<br />
2017<br />
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From a photo I took myself on our southwest tour. My wife and I fell in love with this place just outside of Prescott AZ. The mountains in the background are the San Francisco range in beautiful Flagstaff AZ some 90 miles away. This one hangs in our living room.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 20.8px; font-weight: bold;">"Reflections of Monet"</span><span style="font-size: 20.8px;"><br /></span><br />
18X24 (acrylic)<br />
2016<br />
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Commissioned by my friend Anya K. The photo I worked from was taken by her friend and we both agreed it reminded us of a Monet painting. So, it became a 'Monet' as seen through corrective lenses!<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">"Lewis Falls"<br /><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"> </span></span><br />
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Commissioned by my dear friend Shirley B.<br />
Yellowstone's lovely Lewis Falls as twilight approaches...<br />
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This was the final submission to my Vacation Photo Project. A fitting ending that can be interpreted as looking back or looking forward... For my nephew Kurt - somewhere in the BWCA. Original photo by Luke Stair.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">"Havasu Falls"<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal;">20 x 24 acrylic<br />by Craig Willms<br />2012</span></span><br />
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2008<br />
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note: based on a fine vacation photo by Sue Allhiser<br />
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18 X 24 (acrylic)<br />
2008<br />
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note: Based on a series of photos by Jen Oberg.<br />
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18X24 (acrylic)<br />
2008<br />
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Notes: This is the first of the submitted vacation photos. A photo by Ian Frisk. Doyle's is a restaurant situated across the harbor from Sydney Australia. The city skyline as well as the Sydney Harbor Bridge can been seen while one relaxes after enjoying a fine meal.<br />
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18X24 (acrylic)<br />
2009<br />
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Notes: This is another submitted vacation photo. The story goes that this is the view from the honeymoon villa in the jungles of Costa Rica. Rumor has it you could feel the Earth move that weekend... Could've even been the volcano! Inspired by a photo by Jeff Lynn.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Up to The Lake"</span></span><br />
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18X24 (acrylic)<br />
2009<br />
by Craig Willms<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>A vacation photo for the project for my friend Deb J. at TCF.<br />
based on a S. Oakland photo.<br />
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2008<br />
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18X24 (acrylic)<br />
2007<br />
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notes: This was commissioned by my wife. It is based on a photo by Jim Brandenburg of Ely MN. Rookie Lake is part of the famous BWCA in the land of 10,000 lakes, Minnesota.<br />
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18X24 (acrylic)<br />
2004<br />
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notes: straight from a vacation photo to canvas<br />
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16 X 20 (acylic)<br />
2006<br />
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Given as Gift the my close friend Cheryl D.<br />
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18 x 24 acrylic<br />
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color: #cccccc; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Are You Following Me?"</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: white; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">$ to be donated to Second Harvest Heartland food shelf</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;" /></b></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">20" x 24"</span><br style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;" /><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">(acrylic)</span><br style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;" /><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">2023</span><br style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;" /><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">by</span><br style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;" /><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">Craig Willms</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: xx-large;">FOR SALE </span></div><div><div><span style="color: #fce5cd;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="color: #fce5cd; font-size: x-large;">"Mustang Love"</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="color: #fce5cd; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #fce5cd;">$ to be donated to Second Harvest Heartland food shelf</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #fce5cd;">Framed</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #fce5cd;">28 x 22 acrylic</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #fce5cd;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #fce5cd;">by Craig Willms </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #fce5cd;">2024</span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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</div>Ughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17267287853892482870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35580665.post-16567650370903769322006-10-05T01:28:00.004-05:002008-11-09T15:22:34.036-06:00Anatomy of Painting: Lyman Lake at Dirty Face Peak<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/SRXamQk8BJI/AAAAAAAAA6M/jgta5FNP-Ec/s1600-h/Orig1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 148px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/SRXamQk8BJI/AAAAAAAAA6M/jgta5FNP-Ec/s200/Orig1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266355690099442834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">original photo</span> (by Jen Oberg)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Scroll down and watch the it develop from a sketch on a canvas to a finished painting...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/SRXb2Ex5JjI/AAAAAAAAA7E/xM-ZcHjywyA/s1600-h/SketchOnCanvas.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 107px; height: 131px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/Sb2PmpVWpjI/AAAAAAAABSQ/osmdW8_3S6A/s400/Oriole-AlanMurphy-TN.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313561029460272690" border="0" /></a>original photo by Alan Murphy<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" > </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />_____________________________________<br /><br />Start<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">We start with the tools:</span><br />the easel, the canvas, the paint, the brushes and the palette<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/ReJWTlFOJVI/AAAAAAAAAK8/hyH1Wp-zelo/s1600-h/TheTools.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/ReJWTlFOJVI/AAAAAAAAAK8/hyH1Wp-zelo/s320/TheTools.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035682227725149522" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">__________________________________________<br /><br />Step 1<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I lay down the background. </span><br />For this particular painting the background is not detailed and is more or less a matte. I start by wetting the canvas with a generous amount of water. This is a standard water color technique and since acrylic paints are also water soluble this helps to spread the paint softly across the canvas. Using the colors primary yellow, hooker's green, burnt umber and cadmium red light I mix the paint right on the canvas. Once the colors are mixed satisfactorily I use long brush strokes that span the width of the canvas to remove signs of the paint mixing process. Before the paint can begin to dry (acrylics dry very fast) I clean and dry my large brush and attack the canvas rigid circular brush strokes. This "roughs up" the paint and gives it texture.</div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/RfLX2btXlRI/AAAAAAAAAMA/u6kjJ0EJvaE/s1600-h/MO-2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/RfLX2btXlRI/AAAAAAAAAMA/u6kjJ0EJvaE/s320/MO-2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040328263131960594" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">_________________________________________<br /><br />Step 2<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I pencil in the subject matter.</span><br />Once the background is completely dry I pencil in the subject. The object is to lay out the basic shapes as outlines. The only detail required is to separate different color blocks.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/RfYf7rtXlSI/AAAAAAAAAMI/DsBoPabMft4/s1600-h/MO-3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/RfYf7rtXlSI/AAAAAAAAAMI/DsBoPabMft4/s320/MO-3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041251943093605666" border="0" /></a>________________________________<br /><br />Step 3<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Block-in the black areas</span><br />I begin to paint in the color blocks. Here I've started with black parts.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/Rftq2dU-2sI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/gplN9mNmFqg/s1600-h/MO-4insert.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/Rftq2dU-2sI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/gplN9mNmFqg/s320/MO-4insert.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042741691589515970" border="0" /></a>________________________________________<br /><br />Step 4<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Block-in orange areas</span><br /><span>Fairly simple - just color inside the lines!</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/RfyDJNU-2vI/AAAAAAAAAMo/9zYJCL8EycY/s1600-h/MO-5insert.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/RfyDJNU-2vI/AAAAAAAAAMo/9zYJCL8EycY/s320/MO-5insert.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043049876967840498" border="0" /></a>_________________________________________<br /><br />Step 5<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Finish blocking-in main subject</span><br />Here I have finished the "undercoat" of the main subject. I will return to do fine detail once the rest of the color blocking is done.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/Rf1RGdU-2yI/AAAAAAAAANA/DffOwoYaBYo/s1600-h/MO-6insert.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/Rf1RGdU-2yI/AAAAAAAAANA/DffOwoYaBYo/s320/MO-6insert.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043276329118522146" border="0" /></a>_____________________________________<br /><br />Step 6<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Finish blocking-in supporting flora</span><br />All the main parts of the painting have their base color and are ready for detail.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/Rf3_yxpk7vI/AAAAAAAAANI/P2L4RGpzTnw/s1600-h/MO-7.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/Rf3_yxpk7vI/AAAAAAAAANI/P2L4RGpzTnw/s320/MO-7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043468405511089906" border="0" /></a>__________________________________<br /><br />Step 7<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Paint fine detail on main subject</span><br />Using my fine brush I mix the paint to a rather watery consistency. It's important not let the paint "glop" on at this juncture. When the detail becomes too stark I let the paint dry thoroughly and then use watered down paint that's the same color as the undercoat. This softens the detail and helps blend it in without diminishing the overall effect.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/Rf9WZoRsysI/AAAAAAAAANY/p27ElUxr9Ro/s1600-h/MO-8insert.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/Rf9WZoRsysI/AAAAAAAAANY/p27ElUxr9Ro/s320/MO-8insert.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043845105986620098" border="0" /></a>______________________________________<br /><br />Step 8<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Paint fine detail on the surrounding flora</span><br />This is actually the most challenging element of this particular painting. Making a leaf, a branch and a berry look realistic requires some trial and error. Color mixing for consistency is important because you can't mix too much at a time. Since each leaf takes so much time the paint sitting on the palate tends to dry out before you get to the next one.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/RgdI0zoMhZI/AAAAAAAAANg/v2X38Wr_j0M/s1600-h/MO-9insert.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/RgdI0zoMhZI/AAAAAAAAANg/v2X38Wr_j0M/s320/MO-9insert.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5046081979541128594" border="0" /></a>_______________________________________<br /><br />Step 9<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Finish fine detail on the leaves and berries</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/Rg6CZaSLFNI/AAAAAAAAAOc/yYhanX6kWVc/s1600-h/MO-10insert.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/Rg6CZaSLFNI/AAAAAAAAAOc/yYhanX6kWVc/s320/MO-10insert.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048115605392790738" border="0" /></a>________________________________<br /><br />Step 10<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The signature</span><br />I always try to include the year the painting was completed. I also write on the back in permanent marker the title, the artist, the medium and any other notes that are pertinent.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/Rg6DiKSLFOI/AAAAAAAAAOk/sweUI949fbg/s1600-h/MO-11insert.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/Rg6DiKSLFOI/AAAAAAAAAOk/sweUI949fbg/s320/MO-11insert.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048116855228273890" border="0" /></a>_____________________________________<br /><br />Finish<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Murphy's Oriole"<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/Rg6EEaSLFPI/AAAAAAAAAOs/u13AybbNO58/s1600-h/Murphy%27sOriole.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/Rg6EEaSLFPI/AAAAAAAAAOs/u13AybbNO58/s320/Murphy%27sOriole.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048117443638793458" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Ughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17267287853892482870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35580665.post-36236010606908134002006-10-02T20:31:00.024-05:002016-12-31T09:27:55.449-06:00The Vacation Photo Project<a href="http://static-art.blogspot.com/">HOME</a><br />
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<span style="color: #33ffff; font-weight: bold;">The project is now
over, a huge thanks to everyone who submitted a photo. I started this in
2008 and finished 14 paintings by December 2010. I really enjoyed the
challenge. It's the finest feeling to watch faces light up when I unveil a painting for the first time. These paintings now hang
(hopefully) in the homes of my friends and family, and will <i>undoubtedly</i>
be handed down through the generations..</span><span style="color: #33ffff;">. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #33ffff;"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Contact</span></span></span><span style="color: #33ffff; font-size: 130%;">: </span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><a href="mailto:willrocc@msn.com" style="color: #ffff99; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #33ffff;">willrocc@msn.com</span></a></span> <span style="color: #66ffff;">the door is never closed!</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Click on the title of each painting to see a larger image</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">...</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBkOWLxqqeaC_XptzHkhV11ndVT1vZ7zf6qEpOxfGqRSqmDJzeaI0zFjh6frVWmmOQV_n1dXDGQC3ZUlp00cQcX9aTW2m3W0pZvirxBLU9fiRRFw5Iic34WN5dJsF2uCrOF1q/s1600-h/LymanLakeAtDirtyFacePeak.JPG">Lyman Lake At Dirty Face Peak</a> ------ click on the text<!------></span><br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/S4AJrL59zRI/AAAAAAAABy4/ORMm0i3SE7M/s1600-h/HeavenOnIce.JPG"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Heaven On Ice</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/S9bZqKVVAeI/AAAAAAAAB4Q/lN5xwILCk3w/s1600/InTheShadowofTheTetons.JPG"><span style="font-weight: bold;">In the Shadow of the Tetons</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/TGHvR8Q-btI/AAAAAAAAB9g/C84j-xQv594/s1600/TSquare.jpg"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Times Square</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUcujWSf3Q4/TPqB-0HgVyI/AAAAAAAACEk/hqFLiOfShiE/s1600/TheSunSetsOnTheMariner.JPG"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"The Sun Sets On The Mariner"</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nNThEupFnts/TbRECtaD7hI/AAAAAAAACKo/6WnvEgbJ8Rs/s1600/CheckingTheWeather.JPG"><span style="font-size: 130%;">"Checking The Weather"</span></a><span style="font-size: 130%;"> </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiw_t8fkOu8-UQPfbughBJ8TKHdEwnR5fou6GUEjsgmR10MdXCOpMuoZEoQcBdbzvdJCkYcZVRpDrSdILlwjUCU2ormCYZVi95yaKhX6pU4JewYePxnImJQvPAxjkJhF5S9Vbh/s1600/HavasuFalls.jpg"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Havasu Falls"</span></a><br />
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<br />Ughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17267287853892482870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35580665.post-63544162666159690342006-04-01T11:25:00.000-06:002016-01-04T09:55:58.550-06:00Dogs<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Dogs</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b><i><span style="font-size: small;">Click on each picture for a larger view</span></i></span><br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jtGtZ1HuNZk/VeMp5YNY6VI/AAAAAAAADQM/VkjgvZ3bZ8s/s1600/Cyrus2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jtGtZ1HuNZk/VeMp5YNY6VI/AAAAAAAADQM/VkjgvZ3bZ8s/s400/Cyrus2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>"<span style="font-size: large;">Cyrus</span>"</b></span></div>
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18 x 24 acrylic</div>
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by Craig Willms</div>
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2015</div>
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one was commissioned by my friend Cheryl Dayton.I believe it will be a gift to the folks who own Cyrus. Cyrus is a w<span class="st">eimaraner, a sporting or working dog of German decent. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>"<span style="font-size: large;">Princess</span>"</b></span></div>
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18 x 24 acrylic</div>
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by Craig Willms</div>
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2014</div>
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This one was commissioned by my niece Cartrice. Princess was her beloved
Golden who left us in the spring of 2014. She was a comfort and
companion to whomever needed comforting and companionship. <br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XzEmoZgx2hM/VeMw2NW9LbI/AAAAAAAADQo/U4I7U9bYfHY/s1600/Brothers.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="335" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XzEmoZgx2hM/VeMw2NW9LbI/AAAAAAAADQo/U4I7U9bYfHY/s400/Brothers.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>"<span style="font-size: large;">Brothers</span>"</b></span></div>
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20 x 24 acrylic</div>
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by Craig Willms<br />
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A commissioned painting (by my wife) for our good friend Jill. Ahti and
Junior. Brothers, grown up and grown old together... I'm hoping this
painting will help Jill remember these beloved dogs forever.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;">"The Black Dog"</span><br />
18 X 24 acrylic<br />
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2009<br />
by Craig Willms</div>
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This is the first grayscale painting I've ever attempted. It won't be my
last. It was very satisfying. I really enjoyed the challenge of using
just 2 tubes of paint. Yet another entry in my Vacation Photo Project. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(original photographer unknown)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Best Friend In God's Country"</span></span><br />
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18X24 (acrylic)<br />
2009<br />
by Craig Willms<br />
(click on the image for a larger view)<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Based on photos by Jason Lance taken in the BWCA near Ely, MN.<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span>Ughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17267287853892482870noreply@blogger.com