http://ontheeasel.com Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:54:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been working on this one over the course of the entire summer.  I've had a difficult time settling on a name so I thought I would give you an opportunity for input.  Any suggestions? Oil on Linen 24" x 30" http://ontheeasel.com/2010/08/20/new-painting "What A Night" - 42"x28" Oil on Panel This painting is at the present time in the studio.  Once I get a frame ordered I will most likely be sending it out to one of my galleries.  Is it a figure painting with a still life or a still life painting ... http://ontheeasel.com/2010/08/16/new-painting-what-a-night 36" x 24" Oil Painting I am including some detail shots of this one so that you can see the brush work a little bit better.  My model was my neighbors daughter Caroline who also happens to be in our pioneer club. She did a great job modeling.  The red in ... http://ontheeasel.com/2010/04/16/new-painting-a-little-polish "The Fountain" 12"x16" OIl on Panel This painting was a challenge. It was very busy for it's relatively small size. http://ontheeasel.com/2010/03/31/new-painting-the-fountain "Tera Rosa",  48" x 36" Oil on Canvas I received a phone call yesterday informing me that my painting Tera Rosa has won the Grand Prize at the 2010 Energen Art Competition. Needless to stay I am humbled and seriously juiced! http://ontheeasel.com/2010/03/31/grand-prize-energen-art-competition Those who know me well may appreciate this more than most.  I have eliminated about half of the things that were cluttering up my studio. Josh asked me if it was more difficult to concentrate in such a clean space . That is a pretty good question.  I did manage ... http://ontheeasel.com/2010/03/08/spring-cleaning "Tera Rosa" 36"x48" Oil on Canvas "Flower Girl" 24" x 36" Oil on Canvas I’ve become the occasional blogger. But that is a good thing because it means I am spending the majority of my time painting. These two paintings will hopefully be in the Energen Art Show in Birmingham next month. ... http://ontheeasel.com/2010/02/24/studio-news Tuscaloosa News Article http://ontheeasel.com/2009/11/29/tuscaloosa-news-article-on-the-jack-warner-art-institute Daniel Garber, Tanis, June-July-August 1915. Oil on canvas, 60 x 46-1/4 inches. From the Warner Collection of the Westervelt Warner Company, displayed in the Westervelt Warner Museum of American Art, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. On the 23rd and 24th of November I taught an introductory course in pastel painting at the newly formed ... http://ontheeasel.com/2009/11/28/jack-warner-art-institute Kentuck 2009 is over and it was a blast. We had cold, we had mud and we had customers. I don't think you could have come up with a more interesting combination. Below you will find some photos of paintings I did for the show as well as some photo's ... http://ontheeasel.com/2009/10/21/kentuck-09