I haven’t put up any new paintings for awhile because in addition to a show in October, I started a class in portrait painting at the Palette and Chisel Academy in Chicago with Marci Oleszkiewicz. The class is great, as is a day once a week in the big city. The Palette and Chisel is… Continue reading Untitled

W. Main St. $80. 8×10 inches, oil on panel. I did this picture late on a Friday afternoon after work at the end of a whole week of not painting. I was determined to paint, despite failing light, an unusually cold September day, lots of wind, and maybe rain. I had to stand behind a… Continue reading Untitled

W. Johnson St. II. $50. 8×10 inches, oil on panel. This is the view from the other side of the street with, of course, the Capitol in the background. Someday I’m going to do a series of pictures all around the Capitol square, with the dome somewhere far off in the background–it’ll be like “Where’s… Continue reading Untitled

W. Johnson St. Sold. 8×10 inches, oil on panel. A nice little scene that features contrast between highlights and shadows with some interesting geometry and colors. This is the backside of some buildings that face State St.

E. Gorham St. Sold. 8×10 inches, oil on panel. This picture was really fun to paint because the difference between the shadow and highlight areas was so dramatic. Since Madison isn’t very big, just about the only place you find old houses like this is downtown in the student neighborhoods. Which for me is lucky… Continue reading Untitled

Train Cars. Sold. 8×10 inches, oil on panel. This was a great place to paint, totally secluded in an overgrown field right in the middle of the city, not a block away from a coffee shop where I could get refreshments. The picture is a good example of the rule that if you want light… Continue reading Untitled

State St. $60. 8×10 inches, oil on panel. In the middle is the grand remnant of the old Capitol Theater that got incorporated into the new Overture Center arts complex on State St. On the left is the former Yost’s department store, now another part of the Overture Center. The long window on the right… Continue reading Untitled

S. Pinckney St. $40. 8×10 inches, oil on board. As I frequently do, I drove around frantically, in a panic that I wouldn’t find a good spot. This one, however, was perfect. Although this was a busy area, I was up on a little hill back off the sidewalk where people weren’t passing behind me.… Continue reading Untitled

S. Hamilton St. $55. 8×10 inches, oil on board. This is an alley behind the Tornado Club just off the Capitol Square. I was attracted by the colors in this scene, the many greens and the orange ramp entrance in the distance. A nice guy came by and said, “I’m glad you’re painting that. I… Continue reading Untitled

S. Fairchild St. $40. 8×10 inches, oil on panel. Another attempt at a “vista.” This time I got lots of cars and people in the picture. I should’ve put more detail into the building in shadow on the left. It was fun painting the transparent glass of the Overture Center, the next building down on… Continue reading Untitled