Painting History and Offline Crabcakes

These are some shots of my latest Four Dogs Tavern, in process. I’m still playing with the last one; the sky isn’t the way I want it, but I’m loving the glow of the candles in the windows! Four Dogs Tavern. Oil on newspaper-covered canvas.Christine...

Growing Up as an Artist

When I was little, my dad used to let me sit in his shop and build things. It was more like nailing little wood scraps together, but I think that’s where I got my love and ability for creating things. I have gotten more into woodwork and refinishing small pieces of...

The Jesus Picture

I think I like drawing better than painting. You can get a result much faster. After a big change in my life at the end of last century, I gave my life to the Lord. What does that mean? It means I knew I couldn’t do life on my own, and that I wanted to go to heaven...

The Making of a Monster

Since childhood, ever since I knew spiders existed, I’ve been terrified of them. So imagine my shock and horror as a kid when they didn’t just come 2” big like the wolf spiders that raced across our white livingroom carpet every October. No. They also came as big as...

Copyright 101

This may not be an exciting article, but I felt the need to write it to clarify things. First of all, I am NOT an intellectual property lawyer, so anything in this blog is for informational or entertainment value. It is not legal counsel. Laws change, so always...

Shemar: Moore Than A Pretty Face

People ask me where I get my ideas, or inspiration for my paintings. Sometimes, ideas come as concepts, like a theme of love, or of a story, or the story behind a character. I get lots of inspiration from the rich themes and accounts in the bible. Other times, I just...

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