My wife’s birthday
Yesterday was my wife Kathleen’s birthday. As a present, I planted these perennials in our front yard. The day was mild and the work was enjoyable. Like all good husbands, I cannot recall her age. I know she gets younger each year. Read moreIn the Studio Oct. 14 2012Happy birthday, Kate!
Studio plans
To address my acute storage problem, I decided to convert our two-car garage into a full-time studio. Unlike my current studio, the garage has a high ceiling, which means I can work more easily on large-format paintings. Besides, I already use the garage to stretch and prepare canvases. In order to re-purpose the garage, we are installing
Happy 4th!
Happy 4th, everybody. There will be fireworks over the lake tonight.
In the studio 6/22/2014
Besides finishing The Call, I recently worked on the paintings in this photo. Today’s session was the second painting session for the one on the right, Heated Discussion (the drawing took several sessions). Read moreIn the Studio Oct. 14 2012The painting in the upper-left, Explain (or maybe just Plain–I haven’t decided) is almost done. I
Our beach pounded by waves
It’s a great day on Lake Erie. The air is crisp, cool, and sun-drenched. Waves pound the beach throwing up plumes of white froth.
The Betty Jane launched for the season. We were late getting her into the water this year but we’re ready to go now.
On the easel 5/11/14
Mother’s Day. The weather is perfect. We worked on the boat–The Betty Jane–yesterday and today. Painting was light this morning but I did get a session in with The Call. First time I’ve worked on it in a little while. I used the last of my old roll of canvas stretching three large ones yesterday. Earlier this
Happy Mother’s Day!
It’s a beautiful day today. The weather is fine and it’s Mother’s Day. Kathleen, my darling, it’s been 24 wonderful years. I love you as much now as I did then–more. Read moreIn the Studio Oct. 14 2012Happy Mother’s Day to my mother-in-law Rose. You have always been the mother-in-law every man wants: kind, supportive, and