Lime Tree with Birds, oil/c, 20x16 $600 unframed

Busy time of year

Like most everyone else I have had little painting time recently.  I'd love to go to the studio and push a little paint around the canvas.  I really had great plans to do just that, but you know what happens to the best laid plans.

Back Among the Living...

The "Salute to Fort Bend" exhibit is over and I can think about something else.  If anyone is still reading this, the last few weeks have been a mish mash of things getting ready.  Myself and 6 other artists from MSG have all been rushing to put together work having to do with the past, present and future of our area.  And my super family and I dealt with all the logistics of transportation, sales, etc. (What would I do without Hal and Mary) It all happened at a  lovely benefit dinner at Sugar Land's Safari Club.  Owner Allison Wen put out the invitation for the exhibit and we were delighted.  There's not much I enjoy more than an art show.   When everything is hung and lights go on....WOW  I love it!.  I thought it was spectacular.  Now the paintings are hanging in Morton Street Gallery and we're throwing a party Saturday night, Oct. 16th. from 5:30-7:30.  It's open to the public so come on.  You can check it out at our  website www.mortonstreetgallery.net. There's a link on this page.  (I should put it here, but in case I don't do it right!)

"LATE FALL IN FORT BEND" oil/canvas, 30"x30" $1,800

MY ART CLASS

My Thursday morning art class will resume next Thursday at 10:00 til 1.  I have a few openings available.  For more info please call Morton Street Gallery.

Two more of my pieces for Salute to Fort Bend

I'm really not sure either of these is completely finished.  I just decided to take photographs and think about them a while. 

Large Painting number 2

One of the most common sights in this area is a Pecan Tree.....so I thought I'd paint that.  I drove along highway 90 A between Sugarland and Richmond making a mental study of all the trees, a mixture of live oak (my favorite tree actually) looking at the pecans.  One thing that always fascinates me is looking at the sky through the leaves... it's a little like looking through a spider web.  In the fall when the pecans begin to drop there will be cars lined up along the highway and whole families carrying bags to pick them up.  I'm sure some people sell them, but a lot will simply shell them for the enjoyment of the taste.  When I was young we would get out the bowl of native pecans and the crackers and pass the meat around.  It's a nice memory.  (Today, I must admit I prefer to buy them shelled.
Any way, having made my mental notes and taken a few photos, I looked at my big 4 x 5 foot canvas and began.   I'm still working.  It's undergone some changes along the way.  The composition seemed rather static but gets better as I progress (Thankfully)  It's kinda tiring working on a canvas so large.  I used to do it all the time, but age must be catching up with me.  I think of Chuck Close with his hydraulic lift.   Dream on!  I'm posting a few of the photos, but you will ultimately see they bare little relation to the piece.  Anyway, thanks for your interest.

Salute to Fort Bend, Painitng number 1, The Past