thirteen stars snapper 2
22" x 28" oil on aluminum
for Heather

here is my comanion snapper. I think they would look nice hung near one another.

 

thirteen stars snapper
22" x 28" oil on aluminum
for Heather

When I was at the fish market I found these amazing red snapper. Their faces are unbelieveable, otherworldly, but somehow weirdly human looking. They are so dramatic, I wanted to put them in a dramatic environment. I painted snapper companions.

 

golden trout moon
22" x 28" oil on aluminum
for Heather

I found these golden trout at the pike stree fish market in Seattle. they looked so remarkable I had to bring some home to paint, because I wasn't sure I would trust the photographs I took. They seemed almost albino, almost transparent. so delicate, I painted them all in high key, to accentuate their very fragile seeming beauty.

 

seven starfish halibut
22" x 28" oil on aluminum

for Heather

I enjoyed painting this halibut. The challenge was to accept that they are camouflaged in life, and to find a way to try to show the pebbly way they lay on the bottom.

compass rose salmon 2
22" x 28" oil on aluminum

for Heather

I'm off to Seattle this weekend to do an artist meet and greet for the Taku Graphics booth. I'm meeting up with my friend Shane. We're going to walk the show together, join in any artist gatherings we can find after the show, then head back across the water by Ferry to spend the night at Shane's in Port Townsend. We hope to take in some galleries on Monday before I get ready to head back home. I'm nervous about all the driving, but think it's going to be fun.

compass rose salmon 1
22" x 28" oil on aluminum

for Heather

dolphin fish moon
20" x 30" oil on aluminum

for Heather

These are large beautiful iridescent colored fish. Their color is gone as soon as they die. It's as though the color is a part of their spirit.

lemon slice flounder
22" x 28" oil on aluminum
RiverSea Gallery, Astoria, Oregon

I have been working hard, though it may be hard to tell from my blog. I have several new images to show for it, that I will be sharing over the next few days.

Journey 6, sunset
18" x 30" oil on aluminum

The final painting in this series. I really enjoyes doing this, and plan to do some more painting sets in the near future.

 

journey 5, waning moon
18" x 30" oil on aluminum

So sorry for the long delay...My camera had some issues, then Christmas, now illness. My wonderful Christmas with all my children and their families has left me with a cold that's led to a sinus infection. ouch!
The journey series has been delivered, it went to Boca Raton after all. I hope to get pictures of the installed work. If they remember to do that, I'll post them.

 

journey, panel 4
18" x 30"
oil on aluminum

 

journey, panel 3
18" x 30"
oil on aluminum

 

journey, panel 2
18" x 30"
oil on aluminum

 

journey, panel 1
18" x 30"
oil on aluminum

 

here are the six drawings for journey. Each panel is 18" x 30". The completed work will be 18 inches x 15 feet! more than that, after framing.

 

notes for journey I have a wonderful new opportunity that I'm very excited about. I've been commissioned to paint six paintings that will hang in a row in a new restaurant in Burbank. My client has given me a free hand and it's been fun planning them. They will end up telling one story in six panels. The working title is "journey." There will be seven salmon swimming against the current, through the starry night from sunset to sunrise. The center panel will be the dark of the moon, chosen because these paintings will hang on a custard yellow wall, and the deep blueish violet will really pop. Panels 1 and 6 will be the sunrise and sunset, panels 2 and 5 will offer waxing and waning moons. This allows me to speak of the passage of time in a larger sense than just one day. Each panel will have thirteen stars, just to make me happy.

I thought it might be interesting to show my notebook, it kind of shows my thought process in developing the work. I have all six panels drawn and will post them tomorrow.

wish me luck:)

shell wave moon 4
22" x 28" oil on aluminum

This finishes my paintings for Boca Raton...

 

shell wave moon 3
22" x 28" oil on aluminum

 

lobster wave moon 2
22" x 28" oil on aluminum

 

lobster wave moon 1
22" x 28" oil on aluminum