Mermaids dream

This is a painting I did from a painting by Marc Chagall.

I took artistic licence and changed a few things.

I embelished the flowers, and put a tropical beach in.

Originally this is a portrait of his wife.

However I decided to make it Renee! (my wife)

We had a fun Valintines Day.

old dog

I think I'm losing it.

Somedays I should just stay in bed.

As much as I wanted to get my foot in the door,

at the MIA, (museum) It didn't happen.

Every ten years they allow Minnesota artists to

enter an art piece to display to the public.

I was hoping to, but missed the deadline.

So I'll cry like a baby...wwwaaaaaaaaa!!!!

I feel foolish, my poor ego, it's crushed.

I'm just an old dog, with old tricks.

Think I'll do a self portrait.

Muskie

Sometimes I'll work one day a week at the Wood Carvers Store & School.

They've had the same phone # for over Fifty years!

One of the pluses is I get some of the work that comes through the door.

This is one of those jobs.

This person had caught a Muskie up in the Canadian boundry waters.

Once she had this big fish in the boat, it was measured & weighed.

A picture was snapped and the fish was returned to the water.

(No animals where hurt in the making of this blog)

This fish measured out at 48" long. Its weight was over 30 lbs.

The only thing bigger than this fish was the smile on her face!

This customer came in and asked to have a carving made of its

exact length.

This is the result.

Gilding

This is a piece I've been working on this week.

It's 22k gold letters on an oak post.

It's for a church, I'm not sure what it says.

Although I've been a gilder many years, Recently I've

been learning to paint. Some hits, some misses.

It seems a lot of blogs are showing how-to -do's!

I would not do a how to do on painting.

However, I could do a how to do on gilding.

Picture frames, outdoor statues, window (glass) letters..

If any one would be interested in this, let me know.

Maybe there's a Gilding 101 waiting to happen.

(not classes, I'd just show how I do it!)

Apples

As I was painting these apples, a friend stopped by.

His son, about 3 years old asked if he could eat one.

" Sure" I said!

So he ate it, and asked for the other one also!

I did not get to finish painting these apples.

Sand Artist

This is a detail study I wanted to do from a painting

of George Luks, one of the ashcan artists.

This little guy needs a candy bar.

Thomas Moran

I was at the Minneapolis Institute (museum) the other day.

For the first time, I was allowed to snap a few pics of some

of my favorite art.

Ladies and Gentelmen, I give you Thomas Moran.

Have a wonderful view, have a wonderful week!