Clyde and Rene

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I found out that my brother-in-law Clyde, has cancer and has only two weeks to two months to live.  He and his wife, Rene, were going to fly from Utah to visit their son’s family in Missouri. I just had to go see him and say goodbye.

My wife and I drove from Indiana. It was great to see our nephew’s family, but it was especially great to see Clyde. He has been in the family for twenty five years. He always has made me feel so good. He is a wonderful man. I told Clyde and Rene that I wanted to do a portrait. It was really all I could do for them. It was an emotional experience for me to paint them.

God Bless you, Clyde. Thanks for the wonderful times.

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Cows

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One of the things I like best about living in the Indianapolis metro area is that only five minutes from the city I am in the farms. If ever I feel stressed out, I can jump into the car and take a relaxing drive through the cornfields, past the cattle, the barns and silos.

This painting shows a typical Indiana scene. You see cows walking in a line. In the background are cornfields. I have tried to portray the direction of the sun. The grass in the foreground has a lot of yellow in it. That is what sunlight looks like. My wife really likes the trees. This painting makes me feel relaxed and at peace.

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Asleep

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I absolutely love reflections in water. One evening I was in Madison, Indiana, right along the Ohio River. There was a fantastic sunset – the sky was yellow and it reflected in the water. There were some boats docked. Against the yellow they were almost a silhouette. There were very few other colors. I just loved the magic that these colors created. I hope that  sharing this painting with you will create the same emotion I felt.

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Lamp Lady

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One of the biggest problems portrait painters have is what to do with the background. Often it is just filled in with dark color values, a fireplace, or books on a book case.

This is a painting of a woman who owns a store that sells all sorts of lamps. I felt it needed to portray that fact. The woman is the most important part of the portrait, so she takes up most of the space. She is painted in bright colors. The lamps are in the background – very small, yet apparent, with muted tones. The background should never overpower the subject matter. Doing it this way provides a portrait of the woman, while at the same time, lets you know what she’s all about.

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Napa

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My favorite subject to paint is nighttime reflections in wet roads.  I love driving down the street on rainy nights and seeing the colors of taillights and neon signs as they are mirrored in the puddles of rainwater.  This painting is of a scene in the middle of an intersection in Rising Sun, Indiana.  The buildings, streetlights, and a soft drink machine are reflected.

The dark sky against the rest of the painting creates a dramatic contrast. The building is wider up front and goes narrower as the view goes to the rear. The same thing happens with the road. This technique is called linear perspective. Linear perspective gives the illusion of depth – you can walk right into the picture and down the street.

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Bridport Harbour

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A  few years ago I went with my wife and her parents and my mother to visit Britain. Our ancestors are from there. We had researched where many of them lived. We went from England to Wales and Scotland. It was a very emotional experience to find our where our families were from.

One of the areas where many of them were born was Dorsetshire along the southern coast of England.  Many were from Broadwindsor, while others were from Bridport. We stopped in Bridport. I have always loved boats and the sea, so it was especially exciting to me. I have tried to portray the view I had of the many fishing boats. You can see the reflections of the boats in the water, as well as the water reflecting back on the boats.

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Clouding Over

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This is a street in downtown Rising Sun, Indiana. I’ve created a mood of an overcast day by using cool colors with a bluish tint. There is a feeling of depth because I have used linear perspective  – the buildings are larger at the left, then go smaller as you move to the right. There is atmospheric perspective because the closer objects are more detailed than the ones further back. You may notice the decor around the roof line on the closer building, along with the writing on it’s side. There is a yellow light inside. The light from light bulbs is generally yellow.

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Roadster

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This is a painting of a beautiful classic car. It is a Cord. At the time I painted it, it belonged to Shawn Miller from Indianapolis. He loves classic cars. I painted it so it could be displayed at the Classic Car Club of America convention that was held in Indianapolis.

I’ve loved cars since I was a little kid. I have lots of automobile brochures from the fifties and sixties. I drew pictures of cars while I sat in my school classes. Many of them were grabbed and crumpled up by angry teachers who wanted me to pay attention. This is a fun painting.

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