When I went to an art class the teacher,  who also happens to be the one I learned the most from, said she was not a fan of the two haired paint brushes, and that we should either paint larger or looser, or both.  I am painting looser in this series, that's for sure, so much so that I don't think a lot of people who are drawn to my traditional oil paintings will be moved by them at all, at least not at first.

12 x 12 Mountain Goat/Big Horn Sheep   Available

I mean, not only are these individual in that I literally could not paint it just like this again, but they are creative and energetic, I really do love that.

I generally use oil paint, and in the past have had ample experience working with acrylic as well, so in that respect there is no learning curve here since it's charcoal and acrylic, which I often call mixed media.

This is on my website in the category, Small Works,Mixed Media/Drawings, if you haven't seen the others or are just curious what's in there with prices and purchase buttons, check it out >>>here<<<.

I am usually at my studio, almost daily!  Everyone does not know because I have black sheets that cover the windows that show on Main Street, giving the impression that the lights are off, when in fact inside, they are on!

(Here the front door with windows curtain is closed, the windows are open.  This works unless I am getting a bad glare off of cars where I am trying to paint or draw)

The other day I had music playing full blast, the best way to be inspired to paint btw, and my front door open. A good friend happened to be downtown anyway, and realizing I was here, she took the opportunity to invite me to happy hour for chicken wings.  We went once before and she loved them, of course I have my own special way of ordering them, she likes that too.

So, I played hooky during studio time!  We went down and had wings, it was great I really enjoyed it.  There are several restaurants within easy walking distance of my studio front door.  Por Favor has mexican food and a couple of large patios, Downtown Cafe has a variety including bar food.  There is also Italian.  I have been here for over 10 years so I know what I like at each one.

By the way, the Marriot on Rea is just behind me, so if you are staying at that Marriot Hotel be sure and stop by!!

I have a few new paintings.  My abstracted realism experiment has let to more experimenting and fun.  I am loving the new look of these, and enjoying creating them as well.  The word I love that someone used was energy, there is so much energy in these pieces it really can make someone look at them for a while!   

I asked someone I know who raised bucking bulls if he would mind sharing a photo because that energy on top of the background energy seemed to be a great match, and this is what I did:

He really loved it and asked me to offer it to him first, which I did and he bought it right away.  I sent it to another bucking bull breeder that I know (both of them are collectors also btw) and she said it was bad ass and she wants one of hers done as well.  I think the combination is dynamic!  I will still be doing the more traditional works, but am happy to add this to my available work.  What do you think?