I wanted to do the waves again, but without rubber duck this time. This is my first oil painting on a square panel. Oil on board, 11"x11"

I painted this today in Oakland Cemetery. All my plein air paintings kinda look alike - probably because I tend to always use the same limited palette that isn't appropriate for all the shades of green around here. I need to switch it up. Can you ID the background skyscraper? Oil on board, 9"x12"

It's time for some sardines. I think this painting would look good in a frame. The large negative space needs some boundaries. Oil on board, 9"x12"

It's pretty enjoyable to sit down and listen to an album start to finish while painting a single painting. I do like a motif. Watercolor on 5"x8 1/2" hot press paper

I've been rolling this motif around in my head for a couple days, so I needed to get it out of my system. Maybe it would have worked better in oil. I accidentally painted on the smooth side of my nice chunky cold press paper. Woops. Watercolor on 5"x7" cold press paper

It's time for a moody clouds series. I remain chunky. Oil on board, 9"x12"

That makes 5 of these flower paintings. I'm out of the oddly-cut panels, so it's time to be done with the series. I mislabeled a couple early in the series. They're all 7"x11. Oil on board, 7"x11"

I'm still working on this series. It was a busy week and I didn't get to paint until tonight. I am trying to work more in series, and I have one more board set aside for this subject. I'm about ready to move onto something new. Oil on board, 7"x11"

I like the way the updated app is showing groups of photos, so let's see how it looks with progress pics. Oil on board, 7"x11"

I did this painting a few years ago based on a photo I took of a friend visiting me during a difficult time - back around 2007. He was lighting the grill with a bottle of lighter fluid. It's not how I paint today, but I liked it. I gave him the painting last year. Oil on canvas board, 8"x10"

I have more of these oddly-measured panels, so I'm doing a series from the same reference book. Oil on board, 12"x8.5"

This was an offcut of my standard sized panels I didn't want it to go to waste. It's gonna be hard to measure to frame though since the size is very imprecise. I used a 19th century watercolor of a rose as a reference. I wanted to do something chunky. Oil on board, 12"x8.5"

I wanted to do a larger painting in one sitting, and I'm enjoying these abstracts, so I based this on a watercolor I did last year. I don't love it, but maybe it will grow on me. Maybe it needs a stronger composition. I used a brush, palette knife, and some cardboard. Oil on board, 14"x18"

I shifted the palette around from the last paintings. I cut and gessoed the panel from a masonite board. The tooth on a gesso board is finer than a canvas, so paint behaves differently. The initial block-in was too thin, and it took a few layers to get those darks really dark. Oil on board, 14"x18"

I am continuing to experiment with light effects. This is the third iteration of this motif, and the painting has grown in size each time. These abstract paintings are easier to make attractive than figurative work. I'm happy enough with this painting that I may hang it. Oil on canvas, 16"x20"

I haven't been painting much. I started this back in January and didn't finish it until today. Ala prima is always the smarter move. The painting only took two painting sessions - just two months apart. This is a larger version of the motif from the last painting. Oil on panel, 9x12.

First painting of 2026. I haven't really done any abstract oil painting before, but I wanted to practice these colors without so practicing drawing. Oil on linen panel, 5"x7".

My friend ordered some off hand-painted reproductions of 19th century art with absurd modern elements added - like a blockbuster video in the background of a hunting scene. I think they're made in a Chinese workshop in some bulk. I painted this duck floating in the ocean. Oil on panel, 8"x10".

I painted this goat. Oil on panel, 8"x10".

This is my friend's pig. I'm trying to learn to paint the light. Oil on panel, 9"x12".

I haven't done an oil painting in a while, so it's time to get started again. I took some photos in the woods at Arabia Mountain a few weeks ago for the reference. I do most of my paintings ala prima, but I started this before Thanksgiving, and it dried while I was away. Oil on panel, 9"x12".

These guys didn't make the mess, but they'll have to clean it up. Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper

I'm probably wearing this motif out. It's becoming a lazy check-the-box exercise. But I do like it! The masking pen is awesome. Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper

My friend told me my work was looking very "southwest". As a dedicated East-Coaster, I felt like I needed to change the colors up. Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper

I really like this motif. I did this one with a masking fluid pen instead of tape. Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper

It's not October! I finished my "at least one painting a day in October" project. I did a bunch of abstracts this year. I still consider myself a landscape painter first, then a general representational painter second, but abstracts really are genuine fun. Watercolor on 5"x7" hot press paper

It's October! I'm still doodling on these guys. They're getting more desperate. Watercolor and ink pen on 5"x7" hot press paper

It's October! I was doodling with a carpenter's pencil in my sketchbook and discovered this kind of dude. This was a pen and watercolor rendetion of a bunch of these guys hanging out in the junk piles. Watercolor and ink pen on 5"x7" hot press paper

It's October! I'm still playing with the transparent red oxide, which today I realized smells like blood from all the iron. I borrowed some of this motif from @fiendfables.bsky.social whose work I found today and greatly admired. Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper

It's October! I wanted to experiment with the transparent red oxide. Watercolor on 5"x7" hot press paper

It's October! I'm still messing with this motif. Watercolor and Ink on 5"x7" hot press paper

It's October! I was doodling in my sketchbook and decided to extend a couple motifs as a little watercolor painting. I penciled in the drawing, and I think that was a mistake. The ink-only figures in the sketchbook were more spontaneous and animated. Watercolor and Ink on 5"x7" hot press paper

It's October! I really dig the better-quality hot press paper. It just doesn't tear, and I can go a lot further messing with different kinds of masking. Watercolor on 5"x7" hot press paper

I usually use relatively cheap paper, but I've been trying to do some masking with artist tape, and it always rips. Even when I tape the edges, it rips. I cut some higher quality arches paper, and I'm happy with the result. No tearing. Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper.

It's October! I've been working more with abstract watercolors. I liked this one so much, I did a much larger version, but it's too big for my scanner, so this will have to do. Watercolor on 6"x9" hot press paper

The people demanded the return of the show, and the people's demands have been heard! What a treat!

This is larger than my normal painting. Another on a panel I cut. I consider myself a landscape painter at heart - even through most of my work isn't. Oil on panel, 11"x14".

I focused on speed and value, and attempted to go aittle nuts with hue. Phylogenetically, all apes, including humans, are old world monkeys. Oil on panel, 8"x10".

Another odd pig. Oil on panel, 8"x10".

Not a pig - but a boar. I don't often paint fur, so this was a little outside of my comfort zone. Oil on panel, 9"x12".

I wish all seasons could be fall and all holidays could be Halloween. Oil on panel, 8x10".

I based this on an interesting sketch I did, but whoa, it came out weird. Oil on panel, 8x10".

I painted a couple of pigs this week that I wasn't happy with, so I'm playing with a new subject. Oil on panel, 8x10".

Every artist needs a series they can fall back to when they don't have a subject calling out to them. Backup pigs. This pig is the first painting on my new batch of panels. The panel held up great. Oil on panel, 8x10".

I'm not sure where the pig paintings are headed. I cut and primed panels today, so I'm flush with materials. The old panels (including this painting) are 1/8" thick. The new panels are 3/16", which doesn't seem like a lot, but it's 50% thicker - much sturdier. Oil on panel, 9x12".

I painted this from a photo I took after a heavy rain. The light was weird. I initially had the lit window on the other side but moved it to its present location for compositional reasons. Oil on panel, 8"x10".

I still like to paint this creek. I should have worked more on the composition and not divided the painting nearly in half. Watercolor on hot press paper, 6"x9"

I still like to paint this creek. Watercolor on hot press paper, 6"x9"

I've painted this creek more than any other subject. There's always more to see. Watercolor, 6"x9" on hot pressed paper.

Reposting this to test the oil painting feed. This was a study of making big swooshy brush strokes to create these dramatic clouds. My friend thought they were rocks in a river and suggested I lighten the dark values. Next time. I cut and primed the panel. Oil on panel, 8"x10".