Sherlock Holmes

I struggle with profiles so this was a challenge and a lesson for me. I do think I like the way old boy turned out. I'm sure he will solve the mystery he's working on.

First Ballet Lesson

I guess I was inspired with Dancing With The Stars to paint a dance theme. Here is this little girl at her first ballet lesson trying to assume her position in front of the mirror while the rest of the class looks on. I predict she will win on that show in 2020.

Best Friend

I love painting cute kids and adorable animals so I paired these two for this painting. I like the fact that she is as big as her "best friend" so they are eye to eye. She with her inocent little girl look and the dog with his blissfully happy look of being adored by her.

The Way We Were

I love painting shadows and I started thinking why not make a shadow that reflects what the person is thinking. So here are two people who are thinking of their dancing days and the shadows tell the story. Somehow I wish they could get to know each other and go dancing once again.

Bit and Spur Maker

John C. Ennis believes he may have been born a century too late. He says he would have loved to have known real cowboys of that bygone era. But his love of cowboy gear—especially leather and metal work—and his unique talent have made him a much sought-after artisan. And his heroes, he says, have always been cowboys.
I got this photo of John from Persimmon Hill a wonderful magazine that the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum publishes. He has such a great face, I just had to paint him

Morning Commute News

I love to travel on a subway or train because you can get an amount done while you're traveling to your destination. I like to think these ladies are reading W the fashion newspaper instead of the dreary Wall Street Journal that the men are reading across the aisle.

Pet Piglet

Here is a little farm boy whose Father has just given him his first pig to raise. Big responsibility for this little guy but he assures his Dad he can do it.

I love to think up stories about the people I paint because I think I can get more expression in their faces.