New Paintings 11.3.09

Autumn Yellow Forest
Original 24" x 30" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Sunset on the Hudson River, Looking from Olana
Original 24" x 30" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Mountains Beyond the Quaking Aspens
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Autumn Moonrise X
Original 54" x 24" x 0.75" painting
Three 18" x 24" canvases
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvases

Busy week completing some commissions, getting new commission orders, and painting for my sales venues. These paintings are variations on and new editions of some of my signature compositions and reflect the beauty of the autumn season as the leaves start to dwindle on the trees.

Quote of the Day
"Waking up this morning I smile.
Twenty-four brand new hours are before me.
I vow to live fully in each moment
and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion."

Thich Nhat Hanh

Today's Paintings 09.20.09

Abstract Poppies X
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Autumn Moonrise IX
Original 72" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

Today's work includes two new editions of popular compositions: Abstract Poppies and Autumn Moonrise. My patrons love these compositions. I've painted several commissions of both, and the new editions always sell. My greatest wish is that my work inspires the people who hang it on their walls to enjoy the beauty that is this life.

Quote of the Day
"When you are fully present with everyone you meet, you relinquish the conceptual identity you made for them — your interpretation of who they are and what they did in the past — and are able to interact without the egoic movements of desire and fear. Attention, which is alert stillness, is the key. How wonderful to go beyond wanting and fearing in your relationships. Love does not want or fear anything." --Eckhart Tolle

Commission Work This Week

Red Trees (Commission)
Original 72" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Three 24" x 36" canvases
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Autumn Aspens (Commission)
Original 72" x 30" x 0.75" painting
Three 24" x 30" canvases
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

This week's work included a commission for a patron in Colorado who wanted some of my work to decorate her office. These paintings are based on two of my popular compositions, Autumn Aspens and Autumn Moonrise (photo coming soon).

The other commission is for a patron visiting the U.S. from Argentina. She selected my Red Trees composition.

Quotes of the Day
"You're never so full of yourself as when you're in pain... Happiness releases you from self. It is suffering and pain and misery and depression that tie you to the self."

"Put this program into action, a thousand times: (a) identify the negative feelings in you; (b) understand that they are in you, not in the world, not in external reality; (c) do not see them as an essential part of 'I'; these things come and go (don't identify with them); (d) understand that when you change, everything changes."

--Anthony de Mello

Today's Work 09.10.09

Autumn Cottage with Cattails
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Autumn Moonrise VIII
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

Today's work included a new composition: Autumn Cottage with Cattails, and the newest edition in the Autumn Moonrise series. I have recently relocated to Morristown, New York, in the North Country along the St. Lawrence River. The setting for Autumn Cottage is the view from my new deck!

Today's is my baby's 14th birthday! Happy Birthday Emily!!!

Quote of the Day
"The more you care, the stronger you can be." --Jim Rohn

Today's Paintings 7.31.09

Autumn Moonrise VII
Original 54" x 24" x 0.75" painting
Three 18" x 24" canvases
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Poppies on Yellow VIII
Original 48" x 30" x 0.75" painting
Two 24" x 30" canvases
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvases

Today's paintings include the newest editions in the Autumn Moonrise and Poppies on Yellow series. These compositions are popular among my patrons, and are among the best sellers in my decorative line of paintings.

Quote of the Day
"The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." --Carlos Castaneda

Autumn Moonrise VI

Autumn Moonrise VI
Original 18" x 24" x 0.75"
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

This painting is the latest edition in the Autumn Moonrise series, which has proven popular among my patrons. The latest painting in this series includes an enhanced "moon dog" effect, which was very enjoyable to envision and put down on canvas.

Quote of the Day
"The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in one another." --Thomas Merton

Today's Paintings 7.26.09

Autumn Moonrise V
Original 24" x 30" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Utah Sunrise Manti La Sal National Forest IX
Original 30" x 40" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

Today's work includes the newest editions in the Autumn Moonrise and Utah Sunrise series. These popular compositions are among my best selling. I've also continued work on some of my recent commissions, and will post images of those pieces soon.

Quote of the Day
"We should be able to live each day deeply, with joy, peace, and compassion because time goes by so quickly." --Thich Nhat Hanh

Today's Paintings 7.14.09

Autumn Moonrise Commission
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Mendenhall Glacier Commission (in progress)
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

Today's work includes a commission of my Autumn Moonrise composition, and a composition based on photos of the Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska, provided by the patron's friends, for whom this painting is a gift. My patron provided several photos of the glacier and surrounding area for this new composition, and asked me to incorporate elements of each.

Most of my commission work is from my own compositions, so it is a unique challenge to work from someone's photos to create the image they have in their head as a painting.

Quote of the Day
"When we accept responsibility for our lives and our choices, and we give ourselves permission to become self-validating, we no longer seek nor need validation from anyone else." --Sherry Sims

Today's Paintings 6.26.09

Autumn Moonrise
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Autumn Moonrise II
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

Today's work includes a new composition/series of two paintings: Autumn Moonrise. This painting was inspired by my Autumn Path series, as well as the beauty of moonlit nights.

FYI for my FAB followers: I've updated the portfolio section of my web site. I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Quote of the Day
"Honor is self-esteem made visible in action." --Ayn Rand