new works overview
last update sunday, october 1, 2006

fine art	photography	writing	design and illustration
paintings and sketches portraits other commissioned works	color black and white photoshop	essay "I Am So Blessed"   poetry "Dogwoods" professional "Loving Care for Your Senior Cat"     seasonal essay "On Planting Peas" related to artwork "The Story of Smudge and Carol"	logo printed materials web

fine art	photography	writing	design and illustration
paintings and sketches portraits other commissioned works previous artwork ____________ paintings and sketches Spring Cleaning pastel, 20" x 26" February 2006 click on the image for large version I photographed this as I passed it on a back road near me, and while I dislike working from photographs, there was nothing I could do in this case. I had it in mind for a year and in the deepest of January decided it was time for a little "Spring Cleaning" of my own, makeing time for artwork done "just because." A friend saw, as I did, the "ghosts" of decades of spring cleaners and laundry hangers... ____________ portraits Diviana pastel, 10" x 13" April 2006 under construction! click on the image for large version This is the third update, so click on the image to see the progress. It's a memorial commissioned by a friend and customer--check the "writing" column for another reference to the person who commissioned this piece, and visit my "Commissioned Dogs" or "People" page for a pencil portrait of this customer with another of her dogs. Click here to visit Portraits of Animals online store to see more information on this portrait and on others. ____________ other commissioned works May Flowers watercolor, 18" X 22" February 2006 The display page includes a series of working photos of this painting. click on the image for large version Still lifes are always popular, and tulips are a favorite. This one was designed by myself and the client from photos of vases of flowers and backgrounds taken from catalogs when we couldn't find a photo that worked for her. Also, she had wanted to include a photo of one of her schnauzers somehow in this piece, and so, in the lower right corner you'll see a blank spot that will be a small framed photo of the dog when it's finished. _______________ previous artwork Dusk in the Woods click on the image for large version Visit my "Landscapes" page for more information on this painting. Carnegie at Night Series Please check my "Miscellaneous" page for more information on these three paintings.  Alley in Dusk   Twilight at Intersection   Evening Lights	color black and white photoshop previous photographs ____________ color Reflecting April 2006 digital, color click on the image for large version A trip into downtown Pittsburgh can afford hundreds of photos, as it did this warm, sunny April Thursday when I saw these three men apparently remembering some good time among the three of them as they are clearly reflected in a window. _______ black and white Autumn Sun November 2005 black and white film click on the image for large version Moses is enjoying the autumn sun, one of her favorite activities (in any season), and it was also the autumn of her life a few months before she died at age 19. She was my most photographed cat because she was a subtle gray and was very, very still; this photo starkly highlights the softening of her features by age, yet she is still dignified. Click here to read my dedication to Moses. ____________ photoshop City Flowercart April 2006 digital, color saturated and posterized in Photoshop click on the image for large version This flower cart has been on Liberty Avenue for years, and as if it wasn't colorful enough, pushing the color a little farther brought out the rainbow umbrellas and the flowers in buckets as well as displayed some interesting colors found in the pavement and facade. ____________ previous photographs Air Apparent January 2006 digital, color (subtle, yes) click on the image for large version Snow is in the air on a crisp day with occasional showers of very fine snow. The actual photo shows a slight rainbow in the rays, but you may or may not be able to see it on your monitor. _____________________ Leviathan February 2006 digital, with color adjusted in photoshop click on the image for large version A very big tree fell in the woods and no doubt the squirrels heard it. I saw this while walking through Settler's Cabin Park in Robinson Township. the tree must have been one of the oldest oaks from when the site was actually a settler's farm. The slender young trees seem to be clustered around it, watching, and remind me of Alexander Pope's "Gulliver's Travels", when Gulliver visits the land of the Lilliputians and awakens tied to the ground and surrounded by hundreds of tiny people. ______________________ Blue and Yellow April 2006 digital, color click on the image for large version Just one of those astonishing moments of beauty around the house when the sun lit the forsythia and deepened the shadows among the Blue Willow dishes on the plate rack. And just for fun, more forsythia... More Forsythia April 2006 digital, on macro click on the image for large version How fortunate we are to have forsythia in spring.	essay poetry professional seasonal related to artwork ___________ essay "I Am So Blessed" December 2005 Yesterday I handed over one of the last of my commissioned animal portraits for this holiday season. The couple who came to pick it up was dressed in Steeler sweatshirts and jeans, black leather jackets and a Santa hat, and smelled a little of beer and cigarettes, not the type many would imagine would want a portrait of their cat, but I knew better. [read the rest of the essay on my manuscripts page] ________________ poetry "Dogwoods" April 2006 The dogwoods are blooming up and down my street. The breaking of the cold, The unusually warm, brilliant spring day [read the rest of the poem on my manuscripts page] ________________ professional "Loving Care for Your Senior Cat" March 2006 Bogey dares you to guess how old he is. He knows you'll be wrong, because he knows that cats have a unique way of hiding aging from even the most attentive owners. Once cats reach three to four years of age they can go well into their teens before they show signs of physical weakness, arthritis, failing eyesight and hearing and other common ailments of an aging body of any species. [Please visit my Manuscripts page to read the rest of the article, or visit the My Three Cats & Co., Inc. website to read this and other articles I've written for this client. I also designed the website and created most of the artwork for it, even photographed a lot of products!] _______________ seasonal essay I've included this one as my favorite spring essay...and because I'm busy out there planting peas... "On Planting Peas" January 2, 2004 It is early March and I am planting peas. The wan spring sun is finding its heat and lays like a warm hand upon my back as I work. Signs of approaching spring fill my senses in the mild air on my skin, the scent of damp soil and the shrieks of children as they run in frenzied circles of freedom, much like the birds swooping and circling above whistling their mix of songs. [read the rest of the essay on my manuscripts page] _______________ related to artwork I've included this one because I'm doing a portrait for the subject. Several years ago I assisted in adopting another dog, and this is the story I wrote for the "Petsburgh Press", Animal Friends' newsletter. "The Story of Smudge and Carol" February 2004 For the first few weeks in her new home, Smudge seemed like a senior dog with her quiet and serious demeanor, but you'd never know that to see her now with her perky ears, bright eyes and exuberant nature. [read the rest of the article on my manuscripts page]	logo printed materials web ___________ logo Max's Specialty Sandwich Shoppe April 2006 (this link will take you to my graphics page) ______________ printed materials 3rd street yoga, brochure April 2006 (this link will take you to my graphics page where you can the otherproducts in this series) _______________ web Wachtschu Ehachping Hands-on Education April 2006 (this link will take you to the actual customer website)