Burnt Wood Portraits

Day of the Dead Girl, acrylic glaze on burnt wood

New burnt wood portrait and one in process

Mermaid

Mermaid, acrylic on canvas

Roses

16x16 acrylic on canvas

8x10 acrylic on canvas

Floats

Untitled 12" x 12 Sundown 16" x 16"
Sunrise 12" x 12" (sold)

These paintings are inspired by glass floats you find at the beach.

The Evolution of a Painting

Sometimes a painting doesn't just happen but is the result of a lot of tinkering and editing. Here is the process I went through to get to the finished piece Sundown. Also check out the quick video of the painting changing.

Love Lion

Just a fun little fish. (sold)

ILL, March 2008

In March I was part of a group show titled Ill at the Sixth Street Gallery, Vancouver WA. And my painting 'Infection' was used on the postcards for the show.

Infection 16x20 Acrylic on Canvas

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About the show:
Illness - it's something that affects all of us in one way or another. Even though this may seem like a sad inevitability, we can often find strength, compassion, and community through our illness. In "Ill", sixteen artists from five states explore the many facets of illness in ways that are both serious and playful.

Look who made the front page!

The Newberg Graphic featured my work on the front page of the paper! With a short article about my March show at Cusick Picture Frame. Cool, Cool, Cool.

Art Trading Card

Art trading card 2.5 " x 3.5

Seaweed

Seaweed is one of my larger water themed pieces, based on the movement of seaweed under water. It is acrylic on canvas 36" x 24".

Scattered

Scattered is one my newest painting in a series of water themed abstracts. The rounded transparent shapes, movement and continuously changing colors of water are my inspiration for this series. My goal is for each painting to be a pool of color and organic shapes that invite the viewer to sink in and surrender to the current.

Green Leaves

Acrylic on canvas, 16" x 16".

Dogwood Red

This piece was recently commissioned for Arbor Brook Vineyards in Newberg Oregon. To find out more about Arbor Brook check out their website @ http://arborbrookwines.com/

Red Water

Red Water was picked up by the Bella Perla Gallery. It is a beautiful gallery and the owner is so amazing. Its located on 9th and Everett in the heart of the Pearl District.

http://bellaperlagallery.com/

Mock Crest Tavern Mural

This was one of my early works completed in the Summer of 2002.

Art for McMenamins

In 2005 I had the honnor of being hired to complete art work for McMenamins. http://www.mcmenamins.com/

The painting on the right front was created for the Barley Mills McMenamins which is Greatful Dead themed. The Pub in located off Hawthorne in Portland Oregon. I designed and painted this fish and sun border for the Highland Pub McMenamins in Gresham Oregon. Above: detail of one of the suns. This door was made for the Riverwood McMenamins in Beaverton Oregon.