Balance

The combination of Lini's toy seal and my GI Joe gun is fun. 4.5x6.5 oil on board.

collaboration

When Lini knocked this off my easel and it landed face down, i... how beautiful mistakes become and i found my stopping point for the day. 8x10 oil on panel.

A hole is to dig

4x5 oil on panel. painting what i have around. a doll and a GI Joe shovel.

toy soldier

7x5

oil on panel

Pig and Jockey

7.5x8

Playing with guns

Baloo 7x5

 These paintings show play.

monkeying around 6x8

Palm trees 6x8

Yoda 5x6

GI Joe gun series

5x7

I have been working on this body of work as a painting a day exercise. most days i get one or more done. I am working from GI Joe toy guns that somehow have stuck around since my Childhood. All are oil on panel. for gun lovers and people who don't like guns. My daughter chooses the gun i will paint by reaching her hand in a grab bag full of these toys every morning.

7x5

3.5x5

4x8

7x7.5

5x7

7.5x7

5x7

5x3.5

3.5x5

5x7

portrait

12x10 oil on panel. a portrait i recently made at Paul Schulenburg's monday night figure group.