a question

we take work shops to learn new approaches to painting. so many of the art looks just like the instructors. A lot of these people win prizes but yet they are not unique. They just paint like the unique painter they learned there craft from. Now should these painters - that are outstanding like there instructor- do you think they should win prizes or should we be giving prizes to artist that learned to be unique while using some of these approaches?

Please Let me know what you think !

12x16 oil on hard board

 This is one of my most recent work I have done. I was painting my BFF Judy Vars and she was painting at the time and in deep thought. I love how it came out. I want to do more portraits in the future. Look for it at the Alaska Sate Fair.  

Painting beautiful paintings of AZ

acrylic on 8x10 hardboard 

 This a young saguaro cactus on my beautiful property in AZ. the name of this cactus is Little Jake. I'm sure I'll be painting this as it grows.

acrylic on 12x16 hardboard

I'm collecting hearts on my prickly pear cactus collection. Don't you just love it? first of many of these beauties with thorns.

8x10 acrylic on hard board

I'm looking forward to seeing all my artist friends in Tucson and Marana. It's been a long winter so far and looking to paint some nice warm hues. It is like candy for my eyes. I painted this scene of Sodona to warm up my eyes.

8x10 acrylic on panel

a quick study of Arizona Cactus. I love painting in the warm sun. Wish you could paint with me there. 

"Explosion"  24x30 oil on canvas

This painting just exploded off the easel today. In the corporate collection of Advanced Blasting Services, LLC

This composition brings the viewer onto the work site. giving us a front row view of raw work in motion. The explosion of a old train tunnel in Alaska. you can see the earth is heaving from the blast and the smoke is in progressive heights from the timing of each sets of charges. The use of orange and blues make the explosion pop off the painting. the drilling lines on the cliff are straight, accurate and clean. This painting is a testament to the engineering and hard work involved in carving out a new age of rail service.

Advanced Blasting Services, LLC
1830 E. Parks Hwy.
Ste A-113 #610
Wasilla, Alaska 99654
info@advancedblastingak.com
www.advancedblasting.com

 "ADVANCED BLASTING SERVICES, OF ALASKA"

40 x 30 OIL ON CANVAS

"Sun Set on the Tundra" 24x30 oil

In the collection of Advanced Blasting Services, LLC

The sunset capture's the poetry of the drill rig after a cold hard day of work on the tundra. The wind blowing the snow across the icy tundra. The viewer can imagine feel the cold hard sting of the wind in this harsh environment. Can you almost feel how it is to work in such an environment?  A tough environment that is equaled in it's beauty no words can describe. So here is a painting worth a thousand word.

Advanced Blasting Services, LLC

183 E. Parks Hwy.

Ste A-113 #610

Wasilla, AK 99654

www.advancedblastingak.com

Party tonight at 6:00 PM

First Friday in Anchorage

I'm the Featured Artist for First Friday at Katie Sevigny Art Gallery, and Cake Gallery, 4th St, Anchorage.

A lot of New exciting new paintings at affordable blow out of the water prices.

Come and Party with me tonight!!!! Party starts at 6:00 PM. It's going to be a nice night so come on out and I will see you there, This is going to be sooooo fun. Don't miss it! You know you want to go!