My Paintings

Here are several of my most recent paintings:

The Borough Market 

This was a scene in London's Borough Market that Cristina captured in a photograph. I liked the photo so much that I decided to turn it into an acrylic painting, or at least try. I really was excited about it because up to this point in my short painting career I had only done landscapes, so this was a new frontier. A neat aspect of the painting for me has always been the shine on all the skins of the vegetables; it really adds a neat and realistic feature.

Aspen Autumn 

This was my very first acrylic painting. Not bad for my first attempt. I was living in Florida at the time (having just come from Idaho) and was reminiscing about the beautiful colors of aspen trees. Cristina's mother wanted me to paint something for her guest bedroom which had a lot of browns in the color scheme. I decided to combine my love of aspen trees with the color scheme of the bedroom and create an autumn scene.

Crisp Aspen Sky

This was my second attempt at acrylic painting. As with the first one I was enamored with the look of aspen trees, but with a variation. I really wanted to get a different perspective on the trees so as to present a different look than my previous painting (the suggestion was my wife's). If you look closely at the center of the painting you might see that the tree lines form the image of a butterfly. It was only after I had completed the painting that I recognized this rather happy coincidence.

Yorkshire Landscape

This one is my only watercolor from England. I really like how watercolor looks: it's so fluid and light. However, my only problem is that it is so infuriating because one mistake potentially ruins the whole thing. This medium is one of patience and composure. The countryside of England is quite amazing and I wanted to capture it as best I could.I figured that the pastoral atmosphere of England could best be captured by watercolor.  

Weston Park Bridge

This was my third attempt at acrylic painting, and I went into it very confident. Considering how my other paintings went, I just expected this one to work, but I did not take into account that I was using different paints, paintbrushes, and canvases. Things did not turn out exactly how I wanted. I made a few mistakes, rushed a little, and was not as careful. However, there are many positives. For instance, the water is its strong point. I really like how I was able to make all the colors flow together while giving it a nice reflective quality. The scene is taken from a pond located in Sheffield, England. We lived in England for a year, and this pond was just a short walk from our house.