Circling Back As my 14th canvas, after a couple months of painting, I wanted to see the impact of my learnings on my style and…
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#8 Fontanillis Twin Pines: Review
Divide and Conquer Approaching a large project can be daunting… “Fontanillis Twin Pines” was my first large canvas in over 10 years. For some artists,…
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#4 Fontanillis Water View: Review
Layer after Layer When looking at the world, it is natural for us to look at the surface, to see the now, and to experience…
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#2 Fontanillis Vista: Review
Lessons from the Journey Life and imagery is fluid…even static two dimensional pictures or paintings provide a world for our eyes to explore. A canvas…
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#1 Fontanillis Reflections: Review
Finding Solutions Vision. Our eyes capture the world frame by frame and process imagery in bewilderingly complex ways. I am fascinated by the world and…
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The Beginning: #1-Fontanillis Reflections
(Oil on Canvas, 12×16) “You are what you believe yourself to be.” – Paulo Coelho I am an artist. This is my first painting in…
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The Journey : #2-Fontanillis Vista
(Oil on Canvas, 18×24) The Pacific Crest Trail follows along the eastern edge of Fontanallis Lake in the Desolation Wilderness near Lake Tahoe. Dick’s Pass…
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The First Steps: #4-Fontanillis Water View
(Oil on Canvas, 24×18) Recognizing and learning the basics: At the base of the two pines, looking towards Dick’s Pass and Dick’s Peak, the water…
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The Big Picture: #8-Fontanillis Twin Pines
(Oil on Canvas, 36×24) Larger canvases provide a powerful platform to exibit the layered details of learnings as well as challenges. I found I more…
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Circling Back: #14-Fontanillis Lake Revisited
(Oil on Canvas , 16×20) Over a 2 month period recovering from surgery and learning about paints, brushes, mediums and the process of painting, I…
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