I'm not promising anything...

...but I do hope to be painting more. However, I am going very slow, so don't expect a lot of updates. (Hopefully more than one every ten or eleven months, however...) My life is no longer going to be boring or ordinary, I imagine.

The above image is titled "Catching Up on Some Sleep" and is 16x20 oil on canvas.

I really haven't dropped off the face of the planet...

I'm still here, or at least I'm here again. I've been away and busy, yada yada yada. But let me tell you, it's great being back. It's great living a normal, boring, ordinary life.

This is what I've been working on of late...very bad picture, though you might not know it. It's probably nearly complete, but I'm not sure yet. 16x20, untitled for the moment...

"Dogtags/Boots Study No. 1", 5x7, oil on board

This is a study for a part of a potential larger painting.

"Puddinface Study No. 1" 5x7, oil on board

This is my cat, Hobbes, in a very Hobbes pose.

He unfortunately passed away almost two weeks ago...it was extremely sad and I will miss him. (As will my other cat.)

This is a study in preparation for a larger painting starring my little Hobbsie.

"Dude" about 3 x about 5, oil on board

This is a little painting that I've had in mind for quite a long time and had the sudden inspiration to do it today. Legos are, have always been, and always will be one of my favorite toys!

Detail of Self-Portrait

Someone asked me for a detail shot, so here it is!

Self-portrait, 12x24, oil on canvas

Yup, it's me!

"Lilacs!" 5x7, oil on board

In all the years that I have painted, I have always--always!--wanted to paint lilacs. This is the first time I have succeeded, I have no idea why.

This was done at the end of my day, after I'd struggled and struggled to paint a larger version of another lilac arrangement. I sat down and painted this one in fifteen minutes. Go figure.

"My Green Thumb (Gardenia)" 8x10, oil on canvas

It's been a while since I've posted. I've recently moved into an apartment--and as such, that has taken up much of my time, energy, and creativity (in trying to organize everything--if that's not creativity, I don't know what is). But I have finally gotten back into some painting. Thank goodness.

This is my potted gardenia that has recently bloomed this week! I'm so pleased. The other two buds dropped, but this one managed to survive and is doing well.

"A Beary Good Book" 5x7, oil on board

This is Blackjack. He is reading Forever Odd by Dean Koontz, an author I'd recommend to anyone, including any and all teddy bears...they eat this stuff up!