Attic Studio

2010-04-29T20:42:00.003+02:00

In early March I started a series of flower pastels with the idea of looking straight into them and see what happens. Then I started playing with the backgrounds to create some interest and make the flowers a little more vibrant. The photo quality is not that great because I framed them then photographed them and the glass got in the way. If you want to see them in person and get a better look they will be hanging at the IAA Credit Union and at Main 404 Gallery.

Flowers

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Alice and the Caterpillar

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Miranda

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Clinton Blvd

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Spring sketches

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Open house Nov. 6th 4:30 -7

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Mantel still life

2009-09-17T16:57:00.002+02:00

Virginia quick draw

2009-09-17T16:20:00.003+02:00

Me and fellow painter,Juan Ramirez of Chicago, in Virginia Illinois.

Tower Gallery, Virginia Illinois

2009-09-08T19:19:00.001+02:00

Winner of Labor Day quick draw in Virginia Illinois.

1hr 45 min.

Self Portrait

2009-09-03T22:12:00.000+02:00

Midas turns his daughter to gold

2009-09-03T22:10:00.002+02:00

Updated image. I've tweeked it a little.

The Crow and the Pitcher

2009-09-03T22:08:00.001+02:00

Shepherd and the Lion

2009-09-03T22:04:00.002+02:00

This is based on the fable about the old man who helps and injured lion, who is later falsely accused and thrown to the lions only to find out that the lion he has been thrown to is the one that he helped. The lion remembers the old man and spares his life and the old man is set free.

Virginia landscape

2009-09-03T22:00:00.002+02:00

This was the view from the back of the farm house in Ivy, VA that we stayed at this summer.

Flowers and windows

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Flox

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Bloomington

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Virginia sketches

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Peonies

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One Man Show June 13th @ Dr. Ugs in Virginia, Illinois

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See links to the right for directions.

400 watt windmill 2

2009-05-19T03:49:00.003+02:00

This one is a little more simplistic, emphasizing the inner workings of the bulb.

400 watt seagull

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This one is still wet so I couldn't put it on a stand like the "whale".

400 watt whale

2009-05-19T03:30:00.006+02:00

It was a lot fun painting in 2D and thinking in 3D

400 watt windmill

2009-05-19T03:21:00.004+02:00

A friend gave me some burned out light bulbs to play with.

Here's what came of it.

Daffodil and books

2009-05-06T05:44:00.000+02:00

Bluff on the Macinaw

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Sitting on a bluff over looking the Macinaw river and the surrounding woods as Spring approaches.

Pouring glass

2009-04-20T23:25:00.004+02:00

Here's Jason of the Mac Glass project doing his thing. The installation is hanging on the back side of the Recycled Office Furniture building on South Main St. in Bloomington. If you take the Constitution trail down through the warehouses you'll be able to see it clearly hanging over the loading dock. If you see a Mac glass or Blank Canvas event posted around town be sure to check it out.

Sunday morning

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Goldfish

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2nd Annual Earth Music Art Festival April 18th-19th

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Check in links (on the right)

Windows

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Daffodil study

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Posts

2009-03-10T19:12:00.001+01:00

Controlled Burn 2

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controlled burn

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In the grass lands and prairie preserves people will set the grasses on fire to stimulate growth and maintain the health of the land.

Spring updated

2009-03-10T19:02:00.002+01:00

I've made some slight alterations to the painting below. See if they have improved it or not.

Windmills

2009-02-17T17:44:00.006+01:00

After an extended conversation with Judy Hines about her passion for the new windmills going up on the East side of Bloomington I came up with this and the painting above.

Autumn

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Alex

2008-11-06T18:25:00.003+01:00

This is an image I woke to a couple days after close friends of ours lost their son. Inspired by the struggles of the family left behind and their friends attempting to keep them going.

apple tree

2008-11-06T18:21:00.001+01:00

We have a young apple tree in our front yard and this year it gave us some amazing fruit.

studio chair

2008-11-06T18:18:00.002+01:00

This is a sort of self portrait. The objects representing various parts of my life.
Not really. Its just the junk I have pulled up in my studio and I thought it would sound better if I said that they had some sort of meaning.

sunset

2008-11-06T18:09:00.002+01:00

I've started working with layers to add depth and interest.

Franklin Park

2008-09-26T21:51:00.002+02:00

This is the center of one of the oldest parks in Bloomington. I don't think I'm quite done with this one yet.

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Guest Room

2008-09-26T21:47:00.004+02:00

This is our guest room. It has great windows and rich colors that look great in the afternoon light. The painting in the painting is a piece that my grandfather brought back from his visit to Spain in the late 60's

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Railroad Bridge

2008-09-26T21:41:00.003+02:00

There's an old abandoned railroad bridge north of Bloomingtion that sits in the middle of a farmer's field. It still gets some traffic since it's the only way to cross the gully running through the field.

Wind Farm

2008-09-26T21:27:00.004+02:00

This is my first effort since being home from Madrid. The wind farms of Illinois are quite impressive, stretching on for miles. If you stand at one end of the farm outside of Bloomington and look toward the other, it goes as far as the eye can see. If you've had the chance to visit the prairie state then you know that's pretty far. Another interesting thing about wind farms is that they are built right on top of existing farms. The corn and soybeans grows right up to the about 10' from the base.

Pintura Rapida '08

2008-06-23T07:52:00.003+02:00

Here's the final result of the 2008 concurso de pintura rapida en El Buen Retiro. No prizes but a lot of fun.

sketch 2

2008-06-11T17:00:00.002+02:00

Here's my second sketch, full size, with a sense of the color scheme.

Sketch 1

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Here's my preliminary sketch for the Pintura Rapida in the Retiro on June 22nd.

Late for the Prado

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Park Bench

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Ermita de la Virgen de las Estrellas, Ribatajada

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Jardin China en el Buen Retiro

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Museu Nacional D'art de Catalunya (mont juic)

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Roses

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Messing around after a stroll through the Rosaleda in the Retiro

Puesta del sol

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Mont Juic, Barcelona

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Drying roses

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Irises on slate

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Jasmine

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Carolyn in Madrid

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Fountain in the Buen Retiro 2

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Rosas en el Retiro

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Rosaleda en el Retiro

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Ermita de la Virgen de las Estrellas, Ribatajada

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Barricas

2008-04-12T10:24:00.007+02:00

After initial fermentation, the wine is transferred to oak barrels.

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Cocedero, vino

2008-04-12T10:16:00.003+02:00

The grapes are put through the window to the left and then are squashed by hand/foot. The juice drains through the hole in the floor next to the vat where it is collected. Then it is lifted up into the vat with buckets, where the wine ferments for 6 months before being transferred to oak barrels for a year or more.

Patio at the Real Alcazar de Sevilla

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Poppies and Mums

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Mums

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Camellia

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Wild flowers

2008-03-19T00:09:00.004+01:00

These flowers were picked out in front of our building, from a small plot that the dogs (and the kids) take care of business. The day lilies I added because the curtain competed too much with the central flowers. The orange brought the purple forward so that your eye can focus on the flowers and not jump back and forth.

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Fruit bowl

2008-03-19T00:04:00.007+01:00

In the apartment is this great side table, very heavy Spanish mission style, that I've really wanted to put into a piece and we had a couple of cold windy days so I decided to do something inside and utilize the table.
The tiles at the bottom is my little tribute to Dutch painters. Read 'The girl with the pearl earring'.

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Petanca Players

2008-03-14T09:53:00.005+01:00

Petanca is a game similar to bocci but with fewer rules and without the constraints of a specific court.

Irises in the Retiro 2

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Fountain in the Buen Retiro

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Irises in the Retiro

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Prairie scape

2008-03-06T17:56:00.006+01:00

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Illinois contour at its finest.
I felt the sky turn out well on this one.

Illinois thaw (barn II)

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Illinois winter (barn I)

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slide

2008-03-02T08:31:00.005+01:00

The Retiro park in Madrid has amazing kids playgrounds, too many to count. Some of them have some of the best playground equipment I've ever seen. (giroscopic things that you climb inside and spin to your heart and stomach's content).
Here is a humble slide with Spring rising up in the background.

Old man and the cypress trees

2008-02-29T22:19:00.009+01:00

There's a section of the Retiro park in Madrid with these great sculpted trees and the old men come and sit under them and chat about the day.
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Toledo telephone pole

2008-02-29T22:16:00.007+01:00

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Some friends and I were walking through Toledo when we happened upon a small plaza that had nothing to do with tourists and in the middle was this ancient telephone pole, still in service. very cool.

Almond grove 2

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Almond grove

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Spring time in the Retiro park in Madrid

Surfer 2

2008-02-29T22:02:00.005+01:00

Continuation on the surfer theme

Wave

2008-02-29T21:22:00.007+01:00

This is one of my favorites to date

Surfer

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Inspired by a friend of mine

Casa en Campillo

2008-02-29T20:55:00.006+01:00

After visiting with friends to their country home, I was inspired to create this scene. It is a beautiful village where all the houses are made of slate and pine timbers.

1407 N Clinton Blvd

2008-02-29T20:42:00.005+01:00

This is the view from our front porch when we lived at 1407.