After a months long layoff, I am back painting again. This is the first of many more to come in 2013. 

Several years ago, my wife, Anne, my sister Robin and I, took a road trip to Phoenix to enjoy the west and visit relatives. We had a wonderful time and this painting comes from the many photos I took in the desert. 

Arizona Desert

Oil on canvas

16 X 20 inches.

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My novel, Sea of Guilty is now on sale!

I have not painted in several months.  I have been working on my book.  I am happy to announce that after months of editing, my novel, Sea of Guilty, has at last been published. It is available exclusively on the Amazon Kindle. For those of you who don't have a Kindle, don't worry. You can download the Kindle for free onto your desktop computer, laptop, tablet, or smart phone. It is easy to do, and did I mention, it is FREE! The next step is to follow this link, http://amzn.com/B00ABRGTMA, or you can go to Amazon.com and type my name into the search box. The book downloads in seconds to your device.

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I plan on getting back to the easel very soon.  More paintings are on the way!

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On The Beach

On The Beach

6 x 8 inches

Oil on wood panel.

SOLD

I painted this back in April, and got busy and never posted it. 

It has been sold to a collector in Dubai.

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Valley of the Gods,
Sunrise9 x 12 inches
Oil on wood panel

The Valley of the Gods, is located just outside of Mexican Hat, UT, not far from Monument Valley. It is one of the most amazing places I have ever visited. There is a 17 mile drive on a narrow dirt road going through the area. If you ever get close to this magnificent place, be sure to drive through. Especially if you are there at first light.

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Olympia, The Seductress

Olympia, The Seductress
9 x 12 inches 
Oil on wood panel.
SOLD

Édouard Manet is considered by many to be the father of Impressionism.  In 1863, he painted, Olympia, a nude that was seen by many as scandalous.  What shocked people was not the nudity itself, there had been many other nudes before Manet's, but it was the fact that she seemed so comfortable in her nudity and the intense look directly at the viewer.  That is what I am trying to do with this painting.  Show a lovely woman in a pose that clearly says she is at ease with herself, and willing to look the viewer in the eye.  This work was inspired by a photo of model, Luba Korovina, taken by Russian photographer, Oleg Kosyrev, (http://www.photosight.ru/users/2063/) who graciously allowed me to use it for reference. 

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Olympia, by Édouard Manet

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Michigan Farm

Michigan Farm
9 x 12 inches
Oil on wood panel.

Recently, when I was back in Coldwater, Michigan for a visit, my sister, Robin Walling, and I drove around to find scenes that I might want to paint. It was cloudy at the time, but this barn appealed to me. It is at the corner of Bell Road and Hayner Road, north of Girard.

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Mallard

Mallard

6 x 6 inches

Oil on wood panel

Over the years, I have taken many photos of ducks and geese. I finally decided it was time to paint one.

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