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Covina Beach Girl
The reference for this painting was almost too small. I wanted to try it anyway because it’s so cute. Here is a 15 year old Evie standing on the beach in her swim suit with all her wild curly hair. Evie is my mother in law. I love this picture of her because it shows…
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Meet the parents
Okay so the only place my mother and father can be seen together are on my birth certificate and on some faded old black and white photos. But using artist licence, I can put them side by side. But the fact is, each of them contributed 50% of my genes, and both of their features…
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Lucia – my 13 year old grandmother
This painting was an experiment, what could i do with very little data? The reference is a faded tiny photograph, which I have always found evocative. I find that she’s recognizable, but a bit too abstract. This is my grandmother, a new American.
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My quick vacation with Chris, Roaches and the Omak Stampede
Well, it was just an idea I had one morning, I’d take Chris and her horse crazy granddaughter to the Omak stampede. Unfortunately, the granddaughter couldn’t go with us. We listened to cousin Kathy Peterson’s band, Loose Change, visited with cousins, (a lot more cousins than I expected!) and got to see, draw and pet…
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Bloodlines
Having a family gives an artist a wonderful opportunity and an endless collection of photographs that can be used for reference materials for paintings. While I am exploring this new art form, the possibilities are just endless. I am not sure how far I am going to go with this, but so far, it’s been…