Pear

In VanTucky looking over the house.  Found time to begin 3 paintings.  This one, I finished today

Color is more like this one
10" x 10"

Tea for Two

I want to paint a still life as realistic as possible... here is the start.

Inspiration

Sketch

Color Blocking

Tea for Two  20"x16" Finished

Stacked Boats Oct 2010

Closeup Detail

Closeup Detail

Finished Stacked Boats  11"x14"

City Scape

I had something else painted on this canvas with heavy texture. 

I did not like how it came out.  Decided to try repainting it to this

City Scape  24"x 36"

Geert likes it!

Missy's Painting

I wanted to paint Missy.  Just to learn detailed realistic painting.

This is what I started with as an inspiration

Missy sitting in a pot in the back yard

First though painting this composition

Modified the painting to this... still did not like it

Oct 2010-Redid painting to this.  I like it now

Curves.. Newest Art piece

I am in VanTucky doing yard work before winter sets in.  I have started this art piece when I am not working outside.

First Drawing and blocking of color

Second lay in of colors.. drying in the sun

Oct 8-Laying in blue and some green
Starting to Look like sky, field and grass
Humm

Geert was in Germany on Business for a week

I painted

Geert's Concept-Jim Painted Sept 2010

Dying Chrysanthemum- Jim Sept 2010 

Bright Shapes-Jim Sept 2010

Tulips Painting

Painted this one today, Sept 16, 2010
I thought the brush stroke looked like a tulip.. so painted it

Full Painting  16x20

Closeup

Some of our artwork

I made this from a discarded painting framed and put in the trash.

Repainted over it took about 15 minutes to paint. 

Painted in Port Moody, BC, Canada

Other pieces of Purchased Art we like

Oil Paintings

                                                                              Ceramic wall hanging

Jim designed and made this Mosaic

Jim won an art award  for this and a sculpture
Leuzinger High School, Lawndale, CA in 1963

Some Purchased Art Pieces

This was a antique shop find.  One of our favorites

These glass plates were found in Key West, Florida in 1993

We buy these Ceramic Faces from an artist in Portland, Oregon at the annual art fair

We found this glass/wire  Bug
Portland Art Fair in 2010

Jim and Geertz blog now

This blog has been changed to be for both of us.

Where we live

This is the house in VanTucky, Vancouver, WA, USA

This is the VanGucci Condo, Delta, BC, Canada
 (just outside Vancouver,BC)

First Blog Posting

Hello All,

This is the first posting to my new Blog.  I will, probably, post pictures of travel, houses and artwork I paint.

All for now... Jim