Veterans Day Parade

This is a 20 x 30 in. oil painting that shows two war veterans, one from the Korean War and one from World War II watching a Veterans Day parade curbside. A Grove City, Ohio memorial to Vets is shown in the background. It is an unoriginal grave-marker type marble column with the various service logos engraved on it that sit in front of the city hall. As a Korean War veteran the expressions on their faces were my inspiration.

This is the Gantz Farm House in Grove City Ohio. It is a 11 x 14 in. oil painting on a canvas panel. I have painted it before but this painting is a different view. It is also less a photographic likeness in the foliage and tree in order to use more interesting color and design. The house is pretty much the way I have painted it.

Portrait of Connie.

Ava

"Ava", 12 x 16 in. oil. This is a model from our Wednesday night portrait painting group. I painted her live but this is from a photograph done in the studio. We paint for about 2 and a half hours which is enough time to get a good likeness but to do a finished painting it takes me much more time.

"Walking with Nordick Poles" is an oil painting that I recently revised for the WAAL show at the High Road Gallery in January 2013. I was not satisfied with the painting and made some minor changes to my face, jacket and edges. This is one of my early attempts to use loose brush strokes in the background. It is 12 x 16 in. I have been using these poles because it not only helps with my balance problems but I can walk much further.

This is painting I finished after returning from Scottsdale AZ. I used a reference photo I took on the Aztec trail. It is an oil, 12 x 24.

This is a painting I submitted to the Worthington Area Art League show in January 2013. It is from a photo I took several years ago of a Race for the Cure in Grove City.

This acrylic painting is titled "Alina painting Carmen", of course inspired by the Carmen painting we purchased last year by Alina Maksimenko. This was entered in the Motorist Mutual show in January 2013.

This painting was inspired by the "Carmen" painting. The model is a good friend.

This is a small painting I did for the Motorist Mutual show in January. My purpose was to show vivid color.