Recent Doodles

Gollem is an amazing little pub just over the Singel canal in Amsterdam. If you like beer, and you find yourself in Amsterdam, you should definitely stop in. I’m not much of a beer drinker myself and I loved the place.

I was lucky to spend February of 2006 in Amsterdam, with nothing to do but experience the city and paint. In that time I completed 9 paintings. This piece, the first and largest, is my only painting ever to be painted outdoors and on-site. It depicts a bridge over the Prinsengracht, one of Amsterdam’s canals, with the Westerkerk in the distance. I should state that I did take one liberty with this scene; the trees were not in bloom in February.

Thanks to Chris T. for the photos and, of course, to Kelly for the experience of a lifetime.

With this piece, I broke out of the traditional rectangle for a long, slender one; something I was very fond of during my days in art school. This is a no-brainer for creating an extreme horizon. I’ve noticed that I tend toward working horizontally over vertically.

For the second installment of “Atomic Christmas” (See #1 here) I decided to go with the big aluminum tree, painted a subtle pink. The idea of non-traditional colors at the tradition-heaviest time of the year is something I love exploring.

A similar piece to “Grandma and Butterflies,” this piece was a special commission.