Florence Rooftops

On our trip to Italy last fall I was intrigued with the Florence rooftop scenes. There is a mixture of the old and new in these scenes. I did take liberty in making up many of the buildings.

Cole-Man --No. 1 Grandson

This is a watercolor painting of my grandson, Cole Schafer (Andrew's son).

"Lena" accepted into Northeast National Pastel Exhibition

"Lena," my granddaughter (Karmin's daughter), has been accepted into the Northeast National Pastel Exhibition (8th Annual) which will be held at "The View" in Old Forge, NY (May 12-June 30, 2012)

Lessons Learned

This pastel painting, "Brook Flying" has been posted before. Last year the painting did not get into the Northeast National Pastel Exhibition. I submitted the painting again this year and it was received into the show and won the Kelly Weal Memorial Award. The lessons learned -- Entry into a juried show is usually based on the judgement of just one person. If you believe a piece of work has some merit, persist. Someone else may see the same elements of merit.

The Artist

This painting is an acrylic on watercolor paper. It measures 21.5" x 12." The painting is glued to gessoed canvas on a stretcher. A varnish was added to protect the painting and to produce a more homogeneous surface.

Nya Headed to Third

This is a portrait of my granddaughter, Nya, as she heads to third during a T-Ball baseball game. Nya was 6.5 years old when I took her picture heading to third. This was her first experience with organized sports. The painting was done in acrylic on gessoed watercolor paper and measures 21" x 28.5." This painting was posted earlier and then substituted with the better picture below.

Improved Paintings

The previous post (September 20^th) showed three paintings that were completed during a service at Eastern Hills Bible Church. As is described in the previous post, these paintings were partially covered by other painting done during the service. Remnants of that painting are present in the “He Saves” painting. Also, time constraints left the face of baby Jesus (in “He Came”) and the swaddling cloth weakly rendered. Therefore, portions of “He Came” and “He Saves” were repainted. Their final forms are shown below. Red was added to “He Saves” to more directly suggest the blood of Jesus. Also, in the lower torso of the person in praise is a hint of the washing away of the “crimson stain.”