"St. Mary's Edinburgh"

 

Discovered this beautiful church while wandering around Edinburgh. 

Absolutely stunning! 

"The Boys of Summer"

 

My wife was cleaning out our basement and she found some old baseball bats that have been collecting dust for many years. She brought them upstairs and set them out on our patio. I left them exactly where they were and did this painting of them. After naming them after a great baseball book, I though maybe I should have titled it, "The Toys of Summer." I think either one works. 

"Goh for the Fruit"

 

I did a watercolor sketch of this scene before committing it to canvas. I think it helps with working out the colors. Obviously I did this in a Van Gogh style. I also looked through a book of his paintings before starting it. I think it turned out okay. I'd probably skip the dark outlines next time. 

"Closeted"

 

For a few days a year, right around the Summer Solstice, the sun hits my closet doors in my bedroom. It's just so dramatic looking. This year I decided to commit it to canvas. Here's the result!

"Packard Reflections"

 

After sitting idle for over 60 years, the old Packard last is finally coming down. I just hope they manage to keep some of it as a reminder of Detroit's automotive history. It was designed by Albert Kahn, and it was truly built to last. I did manage to get a couple bricks as souvenirs art weekend. I hope to get a few more. 

"Rude-Bekia"

 

I thought I'd try a looser version of some Black-eyed Susans (or whatever these things are). I was attempting to give them a Van Gogh feels to the painting 

Postcard

 

A little watercolor sketch I did on a postcard I did for my younger daughter. This was the freighter at the National Museum of the Great Lakes in Toledo we visited a few weeks ago. 

"Fruit Bowl Study"

 

A little watercolor sketch I did in reparation for a painting I'm planning. It's going to be in a Van Gogh/Matisse style. Let's see if it turns out okay. 

"Her Majesty's Intercom"

 

On our recent trip to the UK, we visited Edinburgh. One of the highlights of the beautiful city was a tour of the Britannia, Queen Elizabeth's yacht. What an amazing vessel it was. When it was retired about 10 years ago, a non-profit was formed and their bid to obtain the ship won. So now it's harbored in Edinburgh. This is one of the little details of the ship I found so fascinating. I took a boatload of pix, so look for more paintings to come!

"Cherry Chairry"

 

I love the shadows the windows made on our red leather chair. I'm not sure if anyone will get the 

Peewee Herman reference in the title.