Irish row boats

Some friends took a fabulous trip to Ireland this summer.  While there they took a photo of a couple of row boats tide up on a pond among the high grasses.  They thought their photo was reminiscent of the kind of paintings I create...so they sent it to me.  They were 100% correct.  I love their photo, and here is my rendition after about 40 hours so far.  I'm about half way to completion.

Check back in a couple of weeks...hopefully I'll have it signed, and off to the framer.  Thanks for coming by...mg

Tuscany By Red Sportscar

Once again I am painting an iconic scene, this time Tuscany.  For this painting I chose to paint on watercolor panel.  Watercolor panel is a masonite type of board (very rigid) that is covered with a material that accepts watercolor paint.  I chose to be slightly looser with my technique since this scene is not that complex.  I enjoyed the simplicity of the scene, the late afternoon sunlight.  And of course the little red sportscar, which would have to be the best way to tour Tuscany.

Sunrise at the dish

A couple of years ago I took some sunrise photos while walking the Stanford dish trail.  I finally got around to painting one of them.  Looking back toward the unyet risen sun, the silhouette of a couple of oak trees against the morning sky is a wonderful sight.  Here's my simple rendition...

Next up a plate of food.  Yes, really, I'm going to paint a yummy chicken sandwich, with chips and beer.  Photo taken at Inca Lounge, Cuenca, Ecuador.

Adam's little girl

Just finished this, (I was going to say simple little painting), but it wasn't that simple.  But it is a little smaller than the sizes I normally do.  I enjoyed the problem of making water drops rain down on this scene.  Anyhow, here it is...

Not sure what's next for my palette...stay tuned.  Thanks, mark

Enjoying the fountain

A friend photographed his 3 year old daughter playing in one of those fountains that shoots water up through the concrete pavement.  He asked if this was a potential painting...heck yes.  Here's the start...

Hopefully will have this completed in the next week to 10 days.  Thanks for coming by. mg

Helados con amigos

I finished my young friends in Cuenca, Ecuador.  Since the kids were all eating ice creams in the park I have titled the painting, "Helados con amigos", Ice creams with friends.  I'm really happy with the result.  I left the background kind of a stylized nothing.  There were people walking back and forth, but they took away too much from the focus on the amigos up front.  I'm traveling to Cuenca again in a few days, so  hope to come home with more photos of life with Cuencanos.  Here you go...

Parque Calderon Amigos

While I was in Cuenca, Ecuador in January, I was sitting in the central park when I spied these young friends enjoying their ice creams together.  I carefully snapped this photo which I hoped might make an interesting painting.  Here's the start...