merry christmas

"You say you will
not go with me
you turn your eyes away.
You say you will
not follow me.
I'm going to the west."  

-L Lofgren

Modigliani

night sky in Oregon

Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven: shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Matt 6:30

new portrait website.

so here's a portrait website dedicated to my portrait painting.  I'm hoping to get some more commissions from this.  Thanks for looking!  If I know you, discounts!
http://paintedportraits.carbonmade.com/

Allen TenBusschen's painting of Jenny

In the eternal quest of many artists to immortalize Jenny, Allen wins again.  I could look at this all day.  Here's his blog:  Tenbu.blogspot.com.

how to paint a mediocre portrait

draw it out

do an underpainting

finish the thing

new portraits

Kate Rusby & Kathryn Roberts "Hunting the Hare"

so I saw kathryn Roberts play back in 2000 in Oxford NY.  It was really good.

Landslide