Won 2nd Place!

I entered this painting along with a sculpture in the annual "Artists who Teach" show put on here in San Antonio by the San Antonio Artist Educator's Association. They did a great job with the show and entries, lots of good quality artwork. This painting won second place. I appreciate the award and the judge's comments about my work. 

A Few More

Lots of New Work

  I haven't updated this blog in quite awhile but that doesn't mean I have stopped making art. I've been busy doing so along with beginning a new art teaching position at a different school. It has been a joy to get to know my new students and see all of their talent come forth. We have been working on watercolor portraits, pen and ink designs and so much more. My teaching technique is to work along with them to produce an example which hopefully motivates and gives them ideas for their works.

  The two paintings above were actually completed last school year in the spring. They are digital paintings completed on the iPad using the Inspire app. They represent reoccurring themes in my paintings, beautiful light pouring forth in nature, dramatic skies, and a quiet, stable peace.

Creek side Landscape

Over spring break my family and I took a small vacation in Comfort, Tx. We stayed at a place that had over thirty acres to roam around, including a very scenic creek area. I took the opportunity to take quite a few photos and even get some plain air painting time in. This particular image was originally from a photo and then manipulated in several photo apps. I wouldn't call this a digital painting although it certainly looks like one. But it was created fairly quickly using various apps as opposed to actually physically painting it over several hours or so. There are two ways to create digital paintings or images, one where the artist is the creator and actually paints it using the different painting apps or letting the "computer" paint it for you as you guide it's creation though different creative choices presented in the app. They are both valid ways of creating art. And of course let's not forget the traditional method of painting with real paint.

Another Scene on the way to Work

As usual my long drive to work in the morning offers many beautiful scenes for a painting.