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Birds

Posted on January 21, 2017
Probably my best bird photo yet, since I finally figured out how to use the autofocus
Downy Woodpecker
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Jones Beach gouache painting

Posted on January 12, 2017
Painting of Jones Beach, park bench and grill
Jones Beach, park bench and grill
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Loyola Marymount

Posted on January 12, 2017January 12, 2017
Loyola Marymount" gouche on handmade paper, 6"x9
“Loyola Marymount” gouche on handmade paper, 6″x9″

This is for my Uncle Billy. He’s not feeling too great so I’m sending it to him.

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Small gouache painting of lakefront

Posted on December 31, 2016December 31, 2016

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Canoes

Posted on December 29, 2016December 29, 2016
Small gouache and graphite on Arches paper

Small gouache and graphite on arches paper

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An old monoprint

Posted on December 16, 2016December 23, 2016

Digging through my old stuff, and thought this was nice:

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Studio window

Posted on December 14, 2016December 14, 2016

I have a bunch of birds that hang out in the trees outside my studio window. I got my good camera geared up with a zoom lens and I try to take photos when I see them. Still getting used to the camera, so expect improvements over time. Here’s the latest:

Blue Jay
Woodpecker
Spotty birds of some sort
Black-capped Chickadee
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A couple of oldies

Posted on November 30, 2016December 23, 2016

Took some picks for my sister of old stuff I did. Here are a couple I forgot about.

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Fonts I’ve made

Posted on October 19, 2016August 12, 2020
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Crystal Beach Pier

Posted on October 9, 2016

A couple more paintings from this summer, based on memory of the busted up pier that juts out into the point at Crystal Beach, Ont.

Crystal Beach Pier 5pm, 2015, 16″x11″, Acrylic on Canvas
Crystal Beach Pier 7am
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Event Speaker doodles

Posted on September 20, 2016October 19, 2016

I’ve done a fair amount of these over the years. About time I put them all in one place.

Dr. Janusz Kapusta, 2016, 5″x7″, Pen on Paper
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Crystal Beach and Bay Beach Club Anchors

Posted on August 21, 2016October 19, 2016
Crystal Beach Ontario
Crystal Beach, Home of the Comet
Bay Beach Club, est. 1954

Some drawings I did in summer 2016, trying to come up with a logo or t-shirt idea for the Bay Beach Club in Ontario, Canada.

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Views of Crystal Beach

Posted on August 14, 2016October 19, 2016
Point Abino Light House
Lake Sturgeon
Zebra Mussels
Wall Eye
The Comet
Cormorant
Niagara Falls
Cottage Country, 2016, 8″x6″, Goiuache on Handmade Paper
Scarboro Bluffs
Surf Lake Erie
Fowler’s Toad
Plants of Crystal
Yellow Perch
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Crystal Beach paintings

Posted on December 26, 2015October 19, 2016

A couple more before I give ’em away…

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Pier paintings

Posted on June 26, 2015October 19, 2016
Crystal Beach Pier 8am, 2015, 16″x11″, Acrylic on Canvas
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New stuff

Posted on March 24, 2015October 19, 2016

making some gauche drawings/paintings

 

Untitled, 2014, 11″x8″, Gouache on Paper
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Sunday morning Wacom fun

Posted on January 18, 2015January 18, 2015

alpha

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