Saturday, July 12, 2014

Thursday, July 10, 2014

JUNE 23 1969 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

!6" x 20" Acrylic on canvas  Private Collection

This drawing is of the first professional prizefight my father and I attended.  I had taken up boxing as a kid at the Police Athletic league and was having some success, but my parents were against it.  I begged my Dad to take me to see this fight as I had heard that Joe Frazier was the only boxer who could beat Muhammed Ali. Frazier's opponent was Jerry Quarry, who himself was a top contender during the 1960's. Reluctantly my Dad took me and I now realize he did it so I could see for myself how brutal this sport is.  The fight was stopped in the 7th round because Quarry had a cut over his right eye.  Both of these fighters are now dead.  Quarry at 53 (brain damage sustained from prizefighting), Frazier at 67 from liver cancer.  I quit boxing because I lacked the killer instinct.

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Saturday, July 5, 2014

PORTRAIT OF MRS. KLARBERG

Oil on canvas 24" x 36" from a photo of John Howard Sanden portrait.

Friday, July 4, 2014

Thursday, July 3, 2014

PORTRAIT OF ARTIST ELSBETH McLEOD

11" x 15" Uniball pen, watercolor and gouache on Canson paper.  This is super artist at SBS Elsbeth McLeod whose work I really admire and study.

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Monday, June 30, 2014

TICKET WINDOW CONCERT HALL WEST WENDOVER, NEVADA

Uniball pen and watercolor in 8 1/2" x 11" Moleskine skeatchbook. Previously posted in SBS

Sunday, June 29, 2014

AIRPLANE AT EUGENE, OREGON AIRPORT

Uniball pen and pitt big brush pens in 5" x 7" Sketchbook Project sketchbook

Saturday, June 28, 2014

INSIDE THE AIRPLANE

Uniball pen and pitt big brush pens in 5" x 7" sketchbook project sketchbook.  Exhibited 2013 tour

Friday, June 27, 2014

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

COPYING KANE SQUIRREL #3

Uniball pen and watercolor on 9" x 12" paper. Another one for Oscar.

Monday, June 23, 2014

COPYING THE KANE SQUIRREL #2

Uniball pen and watercolor on 9" x 12" paper.  I copied this from the great Tommy Kane and sent it to my 7 year old grandson Oscar in Holland because we fed the squirrels every day when he was here last summer. I did several more for him and wrote words of encouragement on them for him.