I created this painting for the Louisville Water Tower’s 150th anniversary exhibition. There are several statues circling the top of the tower base and these are two of them, a male and female.  Those two have been standing next to each other for 150 years and have managed to pull through tornadoes,  earthquakes and more.

This painting is almost entirely made up of glazes.  My first initial glaze was to start with the statues, in particular the male figure on the left, starting with his hat.  I made one continuous glaze, changing from color to color as I went, choosing the color depending upon its location on the statue.  I used cobalt blue, diox. violet, cobalt violet, perm. rose,  quinacridone gold and thalo blue.  Once I had the statues and lower area completed with an initial glaze, I started the sky background again glazing one continuous glaze, changing the color slightly as I went, later deepening the color at key areas to move the eye through the painting.  Finally, I went back in the statues, bringing out small details to empasize the figures.

This painting has been accepted into the juried exhibition “Reflections on a Louisville Landmark” at the water tower and will be on display in the gallery between September 3- October 22, 2010.
Image Size: 30×22″     Purchase: Please email me for availability.

Last summer I was over at Clarks Park in Clarksville, Indiana attempting to paint the skyline of Louisville, when I turned around and saw this delightful 2-story building.  It was early Sunday morning and it looked like people were going in for brunch.  I couldn’t pass up taking photos and just last week I got around to painting it.   I actually started this painting as a demonstration for my watercolor class and I liked it so much, I developed it into a completed painting.  I would like to paint it again on a much larger scale.  I think there may be an insurance or realty office up on the second floor.  If anyone knows the name of this building or the restaurant, please let me know.   I’d like to improve  upon the title of the painting–may have to ride over there to investigate!

Image Size: 11×13″    Price: $200 (plus $10 for S&H)      Purchase:   Please email me for availability.

This is a busy street in Louisville. Every morning and evening during rush hours, the traffic lanes change directions–the square, lighted signs above the street are marked with green arrows or red “x”s, depending upon the direction of the lane. One of our most eclectic areas in Louisville, it is lined with various shops (tattoos to skateboards), restaurants, pubs and galleries. A great gathering place for friends and always fun to walk—you never know what you’ll find on Bardstown Road.
Image Size: 17×23″   Outside Frame Dimensions:  27×33″    Price:  $600 (plus S&H), includes custom mat and framing.  Deduct $100.00 to purchase painting only.   Purchase: Please email me for availability.

I loved these steep steps up this narrow passageway. I have embellished quite a bit, adding the figure, colors and shading as I wanted.
Image Size: 21×15″           Price: $400 (plus $10 for S&H)       Purchase:    Please email me for availability.
         Could be matted and framed to size 28×22 or larger.

Although I have never been in Aviles, Spain, I have seen many photos of it’s beautiful street scenes. This is generally a made-up scene, based on those photos. It looks like a place I’d like to visit and this painting helped take me there.

Image Size: 11×15″ Price:$225 (plus $10 for S&H) Purchase: Please email me for availability.

If you’ve traveled Hwy 60 between Louisville and Shelbyville, you probably remember seeing this roadside grocery. It has been there for many years and is a landmark for anyone that grew up in this area. It is a great place to stop and is as interesting inside as it is out.

Image Size: 14.5×10.5″ Price:$200.00 (plus $10 for S&H) Purchase: Please email me for availability.