Cow-a-bonga !!

I had previously painted some Holsteins at a friend's nearby farm in Holmes County, so I added them to  this "Mail Pouch" to give it some life, because sometime a barn painting ends up as just a big wooden box without much interest.

1952 Chevy pickup

I spotted this old workhorse at a local farm and got permission to paint it. The owner found it in rural Kansas, got it running again, and brought it home. It is solid (no road salt in Kansas) and will eventually be restored.
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Graveyard of fishing trawlers

I painted this recently in Douardenez, France. I was nearly finished and it began to rain, so I took cover under the hull of another ship. I hiked about five miles to get there, so I wasn't  going to give up that easily, even though I was in France.

Joughin's Alley

I was behind Joughin's Hardware and saw these converging angles in the morning light. It's not really about the topic as much as it is defining the light upon the subject. With the right approach, you could do justice to a dead rat, if the light was right.

Holmes County Barn

What painter could resist this. I was heading home from camping and pulled over immediately to take in this old beauty. Too many are rotting away- we will never see the craftsmanship that built these again. Once the roof starts leaking, they deteriorate rapidly.

Old International

I painted this old truck alla prima with my back up against an old barn. Plenty of bees, bugs, and burrs to contend with. The owner has turned down dozens of offers for it.
12" x 16" oil on painted panel.  $350.00

An outing with friends

I painted this scene recently at the Spicy Lamb Farm, located in The Cuyahoga Valley National Park ,about an hour from Perry. These lambs were cute as a button, and when they had their fill of hay they came over to visit with me.