A Ford and Veteran's Memorial...

Here's a latest that I put together.  It's based on a photo I took during the 4th of July car show in downtown Cedar Rapids.  I found it fun to do a loose version of Veteran's Memorial Building in the back ground.  It's one of my favorite buildings in the downtown area....

Photo:"Green Ford with Veteran's Memorial"; 11" x 14" watercolor and ink on 140lb. cold press paper.
SOLD!

Thanks for stopping by and I welcome any comments you may have!

Joe's Auto....

Here's the latest of my commissioned pieces and it was a FUN painting to do!  I always wanted to put a gas station behind one of these cars that I have been painting.  Joe was excited at the possibility and was please with how it turned out.  This is his 1970's blue Chevelle in front of an older Standard station.

Photo:"Joe's Station"; Watercolor and Ink on 11" x 14" cold press paper.
Commissioned Piece

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Catching Up....

I've been working on several different paintings in the last month; a couple of them have been commissions and a couple have been bit by bit between the commissions.  Here they are....

"1950 Dodge Pickup with MOPAR Christmas Tree"; 9" x 13"  Watercolor and Ink on paper
Commissioned Artwork

"Love and a Lab"; Watercolor and Ink on 11" x 15" paper
SOLD!

"Black Cherry and Pistachio Motorcycles"; Watercolor and Ink on 16" x 17" paper
Commissioned Piece 

Dogs in Ink...

I've recently been doing a bit of playing with ink drawings of dogs.  I did one of my black lab, Jazz, and afterwards had a friend request that I do a drawing of her dog.  Here's the fun results....

" I'm Waiting..."; black ink with a touch of watercolor.
Available for purchase.

That's my Jazz with a fun quote.  She's quite the lover...lol

"Trek in Ink"; Black ink with a touch of watercolor.
Commissioned Piece

Here's Trek done in black ink with a touch of brown watercolor for the eyes.  It's been rather fun experimenting with ink and a bit of water coloring.  Thanks for stopping by and I welcome any comment you may have.

For Pete's Sake, It's George's Motorcycle....

A bit of delay in getting this up on here but here's the Harley Motorcycle commissioned I finished.  I call it "For Pete's Sake, It's George's Motorcycle."  The friend that I did this for, his real name is George but a lot of his friends call him Pete.  Talk about identity crisis! lol... he fortunately loved his painting and here it is...

" For Pete's Sake, It's Geogre's Motorcycle"; Watercolor and Ink on 14" x 14" Paper.
Commissioned Piece

Buick Roadmaster Convertible...

It's been awhile since I've had a chance to post something on here.  I'm still painting but things get busy sometimes.  Here's a watercolor/ink that I finished about 2 weeks ago.  This is based on a photo I took at Good Guys Car show a couple of years ago when it was in DesMoines.  I believe it is a 1952- 1953 Buick Roadmaster Convertible. Enjoy....

"Buick Roadmaster"; Watercolor/ink on 11" x 14" paper.
SOLD.

I'm currently working on a commission of a Harley Motorcycle that I hope to share with you soon.  Thank you for stopping by and please feel free to email me with any feedback you may have!

To the Dogs....

Here's a couple more of the commissions that I did for Christmas.  I can finally share them with you now that they've been given.  Both of these paintings were to be a memorial to dogs that are now enjoying "doggie" heaven.  The first one here is called "Tucker" which is an adorable Cocker Spaniel that I was given a picture of....

"Tucker"; Watercolor and Ink on 11" x 14" Paper.

The other dog painting is called "Skippy"  who was a Pomerania who loved to snuggle in blankets, or so I assume from the picture I was given....

"Skippy"; Watercolor on 11" x 14" Paper.

 I welcome any feed back and thanks for stopping by! 

Juliet, The Cat. ..

Another commissioned piece and the first time I had ever painted a cat in watercolor. Here's what I call,"Juliet,  The Cat"...

"Juliet, The Cat"; 8"x10" watercolor on paper.

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Happy Holidays!!

I wanted to wish all a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  All of the Christmas orders have been taken and filled... I put the finishing touches on the last one this last Thursday night.  I had quite a few this year and here's some that I know have already been given out before Christmas that I can share with you....

"CCR Customized Motorcycle"; Watercolor and Ink on 11" x 14" paper.

"Blue Fairlane, His Baby", Watercolor and Ink on 11" x 14" paper.

"His 56 ", Watercolor and Ink on 11" x 14" paper.

The two above were for the same person and were commissioned by his family at his request.  I designed them so that they can hang side by side.  I've seen both of these cars at local car cruises and they are amazing.  There's more commissions that I can't show here yet because I don't want to ruin the Christmas surprises.  There's dogs, a cat, and a house.  I'm hoping to post them after Christmas here.  Thanks for stopping by and Happy Holidays!

Taking Christmas Orders....

I still have a couple of openings available for commissioned work for Christmas.  So if you are looking for a unique and special gift, think about a gift of custom art work.  Perhaps, a car painting for that classic auto car enthusiast or perhaps a painting of a lost best friend to serve as a memory.

Contact me soon, because the calendar is filling up and Christmas is also fast approaching.  I can be reach via my email listed on this site.  Just put Christmas Commission in the subject of the email.  Thanks for stopping by!