Monday, July 6, 2009

Wrigley Field

Wrigley Field
Size: 26" x 30"
Medium: Acrylic on canvas

Well, apparently baseball fields are the booming business. This painting was commissioned from the Red Sox painting as an anniversary present for the client's husband.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

New Paintings

The Green Monster
Size: 36" x 48"
Date 2009













This painting was commissioned as a Father's Day present for a big Red Sox fan. Hopefully he will like it.



The Lower Falls
Size: 36" x 48"
Date: 2009

This painting was delivered to the Griffith Art Gallery recently to add to my collection of works on display there. This is the Lower Falls in Yellowstone National Park.

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Paintings on Canvas

Misty Mountains
Size: 16" x 20"
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Date: 2003
This was a painting that came from the first scenes of The Two Towers movie from Lord of the Rings. As the camera panned through the mountains, I saw this view and though it might make a good painting if it had a cross on top of the mountain.

Paintings on Canvas

The Patriarchs
Size: 12" x 36"
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Date: 2008








The Patriarchs are a set of beautiful mountains located in Zion National Park, Utah. These three mountains were named after the Patriarchs of the Bible: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The overwhelming beauty of God's creation is hard to capture with just paint and a canvas, but the painting can remind us of how creative God is with this world that He has made. This painting is currently located at the Griffith Art Gallery in Pelham, AL.

Santa Paintings

Santa
Size: 12" x 20"
Medium: Gouache on canvas
Date: 2008
I have heard many Christians discussing the concept of Santa Claus. Will I allow my children to believe that Santa Claus magically brings all the "good" boys and girls worldly treasures on Christmas Eve? Will I teach them from the beginning that Santa is not real, but that his persona comes from Saint Nicholas? No matter how the matter is presented, Santa Claus is immensely visible to all from Thanksgiving through Christmas Day. This Santa Claus is meant to remind the viewer of the true meaning of Christmas through subtle symbols. The three gems on the sleigh represent the three gifts that the wise men gave to Jesus. The three holly leaves represent the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The larger, cross star represents the star that the wise men followed in search of Jesus, the Savior.



Christmas Santa
Size: 24" x 36"
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Date: 2008
This Santa Claus has twelve festive holly leaves which are significant of the twelve disciples. The dead leaf stands for the one who betrayed Jesus, Judas Iscariot.

Seascape Murals

Hawaii Sunset
Size: 8' x 6'
Medium: Latex Paint
Date: 2004
This mural was painted in the main classroom for the ABSOP Program at the Department of Youth Services.












The Reef
Size: 25' x 32'
Medium: Latex Paint
Date: 2002

This mural was painted in the main dining room of The Reef restaurant in Tuscalosa, AL.

Landscape Murals

Mountain View
Size: 8' x 8'
Medium: Latex Paint
Date: 2005
As the main classroom for the ABSOP Program moved, the teacher requested that I paint her a new mural, since she lost the old room that had the beach mural. She asked for a mountain scene this time.












Switzerland
Size: 8' x 5'
Medium: Latex Paint
Date: 2001
This mural was painted from a combination of postcards from Switzerland. This was a castle that my family and I visited in 1998 in Sion. It was such a special trip to take, and I enjoyed it so much, that I painted this for my mother in her spare bedroom.



Twin Falls
Size: 8' x 5'
Medium: Latex Paint
Date: 2005
Twin Falls was painted for UAB hospital in the central monitoring room. They requested that I paint the Birmingham skyline on one side of the room and this painting on the other side.









Mediterranean View
Size: 5' x 14'
Medium: Latex Paint
Date: 2005
This mural was painted for a Tuscaloosa resident in their dining room.










Winter in the City
Size: 8' x 16'
Medium: Latex Paint
Date: 2003
Winter in the City was painted in a group room for the ABSOP Program at the Department of Youth Services. This is the room where the therapists would council the students and teach them how to develop attitudes and behaviors that are socially acceptable. They wanted a calm, peaceful painting.