Put it on the Line

Put it on the Line, 36"x 36", oil on canvas.

I've been thinking a lot about composition lately and the proper prep work to achieve interesting balance. I hope Wayne Thiebaud would be proud.

For Us to Strive

For us to Strive, 30"x 48", oil on canvas.

This was an enjoyable world to live in for a month. I contemplated on the various roles that would make a racing team successful. While only the driver gets to hold up the trophy, there are many hands that make that moment possible. It reminds me of a quote by Albert Einstein.... 

"Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose.

From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing do know: that man is here for the sake of other men—above all for those upon whose smile and well-being on own happiness depends, and also for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy. Many times a day I realize how much my own outer and inner life is built upon the labors of my fellow men, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received." 

Working Men

Here I Raise, 24"x 30", oil on canvas.

Bid Thee Farewell, 24"x 30", oil on canvas.

Both available at the Meyer East Gallery in Santa Fe.

Widow Maker

Be Not Dismayed, 24"x 24", oil on canvas.

While Daring Greatly, 24"x 24", oil on canvas.

As I child, my brother and I were obsessed with sports highlight reels. We were not lucky enough to have ESPN, so we would watch the local news every night, anticipating the 4 minutes of sporting news. On Sunday night we were on cloud nine because, they would show a bloopers reel of all the mishaps in the sporting world that week. These two paintings were born out of those sports highlights.

I have to admire someone who is willing to risk, for without risk, there is no reward.

New Gallery

No Toil Nor Labor Fear, 30"x 40, oil on canvas.

The Moment Before the Moment, 30"x 30", oil on canvas. 

We drove some paintings down to a gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. We had an amazing adventure stopping for anything interesting along the way. 

It has been a long time in the works, but I am now selling paintings in the Meyer Gallery in Santa Fe. It is a prestigious gallery, full of amazing artists and has been in business since 1967. I am super excited to be hanging work there. Check out their website... http://www.meyergalleries.com

Some more gallery news will be coming soon...

Some Sketchbook Drawings.

I have been a little under the weather, so I decided to look through some old sketchbooks. Here are a few of the ones I remember with fondness. Looking back through all my sketchbooks, I have realized I need to sketch a lot more. I feel it is vital to making good paintings.

"Bind up the Brokenhearted"

"Bind up the Brokenhearted", 48" x 48", oil on canvas.

This painting is a reflection on various themes, mostly though, I was thinking of what we can aspire to when we are at our best as a nation. As it says on the Statue of Liberty:

"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

"Danger Zone"

"Angels on our Shoulders", 30"x 48", oil on canvas.

Dwell in the Midst, 24"x 24", oil on canvas. 

Here are two painting I did for my show last month at the Terzian Galleries. I think every young boy grows up with the dream of flying an airplane. Few of us end up living that dream. 

Some New Car Paintings

Lift up Your Eyes, oil on canvas, 36"x 48

Put Forth Thy Hand, oil on canvas, 36"x 48

Amid a Crowd of Stars, oil on canvas, 48"x 48"

Part Them Asunder, oil on canvas, 36"x 36"

Dreams of my Father, oil on canvas, 20"x 20"


A car race is comparable to life, there is preparation, then a start, a middle and a finish. I enjoy painting this series because I can reflect on this analogy.

Show this Friday

I am having a show this Friday, 6-9pm in Park City at the Terzian Galleries. Come check out the 20 new paintings I have hanging there. We got a good write up in Southwest Art Magazine. 

One Man Show

I have been lost in the studio preparing for a one man show at the Terzian Gallery in Park City. The show is on March 20th from 6-9 pm. This is the first finished piece. Put Forth Thy Hand, 36" x 48", oil on canvas.

The Art of Cinema

With the Sundance Film Festival coming to town again, my friend Joel Addams decided to put together a rad show of paintings that are connected to film. Here is a news piece KSL did on the event.

http://www.ksl.com/?sid=33158993&nid=1205&title=art-of-cinema-featured-in-a-new-exhibit-at-salt-lake-gallery&s_cid=queue-20

This is a painting I did during Grad School. I was trying to infuse film into my work so I started with an image from a movie scene that hit me. Since then I have taken bits and pieces from scenes but haven't painted any directly as this one.