Still Life 5

8"x10" oil

I have seen a lot of martini glass paintings and have wanted to do one for a while, but did not imagine it would be a pear and grape martini!

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Still Life 4

8"x10" oil

I got my mom's favorite painting smock.  She made it to suit her and sewed pockets at angles on it.  It is made from fabric that has pansies all over it, so I was thinking of her as I painted this.  I am sure the fabric came from something else that she repurposed.  My mom could have been an inventor because she was always figuring out how to do things better, using what she already had.  Instead, she was a really great mom, grandma, greatgrandma, and a very good artist.  This still life was actually in cool light and all the colors were cool, but it was a snowy day and I decided to make it warm.  I think I might have overdone it with the bowl, but sometimes it is so much fun doing the little squigglies that it is hard to quit!

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Still Life 3

 8"x10" oil

This still life was a bit of a challenge.  The one I did 2 days ago was nice and loose with exciting brushwork but I am finding that I am getting tighter as I go.  I had to go back and work on loosing it up.

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 I also changed the background of yesterday's painting and like it more.

Still Life 2

The colors aren't quite right on this photo.  I took several different shots, but  I keep coming up with the blues too blue and reds too similar.  It is a fun carnival of colors.  Today is a very cold and snowy day so everything is in shades of whitish gray.  I wonder how my choice of colors in painting is influenced by that?

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Still Life 1

8"x10" oil

I'm back!  I usually don't have a problem getting back to painting if I have been away for a while, but this time was different.  I was afraid or something.  I couldn't just go put paint to the board.  So, I pulled out an on-line painting course I had purchased a long time ago.  I watched the video and used the photo of this still life for reference, and I liked how it turned out.  It is different from what I have been doing, but it got me going and I like the results.  What do you think?
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Springtime Hug by JHOsgood

14"x18" acrylic by JHOsgood

I went to visit my mom before Christmas.  She passed away shortly after Christmas and I remained in NC for about 3 weeks.  Today is the first day I have painted since I left.  This is pretty unusual for me, but then it has been a life altering time.  This is a painting my mom did a long time ago for my daughter.  My mom painted almost everyday for many, many years.  She was going to add the little boys (her great grandsons) to this painting, but didn't get to it before she passed, so I did it today.  I tried to infuse my contribution with her spirit and method for painting, and it was a good moment.

A Treat for You

 
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Skiing With Daddy - written by Randy Zimmerman

Daddy taught me how to ski,

So nice together, just him and me,

And Daddy says my skiing’s supreme.

He said I’m the best he has ever seen!

But Daddy cannot ski so well;

I think a zillion times he fell!

He’s funny when he takes a spill,

Like a white tornado tumbling down the hill!

It’s fun to ski with Daddy, even when it’s cold,

For after skiing there’s a treat, where skier’s food is sold.

Now some foods are really great and some are really awful,

But there’s nothing better after skiing than a chocolate covered waffle!

From Me to You

I hope that 2014 is the happiest, healthiest and best yet for you!

Happy New Year!

Seasonal Imagery

Do you know which artist I modeled this after?  His name is in the painting.

Sticks and Stones

It's Been a Good Run!

Good Day for Skiing

Winter Wonderland

Snuggled Inn

Stay warm and happy!

Have a Jolly Good Day!

Merry Christmas

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Santa could be an authentic bloak

If myths were real and not a joke.

But….

Reindeer, sleighs, and a special toy

For each and every girl and boy

Who waits expectantly for that incredible sight

Of a chimney arrival in the dead of night?????

A scientific explanation for this to be true,

makes me question this story and so should you.

Maybe he’s real but he’s a regular guy

Not a miniature fellow, or some other lie.

Maybe he’s old and jolly, but trim,

Cause he eats vegetarian and works out at the gym.

Instead of the North Pole and a fat sleigh-flying elf,

He could ride a two wheeler all by himself

On his custom made bike that is tricked out to the max

Cause he built it himself from recycled trash.

His extreme generosity which seems an obsession

Could be a 12-step program to fend off depression.

Maybe he has the real Christmas spirit

That we all should have, though we seldom get near it.

I can see it all now!  It’s not that he’s trippy.

It’s just that Saint Nick is really a hippy!

So if you see him in town peddling mile after mile,

Share a wave of hello and a holiday smile!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from this old hippy.

Blue Christmas

It would be a blue Christmas without you!  (this is a Dec. 2013 painting)

'Tis the season!

A Light to Guide the Way