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The landscape painting is an artist representation of Mother
Nature. For the artist, the creativity of painting is
enchanting. A broad color pallet is combined with brush
strokes to produce visions of natural beauty. |
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I have been drawing ever since I was
young. I started drawing pictures with pencils. I added
charcoal. I integrated pastel chalks and I was hooked. See some of
those drawings on my vintage drawings
page. Lately, I have settled on the acrylic medium to express
nature's beauty in the mountains, sky, water, trees and rocks. The
two birds found in every piece of work represent the freedom and
companionship. My background
is also in audio/video engineering, web mastering, photography, geology and biology. |
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I would like to give special credit to some very inspirational
books. John F. Carlson’s enlightening book “Carlson's Guide to
Landscape Painting”, original published in 1929. It covered
valuable subjects including an explanation of the four light
plains. My color mixing abilities were given a boost from
“Blue and Yellow Don’t Make Green” by Michael Wilcox.
Another very inspirational book is by landscape artist James Swinnerton (1875-1974),
it makes me want to roam around the
southwest searching for great vistas. Maybe in the Spring...? |
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A special thanks to my Pasadena Art Center graduate friends Kwali and Jim, their advice has been priceless.
Thanks to my dear old friend Régent
from many years ago - his huge seascapes were a thing to behold and
he started me on the journey into learning color. In addition
to Rev. Michael Beckwith in Los Angeles, I would like to send a special to Mahalo to John in Hawaii and recognize
both of them for their spiritual guidance.
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Finally, I’d like to send all my loving appreciation to my dear wife Karen for her patience and understanding over the years.
Our lives are truly blessed. |
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