First of all, HAPPY NEW YEAR for 2015!

The above is an oil painting, 18x14 inches.  A bronco-riding cowboy at a rodeo in Colorado.

After living here for many years I finally got to the rodeo circuit this summer, and was very impressed with the skill and courage of the participants.  It also provided a great many painting ideas, as there are many dramatic moments in the course of an afternoon at the rodeo.  Most of the bronco-riders and bull-riders end up in a position like this rider (who after a direct trip to the ground immediately got up, brushed himself off and walked off the field unharmed)

I call the painting "Game Over".

Oil Painting, 18 x 14 inches

A scene in downtown Chicago, just east of "the Loop".  The view is to the west and the overpass in the middle distance is the train track for the loop trains.

A couple of posts ago I showed a painting I had made from the complementary colors red and green...this painting is the same idea, but the complementary colors are yellow and violet.

Oil Painting
8 x 10 inches

Recently I did a series of small paintings of cakes and desserts.  It was a lot of fun, including shopping for the subject matter!  The 4 that I like best (including this one) will be shown at the annual Miniature Masterpieces show at Evergreen Fine Art in Evergreen, Colorado.  The opening will be next Friday November 21, from 5 - 8 pm.  If you're in the area please do stop by.  As the title suggests, the show will consist entirely of small works.

Oil Painting, 18 x 24 inches

This is a scene in Toulouse, France.  I liked the architecture of the old bridge, the reflections in the water, the figures in the scene and the arrangement of light and shadow.  But as much as anything I was interested in making a painting based on the complementary colors red and green.