Sometimes its fun to work with a monochromatic color scheme and this setting is perfect for a glowing red night interior. I've actually been working on several night scenes - mostly exterior - lately. Its fun to play with unnatural lighting created by sodium lights and neon.

Today my kiddo is back at school and a sophomore. Wow. Time to get back to the studio and finish the rest of my summer starts. And I can't wait to get to work on new ideas.

I can't wait to see your responses to this new, somewhat abstracted, piece!

I finished this painting sometime last year and have lived with it awhile before deciding it was good. It is now boxed and ready to ship to Castle Gallery for their Valentine's Invitational which opens February 13th.

This was a challenge packing. The box is almost as tall as I am and I hope it makes it safely.  With this going out today that makes 7 new pieces to Castle Gallery and I also sent 4 this week and 4 last week to Edward Montgomery Fine Art in Carmel. I feel rather a sense of accomplishment, and have the studio cleared out a bit which is nice.

The scene here is from the Oyster Bar restaurant in Fort Wayne. I was commissioned by a lovely couple to paint some pieces of their  favorite restaurant. I got to get in there behind the scenes and be obnoxious with my camera. Always fun.