On the southside of the California Lutheran University, sits the old Peterson homested. The original home for the Pederson family which was later donated along with several hundred acres to the Lutheran’s to build the college. The above painting was done this week in hopes to be of interest to a buyer at the annual CLU fundraising dinner and auction. I have donated the painting a portrait of someone’s house or garden. This will be the first time I have done a sight-unseen offering. I’ll tell you how it goes.
So, this week I finished two new paintings. Simba was a commission of a family dog. The owner wanted outdoor scene, so I took the reference photo in the sun late in the day… in fact there were only fleeting moments left when I took the last shots. Then I added a background of some local hills to add to the drama of the scene. It is the second dog I have painted. The first is on a nursery wall.
On the left is the first version of “Hannah Face” which was painted in 50 minutes with a 2.5″ house painting brush. It was done during a church service while on stage. It has been just sitting around since I started it a few months ago, but I finally got it out and worked on it again this weekend. Here she is “Hannah Face” – 48″ x 48″ oil on Birch Board. It will be premiered at the “Board and Others” art show at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts, along with 3 other paintings of mine including “Threshold”, a new self-portrait.
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