Vintage Wood Plane: Grandfather's Woodworking Tool

Vintage Wood Plane: Grandfather's Tool
6” x 8” (15.24cm x 20.32cm) acrylic painting on canvas panel $175 unframed
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I remember as a small child exploring my grandfathers workshop and seeing all the tools of a blacksmith and woodworker he left behind after he passed away. Many of the tools I was too small to understand but the feel of the place and the smell of wood chips and sawdust are still very much a part of my memories. I inherited some of his tools from my mother and this old wood plane is one I still keep in my studio today. The image of the workshop comes from the memories still in my head even though the actual workshop no longer exists. I hope you can sense some of the feeling of that place and time of long ago from this painting.

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Vintage Mickey Mouse Toy Blocks: Minnie

Vintage Mickey Mouse Toy Blocks: Minnie on the Run
5” x 7” (12.7cm x 17.8cm) acrylic on canvas board unframed $125 with free shipping in USA and Canada.
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These antique toy blocks are now collector items. Each block has Mickey Mouse images on two sides, words and pictures on two sides and alphabet letters on the other sides. On this one, Minnie is running with arms stretched up, with Mickey on the other side where you can't see him. A hen and ocean liner are the word pictures with the letters K and V printed on top and bottom. They were once great toys for children.

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Door to the Past

Door to the Past
5” x 7” (12.7cm x 17.8cm) acrylic on gessoed board unframed $125 with free shipping in USA and Canada.
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I’m always fascinated by the textures in old barns so when I came upon this abandoned barn while traveling around painting fall colors, I couldn’t resist the subtle colors of wood in this old door. Looking into the barn I notices I could see all the way through to the field beyond. There’s something enduring about seeing into and then through these old structures that have been around so long and have so many stories to tell us about our country and our ancestors. I can even imagine my own stories to tell and I'm sure you will have yours.

©Copyright 2008 by Paul Wolber Art Studio

Emerald Pond

Emerald Pond
5” x 7” (12.7cm x 17.8cm) acrylic on gessoed board unframed $125 with free shipping within USA and Canada.
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This is was the first image I posted on my blog upon returning to the USA from summer travel in China. We were in Jai Xing, Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu and Ya'An, not to mention all the smaller sites we visited during the time from May 14 till July 10. I've posted more paintings from some of the areas we visited and there are even some photos of specific places that I've not painted. This painting is from Hangzhou in eastern China.

©Copyright 2008 by Paul Wolber Art Studio

Temple Feng Shui

Temple Feng Shui
7” x 5” (17.8cm x 12.7cm) acrylic on gessoed board unframed $125 with free shipping within USA and Canada.
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Some say Feng Shui is magical, designed to ward off evil spirits, while others say it is used to direct the “Chi” or energy into and through buildings and spaces. Either way it is an ancient practice that directs the design and orientation of many ancient traditional buildings and has influenced the design of beautiful forms such as those in temples and pagodas.

© Copyright 2008 by Paul Wolber

Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon on Bird Island
7” x 5” (17.8cm x 12.7cm) acrylic on gessoed board unframed $125 with free shipping within USA and Canada.
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To my surprise I found a Peregrine this summer while visiting a place in east central China called Thousand Island Lakes, southwest of Shanghai. There are many lakes to visit in this area so we chartered a boat to take us to places like Monkey Island and Bird Island. We found the Peregrine obviously on Bird Island. While not all the birds there seemed to have the best environment, this one seemed to be in excellent conditions and was beautiful.

With a little research I discovered the Peregrine apparently can be found almost anywhere in the world. It has been used as a hunting bird for thousands of years and is one of the fastest creatures on earth having been clocked at more than 300 km/h in a dive.

While I’m not an ornithologist, or a specialist in painting birds, my passion is to observe and paint all kinds of natural phenomena. I’ve never wanted to limit my painting to one kind of subject so as I travel, anything that attracts my attention can be a subject for painting.

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Downy Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker in My Back Yard
7” x 5” (17.8cm x 12.7cm) acrylic on gessoed board unframed $125 with free shipping within USA and Canada.
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This little guy has been visiting my window bird feeder for the suet. I finally spotted him on an old tree stump making for a more natural composition. Here is the result of that view.

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Tomatoes: On the Vine

Tomatoes: On the Vine
6” x 8” (15.24cm x 20.32cm) Acrylic on Canvas
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This is the second work on my new larger canvas panels. I'll continue to do more works on this surface but will also mix in some of the 5" x 7" works on gessoed boards as well. I like each surface for different reasons depending on the subject.

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