B is for Ball: Alphabet Blocks

B is for Ball: Alphabet Blocks with a Baseball

5” x7” (12.7 cm x 17.8 cm) original acrylic on hand primed board $125 w/free shipping in US & and Canada
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I’ve been looking for this baseball for some time now and finally found it. This is a continuation of the alphabet blocks paintings that I set out do some time ago. I have acquired a set of antique alphabet blocks made by The Embossing Company of Albany, New York made around 1911, however they were never used so they are still in the original box and appear to be brand new with no marks or scuffs, so its been fun to paint them. The ball however was one that my kids and I played with many years ago, so it has a lot of scuff marks and is quite weathered. This was a fun painting to do.

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Through a Glass Darkly

Through a Glass Darkly  (click photo to see more detail)
 8" x 10" (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm) original acrylic painting on hand primed board $325 w/free shipping in US and Canada

 
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In 1961 Ingmar Bergman wrote and directed a film titled Through a Glass Darkly (Swedish translation: Sȧsom i en spegel) literally meaning As in a Mirror. In the film a family comes to understand some of the mystery of life as Bergman takes them through the process of discovery and understanding.

The artist often realizes what we see directly does not always tell us the whole story, but rather is conditioned by what we have already learned or things that are reflected around us. The title is taken from a Biblical quote in I Corinthians 13:12. It suggests that we only know ultimate reality in a partial way, but will eventually understand the truth more fully.

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Pennsylvania Barn Door

         Pennsylvania Barn Door: Open Half Door  (click photo to see more detail)
 8" x 10" (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm) original acrylic painting on hand primed board $325 w/free shipping in US and Canada

 
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I photographed this barn many years ago but only recently zoomed in to see this open half door and interesting latch. The barn interior intrigued me and enticed me to create the painting. This barn was once owned by the grandfather of a colleague in my university, so there was some talk of doing a painting of the barn, but that never happened.

Now I am revisiting some of those old images and this painting is one result of that look back into history. I don't know if this barn is still standing since many of these old barns are now being taken down.

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Simple Things: Old Door Opening

Simple Things: Old Door Opening

5” x7” (12.7 cm x 17.8 cm) original acrylic on hand primed board $125 w/free shipping in US & and Canada

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Sometimes it’s the simple things that are the most engaging and beautiful, such as a simple image or a simple idea. The textures and shapes of this old door are simple and beautiful, but for me the idea is the most compelling. The door has been opened just a crack to suggest something new, a new life, a new freedom, new beginning on the other side. Moving through the open door implies a new birth or transformation. It gives us hope of the possibility of seeing the world from a completely new perspective. I think this is why I find these old doors so intriguing.

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Pears Ready for Picking

Pears Ready for Picking

8 in. X 6 in. (20.3 cm X 15.2 cm) acrylic on canvas
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This is an update of an earlier painting. I repainted the color of the pears and focused the light in a new way. From time to time I'll do a series on canvas rather than board for variety.

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Toy Truck with Antique Blocks: T is for truck

Toy Truck with Antique Blocks

5” x7” (12.7 cm x 17.8 cm) original acrylic on hand primed board $125 w/free shipping in US & and Canada

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This is another of the alphabet series I started this year. The toy blocks are from a set made by The Embossing Company of Albany, NY possibly around 1915. These blocks include pictures numbered one through 10 with black and white silhouette characters. Other sides show embossed alphabets with bright colors painted on the surface and a variety of pictures with names such as tree, hat, and wagon so children could learn to spell the names of familiar object.. These are great for a decorating a kid’s room or for learning areas or playrooms for kids. 

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Tiger Lily: Wildflower

Tiger Lily: Wildflower

6in x 6in (15.2 cm x 15.2 cm) acrylic on gesso primed board unframed $125 w/free shipping in USA and Canada.

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Tiger Lilies are everywhere along the highways of Michigan, so we often forget to take a closer look at this beautiful flower. The contrast of colors and delicate textures are what drew me in while painting this image. This is a painting done some time ago that I've reposted here.

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