Ornament with Bosc Pear

Picked up a bag of these awesome Bosc pears at Costco.  

A good reason to paint.

Ornament with Bosc Pear

8 x 6"

oil on fine Belgian linen panel

Avocado Christmas Tree Ornament

Karen pulled this out of the box of ornaments today as we began getting ready to trim the tree.  

I had to paint it.

Avocado Christmas Tree Ornament

5 x 7"

Oil on fine Belgian linen

This painting is available at: http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/288719

3 Pears

I started this painting yesterday, on Thanksgiving, and was painting with my pal, Liz Oneil, who is visiting with us for the week.

3 Pears

8 x 10"

oil on linen panel

Silver Cup with Sushi

I started this little painting in Tokyo last week while on a layover.  The sushi actually came from the 7/11.  I finished it last night in Mumbai while on a layover.

Silver Cup with Sushi

5 x 7"

oil on linen panel

Rollins Pottery, Concord Grapes, and a Blueberry

A beautiful piece of pottery by my friend Anthony Rollins.

Rollins Pottery, Concord Grapes, and a Blueberry

8 x 8"

oil on fine Belgian linen panel

This painting is available at: 

  http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/garry-kravit/rollins-pottery-concord-grapes-and-a-blueberry/290106

Parmesean Grater

An old pepper grinder I borrowed from my brother-in-law's house in Cashiers, North Carolina.  

Parmesean Grinder

8 x 6"

oil on fine Belgian linen

Silver Cup with Garlic

This is the first painting done after the Abbey Ryan workshop 

yesterday using the same silver cup I used yesterday.

Silver Cup with Garlic

8 x 6"

Oil on fine Belgian linen panel

This painting is available: 

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/283435

Abbey Ryan Workshop

This weekend was fantastic.  I was privileged to take a workshop from the amazing Abbey Ryan at the John Peto museum in Island Heights, NJ.  My friend Liz from Missouri, accompanied me, along with her sister-in-law, Anette from Alabama.  

Liz's Balsamic Jar with Green Onions and my Asian Pear with Silver cup.

Day II painting.

Asian Pear with Silver cup

6 x 8" oil on linen

Abbey helping me with just a couple of finer points.

Day 1 painting, Artichoke and Berries.

5 x 7"

oil on linen panel

Abbey helping me describe the light and cast shadow just a little better.

Abbey and me.

Commissioned Portrait Finished

Commissioned Portrait

38 x 27" 

Oil on fine Belgian linen

Portrait - Almost Done

commissioned portrait

38 x 27"

oil on Belgian linen 

Portrait Progress

Making progress on this portrait which is a commission.
The commission was auctioned off by
The Center For Great Apes for a substantial donation.

Commissioned portrait

38 x 27"

oil on Belgian linen 

The Ultimate Taboret, Finis!

The Ultimate Taboret (drawers on right) finished today.  

The second one will be done shortly and shipped off to an anxious customer in New York.

What's On The Ease: Commissioned Portrait

This is a commissioned portrait.  

34 x 28"

Taborets Ready for Sanding

The two new taborets are ready for sanding and varnishing.  A couple of people are excited to get their art organized.  

The Ultimate Taboret,  in solid sapele mahogany,  don't you need one?

Looking Like a Taboret

They're looking like taborets.  

One with drawers on the left, and one with drawers on the right.

Taboret Drawer Day

Back from New Delhi yesterday morning and some work on the taboret's drawer stand shows how it takes life. 

I probably shouldn't be working with power tools after a trip halfway around the world and back.

It's Taboret Drawer Day!

It's drawer day here at taboret central. 

Some of the process: 

1. Drawer sides on dovetail jig.

 2. Cut the dovetails with a router.  

3. Trial fit the sides, insert the bottoms.

4.  A completed drawer with bottom inserted.

  And 12 perfectly square glued up drawers for 2 new taborets. 

Taboret Time

Two new taborets about to be built ...

Stay tuned.

www.TheUltimateTaboret.com

F15

For a friend who retires from the Air Force after a twenty year career.

F15

40 x 30"

oil on linen

Charlee's Bicycle

This painting is for Charlee Moore, a friend who took the photo that it was painted from.  The goal was a quickly painted, loose brush stroke, more painterly style.  This was done on a layover in Hong Kong.

Charlee's Bicycle

8 x 10"

oil on linen panel

Puppy

Not a painting but I met this little guy today at the Las Olas Art Festival

 in Ft. Lauderdale.  I had to share this. 

Jackson

Jackson was a yellow lab who passed away last year.  A friend commissioned this painting for Jackson's owners.

Jackson

11 x 11"

oil on linen panel

Novelist John Dufresne

I just completed this portrait of a good friend, novelist John Dufresne, for his birthday.  

Below, I asked Karen to hold the painting while I photographed it.  :)

John Dufresne

38" x 30"

oil on linen

Michael

A portrait of my brother Michael, for his birthday.   

Michael

24" x 24"

oil on stretched linen