Monday, December 31, 2007

The Polar Bear


For my final post of the year, I thought I present a polar bear taken with a Kodak 800 series digital camera at our local zoo.
Have a safe New Year everyone.

Friday, December 28, 2007

Bamboo Stalk


A drawing of a Bamboo Stalk I drew almost two years ago.

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

The Flag


The American flag is known the world over as the unwaivering sign of freedom. God Bless our troops.. may they return home safe.
This photo was taken in Wisconsin during a the midday last fall using a Kodak 800 series digital camera.

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Spring in Bloom


This photo was taken during an overcast spring day using a Kodak 800 series digital camera.

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Sunset Over Clam Seas


This photo was taken using Nikon 35mm pocket camera and scanned in using an HP Scanner.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Seeing Me Through Her Eyes



This photo was taken during a hot August day by the lake, beneath the shade of a tall fir tree using a Kodak 800 series digital camera.

Monday, December 17, 2007

Mural Phase VI - Completed

The Mural is complete. It took a total of eight days (each Sunday we went down and painted for the entire day... this included the two weeks that my wife worked alone on the sea floor and the ocean before I joined the fun... as well as the four weeks she spent prior painting the rest of the room. For here this project started in September... and is now completed.

This was done for our soon to be delivered niece Gabriel. It was painted with love and we hope that she gets much joy from this. It is huge in scale... it covers a 10' wide by 10' high wall.

Although we are being asked if we would be willing to do it for others (for money) I think my wife and I agree that this was a one time thing. While my wife has painted before (on a much smaller scale; 2x3 canvas) and I have drawn a little, neither of us had ever taken on such a huge project... and aren't looking to repeat it any time soon. But then again, time may make us forget just how big this project was and we may just agree to do it again... but not for some time.



This is the completed Ark.


This is the Dove, painted by my wife.


This is the entire mural taken in two pictures and stitched together, hence the line in the picture.

Saturday, December 15, 2007

The Mountain Forest


A simple drawing of a mountain and forest.

Friday, December 14, 2007

The Unsuspecting Goose


This photo was a difficult shot to get because the goose was so busy cleaning itself. The challenge itself is what made this shot so rewarding. The photo was taken using a Kodak 800 series digital camera.

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

The Lighthouse


The lighthouse on a cold and clear February morning. This photo was taken using a Kodak 800 series digital camera.

Sunday, December 9, 2007

The Noah's Ark Mural - Phase IV and V

Below is the work that my wife and I completed on Phase IV and V of the Noah's Ark Mural project. This included finishing the sea life and starting and finishing the Ark. Also included in this phase was drawing the rainbow on to the wall... which is to be painted next week in vibrant colors.

Enjoy:

Phase IV

An Angel Fish.




A sample of the plant life.




An Orange Starfish.




The Octopus.




The start of the Ark.



Phase V



The Eel.



The Purple Starfish.



The Completed Ark (without animals as of now).



A composite stitch of the entire mural.


More to come next week. Stay tuned.

Friday, December 7, 2007

Brewing Storm


This photo was taken early one morning, just before the storm blew in at the coast. The Photo was taken using a Nikon Zoom Touch 470 35mm camera thirty minutes after sunrise.

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Monday, December 3, 2007

The South Fall


The South Fall of Silver Falls State Park. Taken using a Kodak 800 series digital camera.

Thanks for the comment Laurie, glad you liked the photo.

Saturday, December 1, 2007

Ducks In The Reflection Pool


This photo was taken using a Kodak 800 series digital camera at the creek next to my work.

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

The Farm House


This is one of my personal favorite drawings. I saw this in a schetchbook and decided to try and replicate it (without tracing - all free-hand) and this was the result after about two hours of work.. which happens to be the maximum span of my attention.

Sunday, November 25, 2007

The Noah's Ark Mural - Phase I, II and III

My wife and I are painting a mural in our future niece's bedroom. The has been a labor of love.. truly. Below are some picture from the first few phases of the project... The Ocean and Ocean Floor were painted first. Then came the Sunset followed by the Sea Creatures.


My wife have already decided that this would be our last mural, simply because of the shear amount of work involved with a project of this size. Today we painted the whales, dolphins, jelly fish, school of fish, rock and turtle and it took us five hours. The sunset took us about three, the ocean and ocean floor took my wife three hours(I joined in after the ocean and ocean floor to help her).


Enjoy the pictures. I will post more each week as we only work on this on Sundays, because this is the only day off we have together.


Phase I and II






Phase III







Thursday, November 22, 2007

Under The Waterfall


The photo from under the Middle Falls of Silver Falls State Park was taken using a Kodak 800 series digital camera.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones.

Monday, November 19, 2007

The Joys of Fall


It is the simple pleasures of life I tried to capture in this photo taken with a Kodak 800 series digital camera.

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Enter The Churn


The entrance to the Devil's Churn. The precarious photo was shot on a stormy February afternoon using a Kodak 800 series digital camera.

Friday, November 16, 2007

Duck Formation



Seems that ducks like swim as they fly... in formation. This photo was taken at a local lake in the mid afternoon using a Kodak 800 series digital camera. Click on the image to see a larger version.

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

The Churn


The Devil's Churn in Oregon during a sun-break in the middle of an otherwise stormy day on the coast. To answer your question: yes, it is as violent as it looks.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

The Barn


Yet another so-so barn. Let me know what you think.

Monday, November 12, 2007

The Barn


This drawing is not remarkable in any way, shape or form. But I did draw it and that counts for something to someone.

Sunday, November 11, 2007

The storm is coming


This photo was taken in the early afternoon of a mid-February day using a Kodak 800 series digital camera.

Saturday, November 10, 2007

No Skating... No Duh...


This photo was taken outside of a coffee shop during a late March snow storm. The irony tickled my funny bone.
This photo was taken using a Kodak 800 series digital camera.

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Pair of Geese

This photo was taken late afternoon during the early summer using a Kodak 800 series digital camera.

Monday, November 5, 2007

Red Bird


A beautiful red larikeet from our local zoo.
This photo was taken using a Kodak 800 series camera.

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Rough Seas


This photo was taken in mid-February, late afternoon using a Kodak 800 series digital camera. The boat looking so close to shore is a true optical illusion, as there were points when the boat disappeared behind he crest of the waves.

Saturday, October 27, 2007

The Awe of Innocence


This photo was taken at our local zoo. I do not know this little girl, as she is of no acquaintance, but I do know this little girl. I say this because in spite of the pain and suffering I have went through personally, as we all have, I still see much of the world with her enthusiasm and innocence.

Do you?

This photo was taken using a Kodak 800 series digital camera.

Friday, October 26, 2007

Landing Zone


This photo was taken using a Kodak 800 series digital camera.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Crazy Sky-Chicken


This cloud formation, photographed recently during a visit to Wisconsin, was shot in the mid-afternoon. If you look closely at the darker region of the cloud, you can see a what looks like a chicken head (top-left) attached to a body (center-mass) with on leg extended (bottom) and one wing extended (top-right).
The shape of the cloud was what I though was interesting. The shape of the darker and lighter regions are very similar, especially noticed aound the chicken's head, almost like a white drop shadow.
This photo was shot using a Kodak 800 series digital camera.