Sons & Loved Ones

I've occasionally worked from the photographs of my sons, Neil and Charlie, brother-in-law, Ben, and other loved ones. I enjoy looking at slideshows from their trips and am occasionally drawn to paint them. Neil's are on pages for The Netherlands and "Up & Down" and Charlie's are show below.

My niece, Caedmon, rode her bicycle across country from San Francisco to the Atlantic Ocean and kept a blog that included photos. I painted a series of her trek using watercolors—a rare medium for me—and put them into a video. Please note that the individual paintings don't appear on this website, because they are not oil paintings.

 

See watercolors of Caedmon's bike trip (video)

Travels with Charlie

Charlie is an ardent traveler, who has been to more countries than his age. Here are interpretations of just a few of his snapshots.

Windy Pass (WA) ~ Beth Sweitzer, Scarborough, ME 2019 • 20 x 16
The Enchantments (WA) ~ Tom & Christine Habib, Carlsbad, CA 2019 • 20 x 16
Tulum, Mexico ~ Jeanne Rust, Tucson, AZ 2011 • 20 x 16
Uncle Ben Hiking to Hart's Pass (WA) 2019 • 20 x 16
Beach on Kauai ~ Neil Cohn, Tilburg, NL (2012) 20 x 16
Boats on a Mexican Beach ~ Gabe Borquez, Vista, CA 2015 • 24 x 12
Sapa, Vietnam ~ 2008 • 36 x 48
Watch slideshow of Sapa painting process
Mr. Cohn (study) ~ Matt Will Marth, San Francisco 2010 • 10 x 8
Grand Teton Peak, WY ~ Lynn Campbell, Newberry, MI 2011 • 8 x 10

Friends and Loved Ones

Sea of Cortez (2024) 72 x 48 diptych, Kyle & Nicole Negus, Carlsbad, CA
Stu and the Twins at the Grand Canyon ~ Stuart Murray, Los Angeles, CA (2022) 24 x 18
Kauai Honeymoon Cave (2024) 24 x 30 – John Engstrom and Matt Fidanque
Texas Bluebells ~ Jeni Schaeffer, Nashville, TN 2008 • 20 x 36
Mom & Twins at Aquarium ~ Stuart Murray, San Francisco 2017 • 16 x 20
Christine's Banff ~ Christine Smith, Toronto, ONT 2013 • 10 x 8
Moonhole ~ Ben Hall, Seattle, WA 2008 • 16 x 20
Grizzly Bear ~ Christine Smith, Toronto, ONT 2008 • 18 x 24
Ben's Mountain Lake ~ Mardi & Ken Terrill, Blue Lake, CA 2014 • 24 x 8