Blind Jim, Halloween

Jim, the blind man who frequents You Say Tomatoes, loves to dress in costumes. I saw him on Halloween in his costume and he agreed to my painting a picture of him. I wish he could see the results.
Randy, at You Say Tomatoes, tells me that when Jim comes in,often, he takes people over to see the painting. Someone had him stand under the painting and she took his picture with the painting. It has created a sensation!

Waterfire

An exciting evening at Brush Creek near the Plaza. An Installation of 55 floating bonfires, with music and dance, which made colors of the night glow.. With a nod to Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Island Of  La Grande Jatte, I painted Waterfire.

A Gift To The Future

The Music is as good as the architecture!

Summer has passed, but I have several new paintings to show how I spent my summer. I  have addressed the new skyline for a second time. The Performing Art Center is the new addition, and it is fascinating how the computer generated lights of the Marriott Hotel frame the Center- As the colors change momentarily I had to pick a color, so I chose fuschia. The scene is from the bluff overlooking the lagoon in Penn Vally Park. Years ago, I took students to that bluff to paint landscapes (Not at night). Fond memories.

The Drum Room

Again, I am drawn to the Kansas City of the last century-I always remember a former teacher,who was classical trained, stressing-rules are made to be broken. The light pole in the center? I think it makes an interesting abstraction with the black line on the left side. Does it work? That is for the viewer to decide.

My Portrait of a brother and sister

Ocassionally I do portraits, and have recently completed this painting from a photograph taken by their father. I think the back lighting is effective and gives a sense of time and place.

Katz Drug Store

One of the icons of our city is the Art Deco structure, the Katz Drug Store. Several years ago, I painted this  abandoned old building, and as it is up for auction, I wanted to revisit this building in a painting, to make a few modifications. I fear it will be torn down-a great loss to our city.