Oil, 12x9, canvas board. This was some beginning of combining some foreground impressionism and background pieces and layers, how I remember seeing this jumble of light and dark. The poodle is a portrait of how to appreciate doing nothing, a natural zen meditation. But who knows, is Tucker calm or caught in the worries of all that has happened?

Christmas teens,oil,11x14 canvas board

This was a photocard sent to me by a friend. Goal was to render the appearence of the age of teens and the loose but nervous demeanor.