Mount Timpanogos LDS Temple Painting

I dusted off the paints and it felt so good to be back in the studio getting all rowdy with some paint and some palette knives. Yee-haw!

First I got myself a bunch of this stuff...

*Props to Mike Doyle for this beautiful work of art. http://michaeldoyle.com/

...then I threw some paint down on a canvas. I have several commissions to get completed and it was uber nice to finish this bad boy.

It turned out pretty great. I'm happy with it. I really love the muted colors and I enjoy LDS art that isn't so cookie-cutter. Deseret Book style is great for some but for me I want some texture. I know - I know, I'm always on my soapbox about texture but I just can't help myself. :)

Cheers.

-T

'Augusta 12th' - Golf Course Series

"Augusta 12th"

This is my original impression palette knife painting of Augusta National's 12th hole. I use a wet-on-wet impasto technique to create the layers and depth of the landscape. The texture is heavy and the colors deep. And realistically, it could take months to dry.

Attending the Masters is on my list of things to do before I die. Who knows, maybe the gentlemen at the beautiful Augusta will take a trade; Painting for a ticket. Going once... going twice... I guess I'll keep my options open.

-T

Pebble Beach 7th

'Pebble Beach 7th'

24" x 36" x 1"

I love to golf. To me, there is nothing (aside from painting) that clears my head better than 18 holes on a sunny day. I'm not thinking about the groceries I need to stop and get or what book report I need to remind one of the kids to finish up; all I'm thinking is it's a 7 iron to the center of the green.

I wish I could say I'm a scratch golfer but my handicap card has a few double digits on it. My local club is Hobble Creek. It's fantastic! Nestled in the mouth of Hobble Creek Canyon you're surrounded by blankets of trees, the sound of running water and the occasional wild turkey or deer making it's way across the fairway. One Saturday morning, I remember teeing off the first hole and a moose came strutting across the fairway. He causally wandered his way into the pond and dunked his head in the water. It was so beautiful!

In honor of my love of golf I started this new series this week.

-T