New OZ Children's books in the works

Recently I've signed on to illustrate 2 books by Roger Baum who is the great grandson of Frank Baum who wrote the Wizard of Oz. The two books that I'm working on are Oz books and the first book is a Christmas story. The Christmas book should be available sometime this Nov/Dec. I've attached the cover illustration and a sample illustration that was done.

Dia de los Muertos painting and Saturday's Art-a-thon pics

Saturday's Art-a-thon was a big success raising almost $1900 for new studio spaces in the Art Factory 417. Don't know if I'll ever paint for 12 hours straight again into the wee hours of the morn but got to work beside many great Springfield artists. Above is the finished painting which I finished in 12 hours and will be displayed at the Lemon Drop gallery on Commercial for the 1st Friday Art Walk next month. Below are progress pics through the night that were taken by Meganne Rosen O'Neal

New Project and SALE items for April - Alice in Wonderland and Grunge

Alice in Wonderland paintings are again on SALE for the month of April for 20% off. Also the Grunge Postcard set is also on SALE for $3.50. 

If you haven't got a postcard set yet better get one because this is the lowest price yet!


Also, just finished this tile sample for a painted tile mural that I'll hopefully be working on in the future. This tile took me 5 hours and the mural's are 3 x 3 ft and 3.5 x 4.5 feet. This project is going to be huge and time consuming.

RedBubble and Facebook

You can now purchase greeting cards, prints, and posters of some of my paintings on Redbubble by clicking the link below. I'll be adding more artwork to Redbubble soon.

Redbubble link

Also if you like viewing my artwork please become a fan on my facebook fan page:

Facebook fanpage link

Thank you all for the support!

Violin girl painting progress 1

Here is the newest painting that I'm working on. It is of a girl playing violin. The reference picture (shown above) that I'm working off of is taken by Brian also known as Coltfan909. Please view his photos on flickr because he's letting me use an amazing photograph for reference and he's a really great photographer  http://www.flickr.com/photos/coltfan909/

The painting is one of the biggest I've painted in a while the dimensions are 34 x 48 inches (photo below). I'm doing the painting for the Conservatory of the Ozarks in Chesterfield Village located in Springfield, MO. They teach piano, guitar, violin, and also have vocal lessons. They are showing artwork at the conservatory on December 18th so the painting has to be done with by then.

More Soon!

More pics from the Gillioz

Here is some more Gillioz pics from the artwalk last friday. They were having a talent show at the theatre also that is why there is a red carpet and Marilyn Monroe is there:)

Maude - Pet Portrait Finished

Here is the finished pet portrait of Maude. The size of the painting is 16 x 16 inches and it's done in acrylic paint. Great picture of Maude to work off of (lots of character) Here is the sizes and prices if interested in having a pet portrait done. Shipping is free in the United States and 10% of price goes to the Humane society.

8" x 10" - $75
9" x 12" - $100
12" x 12" - $125
16" x 16" - $160
18" x 18" - $200
18" x 24" - $225
24" x 24" - $250
24" x 30" - $300
30" x 36" - $350

alice sees the white rabbit painting progress 2

Finished painting alice although I might go back in and do some touching up. Next I'll begin working on the white rabbit!

Alice in Wonderland sketches for painting 1

Here are some sketches of my next painting in the works. If you haven't heard already the theme for my show at the Gillioz in Springfield, MO in November is going to be Alice in Wonderland. I can't wait to have my paintings displayed in such a wonderful building. The plan is to have 20 to 25 paintings done by November. Alice in Wonderland has so many interesting characters and themes. The scene in which I'm currently sketching is where Alice first sees the white rabbit. Once I sketch it on the canvas there will be more detail. I'm basing the character of Alice off of actress Emily Browning who has been in movies such as the Uninvited and Lemony Snicket.