This is a small 9" x 12" palette painting. It is a scene from rural Illinois where I live and in the summer I ride my bike out into the surrounding farmland, generally 10-20 miles a day. The beauty of the midwestern landscape is something that is often overlooked, but it is the landscape that I love.
I was commissioned to paint this portrait by Greenville University. Ivan Filby, PhD in Management from Aston University, 12th President of Greenville University, 2013-2020.
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| Ivan Filby, 16" x 20" Oil on Linen. SOLD |
There are many pressing dilemma’s in life. Some of them are self imposed, some come from the outside. The solitary nature of the last year (2020) due to Covid and so much unrest in the culture around us has caused a rethinking of relationships on many levels.
What is my responsibility?
Where am I blind?
How do I navigate this terrain?
This piece comes out of the swirling depth of those seemingly unanswerable questions.
This is an 8" x 10" Pencil portrait of my grandson. I started my art journey doing pencil portraits, so I do enjoy going back and ...
