20 x 36″ Acrylic and ink on canvas

I had another request to create more bird and bike pieces. This one is nearly done – a few tweaks to the goggles, maybe an addition of an aviator’s hat and perhaps a glaze of color are needed yet.

~16 x 20″ Acrylic on canvas

I finally finished up what I have decided is the most non-traditional, traditional portrait I have ever done (not that I do a ton of portraits, but nonetheless.) After much contemplation I opted to stick with the flat, primary colored background. It feels unexpected and a bit uncomfortable to me, which I really like. I’m hoping Dave will like the choice as well. I also chose to include another goat in the piece. His placement and cropping makes it appear as though he kind of walked in, in the middle of the painting. The piece feels pretty unique in both subject matter and approach, which always makes me happy.

Work in Progress

I have to say I think this is one of the most interesting requests for a portrait I’ve ever had. I still have a lot of work left on it – including adding a horn and making some decisions regarding colors. Because it isn’t your traditional portrait, I’m leaning toward using some really bright colors in the back and foregrounds (the yellow and bright green are my current experiments.) We’ll see if I continue down that road or not.