Burmister Bldg Murals

I had the great honor of painting 7 murals depicting our history in Prescott in the building directly across the main entrance of the Courthouse. This building was thoughtfully restored by Cliff Petrovsky to be as much like it was back before the Great Depression. As a kid, the building was always Penneys and Woolworths,…

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DOODLINGS WITH HISPANIC FOLK ART (glow in the dark!)

So I’m working on some really different stuff lately.  It is inspired by a potential job coming up (hope, hope).  Here is a sample image, with more to come.  Whether I get the commission or not, I think I will play with this for a while…It’s good to stretch!  This piece is good too because…

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ROMANIA

Okay, this was my first water painting, and may I say I impressed myself?  I love the reflections and the way the light dances on the water.  The resource I worked off of, a photograph the client gave me from when her son was there, needed fixing.  I added more buildings and cleaned them up.…

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MOM'S PANTRY

NO!  IT’S NOT MY PANTRY!   AS IF I’D HAVE A BIG MIXING BOWL OF BREAD RISING ON MY SHELVES!  But do you like the way I “signed ” the mural?  In the R lower corner is my can of  campbells “Juliana” sopa that my mom got me from Mexico!  I read the ingredient list…

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KOLB STUDIO, WELL FRAMED

Kolb Studio is located at the top of the Bright Angel Trail at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.  It was sold and is in the permanent collection of the Grand Canyon Association.  (see below painting for more of the story!) The idea for the title of this painting came from one of the…

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