Quiet Day

I just began this painting about 3 months ago. It still has a long way to go, but I thought I'd throw it up on the site anyway.

Oil on linen board.

Winona Minnesota Firehouse

Oil on board. 2007
Artists Collection.

Famous kiss

V-Day kiss. Pencil.

Judge Learned Hand - Jerry Talbot Owings

This is an absolutely brilliant example of my Fathers work. I look at this as the quintessential Jerry Owings illustration.

The incredible detail coupled with the perfectly captured emotion makes this drawing an example of an artist who has mastered his craft.

This and the following two drawings are my Dad's work and as humbling as it is, I wanted to put them on my site.

There is no comparision in terms of pure talent. Hands down my Father is the greatest artist I have ever met. I have learned a few things from him along the way, but have no doubts about the difference in skill when it comes to drawing, he is simply the best.

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Pioneer Building - Framed

This frame border helps to bring out the colors of this painting, I like the darker outside edge. To see this painting in its unframed condition, scroll down on the site.

Comments on this frame choice are welcome.

Skip James - Framed

I chose this thick black frame with a recessed outline which lets the painting "jump" a little more than if it were in a standard frame. Scroll down on the site to see this painting in its unframed condition.

Comments on this frame choice are welcome.

Farmer in Spring

Drawing of a farmer in early spring as he surveys the land.

Man on a fence

Pencil on 90 lbs Acid Free Arches.

Big Sky

Oil on Board.

Pioneer Building in Saint Paul

Oil on Artist Board.
This painting took over 10 months to complete. Drying time was the biggest factor. Walnut oil was used as a medium in several glazes.This is the Pioneer Building in downtown Saint Paul.

This building is a fine example of early twentieth century American architecture and boasts intricate stone work and a wonderful "attendant operated" working elevator car inside. This was my attempt at an impressionist view. This painting was done entirely with a palette knife.

Birch Trees In Winter

Merchant Bank Building

The Merchant Bank Building in downtown Saint Paul.

Old Brownstones

Oil Pastel on Board.

Tree Light

Acrylic and Oil on board.
Acrylic base used for texture. After this painting was dry, I scanned a portion into Illustrator and modified the cloud cover and some of the highlights in the tree.

12 X 16

This painting is in the collection of Mr. Michael Walsh.

Merchants National Bank (1915)

Oil on Canvas. This painting progress can be viewed above.

This is the Merchant National Bank in downtown Saint Paul. Built in 1915 in the classic revival style. Architect Jarvis Hunt.

Terrace Court

Oil on Canvas. 24" x 36".

This painting is after the photograph by Alec Soth (with permission). I've included his wonderful photograph as a reference here. The photograph is so outstanding as to make it quite difficult to want to reproduce.

Instead of an exact copy or an artistic replica of the photograph, I wanted to paint the parts of this photo the spoke to me. I like the emptiness and mystery of the windows and excitement of the red doors. What wordly pleasures or pains lay just beyond them? The late evening sky giving way to the blackness.

This painting took approximately six months to complete. I took some artistic license with some of the features. I left out some of the background and the most obvious item was the red downspout/drain.

This painting in the collection of Christopher and Carol Drake.

Some trees

Oil Pastel on Board. An artist named Woodrow Olson gave me the idea to use oil pastels on small format canvas. He uses small paper and does incredible pastels.

Sunlit landscape near Lake Pepin

Oil on canvas.

I added some highlights in Photoshop, which I then printed and used as a reference to finish the painting. I used a Wacom Tablet to draw the highlights.

Sunlit Brownstone

After Hopper. Oil pastel on board.

Moondog cover art

Oil on panel.
Cover art for the Moondogs CD.

This painting is in the collection of Mr. Derek Kosch.

Rev Martin Luther King

Bricks & Windows

Oil on Canvas

Hopper Study

Acrylic & Oil on Artist Board.

Irvine Park, Saint Paul

Oil on board.
This is a painting of Irvine Park in Saint Paul, Minnesota. I've been going to this small city park for many years. It is surrounded by victorian houses and is an oasis among the city life. The park is quite pleasant and has a variety of flowers and trees, but its best feature is the wonderful fountain.

House

Oil on artist board. Study. After Hopper.

Apples - Still Life

Oil on canvas.

Bird

colored pencil on 80 lb paper

Old Trees & Daisy

Oil on artist board. The old tree next to the daisy's struck me as a metaphor.

Skip James - 2001

Finished version.

Preliminary.
Oil on canvas.

Birch trees in spring

Oil on canvas. Impressionist style.

Apples

Still life of apples. Oil on Canvas. Linseed oil was used to add texture.

Iowa

Oil on Canvas. Painted from a photograph I took on the Minnesota/Iowa border in the mid-summer of 1999.

Prarie school house

Oil on Canvas. I tried to capture the summer moment in shadow and color.

Joy

Pencil. I thought the emotion of the moment could be seen in this persons posture.

Cousteau

Pencil. I found a photograph of Cousteau in an older National Geographic. I always found his face interesting.

Ready Knight

This was done in colored pencil. I copied this from a smaller version I found in a magazine.

African Hands

An African, hands held behind back. Pencil.

Landscape study

This is a landscape study. I painted this in oil on canvas. The mixing of colors was done on the palette and I used water-based oils so I was able to thin the paint with water, adding as much or as little paint as required.

The painting took about 5 hours to complete including sketches.

Ed Wynn - Jerry Talbot Owings

My Fathers version of Ed Wynn. Just another example of his outstanding work with light and shading. He absolutely captures the moment in every detail.

Old Man - Jerry Talbot Owings

I have a tremendous admiration for my Dad's ability to capture subtle detail.

This drawing illustrates his dedication to capturing every little detail.

If I try to see his art objectively I think as an artist he stays within his self and is exptremely disciplined. The detail in his work is impressive, I was lucky enough to have some of his talent for pencil and pen pass on to me.

His skillful use of shadow and light denotes a careful study of his subject matter which I often immitate, but have yet to master.

I think of my Dad as a true master with pencil and ink. He does not paint much, but if and when he takes it up I am sure whatever he creates will be impressive.

Ireland Photos

These are photographs I took while visting family in Ireland.

Sunny Side

Shadows