He Said Hello to his Juice that he dropped

Goodbye

Possible Opener

The Street and Sidewalk

The Kitchen

His Socks

Go Red Sox, his socks have to be red.

Another Version of Grandma

I thought the first one looked a little muddy.

Grandpa in Blue

His Room and Night Light

Hello to his Clock

Hello to Mom when she said Goodnight

Throughout this book, I deliberately tried not to show a lot of the character's faces, hoping that it would help the readers put themselves in the story.

Grandpa and His Fish

My grandpa is one of my favorite people on earth. He has a few shirts he does his yard work in, they inspired this grandpa's shirt, but my pop's shirts are blue. I may have to change this one.

The Horse and His Hay

My family is on a horse movie kick. So this one was easy, I'm clear that my favorite color horses are brown and white.

Barton Springs Austin Texas

I fear running out of water. This spring fed pool makes Austin great. It's a miracle that it exists. I've decided today that if the entire world relied on solar energy maybe we could reverse global warming.

Grandma and Her Garden

Maybe when I'm older I'll have time for a garden.

And Hello to Mommy after she Sneezed

Hello to his mac and Hello to his Cheesse

Back to the kids book, 15 pages to go.

Boggy Creek Farm House, Austin Texas

This was started at a Plein Air Austin paint out.

Finding Comfort with Imperfection II

I've been working on some abstracts and losening my need for straight lines. God help me.

His Socks

He Said Hello to his Blocks

Bears and Stairs

Couch

In real life I like a mustard couch better, but in children's book land I prefer a bright yellow.

Lamp

Bureau and its Drawers

I'm from the east coast and I'm always suprised to find the letter 'r' in the word "drawer."

Little Things

It's the little things that matter.

A Chair, a Door, and a Penny on the Floor

Now this is fun.

Mailman Illustration

Still working on the book. Wondering if this go will be the style I present or if I will switch to acrylics for the final product....

House Illustration

Here is another illustration for the children's book that I'm working on.

He said Hello to Dad and the Red Car He Drove

I'm working on illustrating a tiny children's book. Here is one of the pages.

Texas Wildflowers II -- Bid

Some good feedback inspired a sequel.

Wildflowers in Color--Sold

What be a wildflower without its color.

Central Texas Wild Flowers

Here is a sketch of Texas Wild Flowers. You wouldn't believe the beauty of the wild flowers here.

Pink for Romance -SOLD

This is a one color feng shui painting on a larger scale. Pink for romance and relationships.

Green VW Bus

I did some more work on the the Green Bus post plein air.

Green VW Bus

I'm looking around Austin and painting plein air the old cars that I find. I'll be on break till August 27th.

Want --SOLD

This is a three layered painting. Layer 1: plein air Layer, 2:color study, Layer 3: type

1965 VW Van

I added a second coat of paint to this painting from earlier in the blog, and I think it is much improved. Perhaps all my old work just needs a second coat of paint.

First Street Bridge Austin Texas Study 5

First Street Bridge Austin Texas Study 4

I love the secret world of water reflections!!

First Street Bridge Austin Texas Study 3

I put some finishing touches on this one, guided by a friend, and I think they really helped.

1997 Southern Tip of Times Square --Bid

Painting the Town Red-- Bid

I did a mediocre painting of North Austin last summer, and today I painted it over with yellow, orange, and red paint. You can still see the telephone poles and wires from the old painting.

Blushing Bride--Bid

This painting began in 2000 as a sad bride and this week she was reborn with flowers and a smile.

Lite Green for Family--Sold

This is number 5 in a color series for a friends feng shui in her office.

Birthday Spirit

Hope everyone is having a great Friday the 13th!!

Bookmaking Workshop Cover--Sold

I volunteered for a writing workshop as an illustrator. My daughter helped me illustrate. We stood in front of 28 kids and some other volunteers and drew images for the story as they wrote it. It was really fun. I'll post the other images when I get them this later this week.

Gallery Lombardi Painting ---"In the Beginning" NFS

We had the opening to our group show on Saturday. It was fun. I was artist #3 of 12. I've also posted some pictures of the silos that I helped paint on the gallery walls.

Happy 4th, my Favorite Holiday--Sold

I'm off to the coast, here are three paintings to keep you busy over the holiday week, see you when I'm back.