White Cloud

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7×5″ Acrylic and acrylic markers on carved linoleum block

Even though it’s just an insubstantial cloud of mist, the cloud seems to have its own force field, or energetic aura if you will. I mean, it’s not even a stable structure, or really a structure of any sort, is it? And yet as tenuous as its existence is, it seems to have an influence on its surroundings. How much more so our own (somewhat) more solid beings?

Nothing exists completely in isolation.

Do you like it? If you do, imagine what fun it would be having this original artwork delivered right to your door (like where else would it get delivered?).

This is mounted linoleum, so it’s a bit heavier than my recent work. The sides are painted black so you can hang it unframed, but if you want it framed, I suggest going to a professional frame shop. It will be shipped with hanging hardware attached. If you do like this painting, please share – because it really helps!

All work is for sale, Pay What You Want. Seriously. I don’t believe that original art should be available only to those with deep pockets. Not every art lover has deep pockets. So just tell me what price works for you. (You pay the shipping, though.😊)

Lighthouse Watching

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10×8″ Acrylic and acrylic markers on carved linoleum block

So this is the new exploring I’m doing now. I love the massive presence these have, they really stand out from purely flat art.

The lighthouse is a beacon of hope as a storm gathers. But more than a storm, there’s a powerful vortex threatening everything in its path. The image presents a hopeful thought to cling to in these times, reminding us that if we keep our eyes on the light of goodness and love in the darkest and most violent of times there will ultimately be a day when the storm has disappeared and the light remains. The light always remains.

Do you like it? If you do, imagine what fun it would be having this original artwork delivered right to your door (like where else would it get delivered?).

This is mounted linoleum, so it’s a bit heavier than my usual work. The sides are painted black so you can hang it unframed, but if you want it framed, I suggest going to a professional frame shop. It will be shipped with hanging hardware attached. If you do like this painting, please share – because it really helps!

All work is for sale, Pay What You Want. Seriously. I don’t believe that original art should be available only to those with deep pockets. Not every art lover has deep pockets. So just tell me what price works for you. (You pay the shipping, though.😊)

Cliff Notes

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8×6” Acrylic paint with acrylic markers on cradled wood panel

Also showing the back so you can see the construction of the support. I saw this panel in the store for a reasonable price so I thought I’d try it. It’ll be shipped with hanging hardware, and there’s no need to frame it. Unless you really want to, then go for it. I do like painting on this kind of wood panel, I’ll pick up a few more down the line.

I like to think of this as a couple thriving together in a bleak landscape. If you have your partner/dear friend with you, the two of you can get through a lot of life’s bleak landscapes better than you ever could alone.

Right now, I’m working in a completely different medium. Stay tuned, coz for now I’m keeping it under my hat. And being a hat guy, I do have a lot of hats!

Do you like it? If you do, imagine what fun it would be having this original artwork delivered right to your door (like where else would it get delivered?).

If you do like this painting, please share – because it really helps! All work is for sale, Pay What You Want. Seriously. I don’t believe that original art should be available only to those with deep pockets. Not every art lover has deep pockets. So just tell me what price works for you. (You pay the shipping, though.😊)

Where Does it Lead

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11×14” Acrylic paint & brushes with acrylic markers on canvas panel

This is the largest painting I’ve attempted using acrylic markers, but of course there’s a substantial portion of this that’s done with paint and brushes before finishing it off with markers. I’m liking the effect, and the fact that combining the two tools lets me work bigger much more easily.

Massive clouds rising up into a deep blue sky. And a river that will take you to…?

That’s the thing about being human, isn’t it? We always want to know what’s out there beyond the next bend, over the next hill. Go ahead. Go there. Tell me what you find.

Do you like it? If you do, imagine what fun it would be having this original artwork delivered right to your door (like where else would it get delivered?).

 If you do like this painting, please share – because it really helps!

All work is for sale, Pay What You Want. Seriously. I don’t believe that original art should be available only to those with deep pockets. Not every art lover has deep pockets. So just tell me what price works for you. (You pay the shipping, though.😊)

Purple Mountain

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6×6” Acrylic paint with acrylic markers on canvas panel

Continuing my working with the combination of paint & brushes with acrylic markers.

I like the way the river tucks behind the hill on the left.

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Faraway Mountains

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8×8” Acrylic paint & brushes with acrylic markers on canvas panel

I like the hint of a lake in the background, with the river flowing out from it. I can just imagine the lake scene around the bend. There’s something about that that just draws me in.

A little change in technique here: I began with acrylic paints and brushes, and finished with acrylic markers. I’m going to try a few more like this, and see if I like the results as much as I like the way this one turned out.

You know, I used to be an editorial cartoonist, thinking I could contribute a little to a change in the world through politics. But that ended up just adding negativity to the zeitgeist. And so I quit that because it felt icky.

Then I wanted to make a positive difference through religion and ministry, and I found out that worked even less well.

So now I’m just painting things that feel good and that I like to look at. And hopefully others will too. And that’s now my way of contributing positive vibes to the world. I can’t change things out there, but I can make pretty things that can bring some solace and a bit of joy to people.

But of course I reserve the right to be a little more direct and blunt with my feelings with my paintings.

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Shining Lake

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8×6” Acrylic markers on canvas panel

I sure seem to have a thing about water, don’t I? Well, when I was 6 years old, I traveled from New York to Montevideo Uruguay on an ocean liner. Loved it! So much water… Lakes, rivers, streams – all of it’s just magical.

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One Tree

Posted on by Spyder Webb

8×8” Acrylic markers on canvas panel

All it takes is one tree to show that life will always find a way. Even if it’s on a forsaken rocky speck of an island.

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Dances In The Wind

Posted on by Spyder Webb

8×8” Acrylic markers on canvas panel

Well, I haven’t done a pink tree before, so here ya go! 

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Red Reflection

Posted on by Spyder Webb

8×8” Acrylic markers on canvas panel

A very active sky reflecting in very calm water. Continuing to learn how to put more movement and dynamic expression into an image using these markers.

Do you like it? If you do, imagine what fun it would be having this original artwork delivered right to your door (like where else would it get delivered?).  If you do like this painting, please share – because it really helps!

All work is for sale, Pay What You Want. Seriously. I don’t believe that original art should be available only to those with deep pockets. Not every art lover has deep pockets. So just tell me what price works for you. (You pay the shipping, though.😊)