The Old One Eighty

5x7"
oil on canvas panel

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I saw this car while in Jerome, Az.  It had a lot of character so I took a whole lot of photos for reference.  Cropping in on the headlamp from a low angle made for a nice dynamic painting.

Retired Fifty-seven

5x7"
Oil on canvas board
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This thing was pretty beat up and looks to be missing parts of the grill and body trim. I've seen this thing parked in the same spot for over a year and had it in the back of my mind to finally do a painting of it.

Self Portrait #1

5x7"

Oil on canvas board

 

The mug of mugs.  Here's my "selfie" in oil; so to speak.  I did this self portrait for my various profiles.  I think this would hold up better that an actual photograph of my mug... might crash a few computers =P.

I stayed loose in the approach to this painting and wanted to stay free form without regard to actual details and focus on the essence.  Most likely, this will be my direction in future works. 

This was painted from a photograph my wife took of me in Florida last year.  While there we celebrated my aunt's 90th birthday at the House of Blues.  Being the “active spirited“ woman that she is, she danced her legs off and even "climbed" up on stage and kissed the singer of the band after he serenaded her "Happy Birthday" and brought the house down in a bluesy improved rock 'n roll jam!

She's is still sharp as a razor and will cut any man down to size if crossed!  God bless her, got to love the family.

 

The Couple

5x7"
 Oil on canvas board
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The photo doesn't quite do it justice but I love how the hues came out in this painting.  I like the small vase and knew that one day I was going to paint it.  Then one day my wife brought some cuttings in from the yard and that sparked my interest right away.  I had to paint them before they started to wilt.  I haven't painted in over a year due to a massive kitchen remodeling and a hectic production schedule from various studios I contract with.  So this makes a great piece to kick off with back into the painting mode.

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I finally got this up about a month ago.  Still fleshing it out.  I think It looks pretty good so far.  Take the plunge.

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Studies in Oil by Maurice Morgan

Ok, here we go folks.  I just finished editing this thingy and posted it.  Hope you like it.  I am now off to my next lot of painting after a long hiatus.  Cheers.

Mid Week Walkers

8x10"

Oil on Canvas

  

Several women walking towards Flinders Street Station in Melbourne.