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A plate of my home-made Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Now all I need is a big old glass of cow squeezin's. :)

Finger Spelling the American Sign Language Alphabet Enjoy

Tonights Menu Smoked Herb Crusted Cornish Game Hen Half Fresh Pasta Salad with Dill, Parlsey, Curry and sliced Cherry Tomatos Enjoy. I know I will! :cool:

These are a couple of foam rubber pumpkins that I carved about 10 years ago. Enjoy and... HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! :)

The same shot as above, but with a LOT of frost! Enjoy. :p

NOT FOR CONSIDERATION, JUST FOR IRRITATION!!! Hows about I start this off with the letter "A". Take THAT Mike! :)

A fresh batch of salmon being smoked. This is about 3 pounds of Alaskan Salmon. Too bad you can't enjoy! :)

This is some salmon that I smoked in my $5.00 Brinkmann Smokin' Pit. :)

Black & White Dew Covered Weed. Enjoy. :)

Some of my most favorite shots in B/W in my studio. :) Enjoy.

This is Turkey Tail Lichen growing on my firewood. The Redneck EXIF follows... "I took this picture with a camera." :) :p Enjoy

"Short Walk in the Woods" You have to have some place to walk, so I begin to place the underpainting of the mid and fore ground. No detail here, just a way to separate the light from the dark. But I am not walking through here without SOMETHING to look at. Since this IS the woods, there...

Many artists forget the importance of naming the piece you are working on, even if its only in your mind. This shot is a perfect example. If I titled this piece, "White Cat in a Blizzard"... I would already be finished! How-ever, this piece is titled (in my mind), "Short Walk in the...

Here are a few of my older works... :) Enjoy. :)

This canvas is now ready to have the gesso applied. Gesso is the primer of the art world. It gets the canvas ready to accept paint. This canvas has the first of 3 coats of gesso. I lightly sand after each coat. This helps me to control the "tooth" of the finished canvas. My next photos...

After I have the four sides secured, its time for the canvas... to be cut, fit and stapled.

Some of you here know that I am also an acrylic artist (There! I said it!). I am often asked what goes into a painting. Here I am going to show you. This is going to be a 16" X 20" landscape. I have not yet figured out exactly what I am going to paint until I get started on the actual scene...

Mug :) Next letter... "G"

This furrow plow has not moved in decades because the tree immediately behind completely encompasses the hitch bar. Truly a piece of forgotten history. :)

Helene, you have my condolences. :(