This was  one of the larger paintings I did, it was 3 foot X 4 foot and took FOREVER. I had shown some of my other paintings under a post titled,  "What does everyone do for a living"

 

I like to do a lot of detail so that's why this one took so long... yeah, I wish I could just toss a couple of buckets of paint onto a canvas and call it done. It depicts a sow brown bear with cub at a river. There is a chum salmon jumping in front of the bear. In the photo a good bit on the foreground water has been cut off (I didn't take the photo).  Also a cougar painting that was 18X24. I was fortunate enough to have all my paintings sell in a short amount of time and pay the bills but unfortunately I didn't get the prices that Hunter Biden gets.

Whew!!

Excellent Bubba, you truly have a gift. 
 

 

 

 

 

Mike

24 minutes ago, Mike L said:

Whew!!

Excellent Bubba, you truly have a gift. 
 

 

 

 

 

Mike

 

Thanks Mike ~ It took a long time to paint over all those numbers!

Wow that's seriously impressive!

4 minutes ago, Luke Barnes said:

Wow that's seriously impressive!

 

Awe shucks...

Pretty impressive! 
 

The painting of a guy painting is pretty realistic! ?

11 minutes ago, 12poundbass said:

Pretty impressive! 
 

The painting of a guy painting is pretty realistic! ?

 

 Thanks ~ yeah, good looking too! (but that was about 22 years ago)

Truly amazing pieces! Thanks for sharing

those are fantastic! 

 

 

 

WOW!

You do fantastic work.  I've mentioned before, reminds me whole of of Jack Terry's work.  I have a number of his signed, limited edition prints but no paintings.  Those are out of my budget.  

 

13 minutes ago, Way2slow said:

You do fantastic work.  I've mentioned before, reminds me whole of of Jack Terry's work.  I have a number of his signed, limited edition prints but no paintings.  Those are out of my budget.  

 

 

 

Nice western art ~ Thanks

Back in the early 90's we owned needle work and picture framing shop in San Antonio.  I met him there, and got set up as a dealer for his prints.  Getting them wholesale, I started collecting his Limited Edition numbered and signed prints.  I moved from San Antonio to Georgia (after retiring from the AF) and haven't collected any since, so all mine have long been not available, other than open edition ones.   It's hard to find a value on them, but when I can find one listed, they are listed for hundreds of dollars but it's rare to find of those I have for sale.  

Very nice bubba!! Get to work on us a big bass painting!! 

Very nice bubba!! Get to work on us a big bass painting!! 

1 hour ago, Smells like fish said:

Very nice bubba!! Get to work on us a big bass painting!! 

Very nice bubba!! Get to work on us a big bass painting!! 

 

Thanks ~ I have done several rainbow trout paintings both under water and airborne but don't have any photos of them.

What has never made since to me is a person with great talent can spend umpteen hours making a gorgeous painting and has a hard time selling it, but some idiot can sling some paint off a brush onto something that makes no since at all, and they call it a master piece worth thousands of dollars. 

4 hours ago, Way2slow said:

What has never made since to me is a person with great talent can spend umpteen hours making a gorgeous painting and has a hard time selling it, but some idiot can sling some paint off a brush onto something that makes no since at all, and they call it a master piece worth thousands of dollars. 

 

 

Thanks ~ Me neither, life ain't fair