"RING A DING DING!"

HO HO HO!

The best to everyone

MB

"NIGHT AT THE CHIEF"

MB WARNER/ PAINTER

16"H X 12"W

Oil on Panel - Framed

1200.00

(100% donation to the Chief Theater - tax deductible)

Photo credits - Tread of Pioneers Museum & MB Warner

"NIGHT AT THE CHIEF"

will be on display at 

HARWIGS

911 Lincoln Avenue

Steamboat Springs, CO

Show dates - August 7th - August 31st

First Friday Opening Gala August 7th 5pm - 8pm

Weather permitting - MB will be painting outside during the

First Friday Event!

To purchase or more info:www.chieftheater.com

Stop in Harwigs for a great apps, dinner or fabulous libations

OPEN 5pm daily. 

REVIEW OF WHAT I'VE BEEN UP TO!

I've been busy - in fact I bit off more than I could chew.

I'm getting ready for the Harwigs show which opens first friday

August 7th while trying to get this new San Francisco series ready to

frame for the gallery for the month of August.

These paintings are wet so I have no photos of them as yet

but thought I better post before I lose everyone out there. 

I miss my posts and your comments - I also went to 

Minnesota for a visit in-between all the silence

and that threw me another curve ball. 

My head is spinning with images but at the same time I 

get paralyzed and don't know where to start again. 

I also got a great commission piece that the client wants for

August 8th. Well that's all there is to report just

thought I'd let you know I'm still here and painting like crazy. 

Hope all is well out there drop me a line.

Thanks!

"THE HAYDEN GRAIN CO."

Here is the finished painting. 

It's 12"h X 24"w

Oil on panel

Here's photo reference if you're interested.

Thanks for hanging in there.

"DETAIL - HAYDEN GRAIN CO."

I'll try to post the photo for this painting if I can find it. 

I changed the truck to an old GMC instead of what was parked there

and changed a few other items around as well.

Paint is great for changing the view.

Thanks.

"COOPER"

Cooper aka. Coop - a boy!

Easy going, friendly, curious, loyal

"one of a kind"

co-pilot in life.

What else is there to say about this wonderful dog?

Hope everyone had a great weekend

I have lots to post we'll see if I get it together.

Thanks for looking.

"CELEBRATE!"

Turns out I'm in three - yes three shows this month. 

Of course this was nothing I planned but it happened. 

So it's been kind of crazy for me.

New work at the 

The Depot Arts Center

The Center for Visuals Arts(if it's dry)

&

Creekside Cafe 

all located in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

I will be at Creekside Cafe for First Friday, June 5th

5pm till 8pm

I will be painting so if you're in town stop on by and say hi!

This new cupcake painting will be in attendance as well.

Thanks

"I'M BACK !!!!!???? I THINK"

Hope all is well with everyone out there.

Missed you all. 

More later.

MB

SOLD

"THUNDERHEAD BABE II"

I can't believe I painted this as the first friday demo.

It was probably not the smartest choice - talk about pressure.

I thought it would be entertaining and fun but it didn't quite

work out that way. Can't explain it - maybe it was a bit too

racy! Anyway - it was a good lesson in humility. 

I'm hoping I grabbed a few more followers - that would

make about ten now!!! 

I would love it if you guys could pin or facebook these

paintings for me to try and get them out there. 

I'm just not that good at the networking aspect of the

social media. I guess that's something I should work on???

I'd rather paint - or ski - or ride my bike.

Also, I have company coming so I should probably dust and

clean the house. Now there's something I really don't want to do!

Posts could be in short supply. We'll see.

Thanks for looking.

"REVIEW"

This gives you some idea of scale. 

The courthouse painting is 6" X 6". 

Have a wonderful weekend.

Also for those of you who like to come to

the studio for some paint time I'm toying with

Monday's with MB starting in June.

If it's a good idea let me know.

Format - 9:30 sharp(1/2 hour demo)

Then Paint on your own till noon 

then discussion and questions till 12:30.

Thanks!

"TWO PEZ ARE BETTER THAN ONE"

Well what can I say other than

Two Pez are better than one!

Thanks for hanging in there I appreciate it!!!

"REVIEW"

This gives you an idea of scale on the Usual Suspect Pez piece.

We are praying for snow!

I rode my bike twice this week and that's not a good thing

in the scheme of things. 

Thanks for looking.

"KALI'S"

6" X 6"

oil on panel

Sorry for the lack of posts. I have been so busy it feels like

there's been no time to breathe. I've painted a couple of larger

pieces - got some OK photos of them today. 

First Friday is tonight - February 6th

At the Depot

I plan to do a painting demo if you're in town 

between 5 - 7(first friday goes till 8)stop on by.

I bought a new guerilla painter pochade box that I'm going to

give a whirl. See if it works and what I need to change.

Have a great weekend wherever you are!

Thanks for taking a look.

"2015"

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

THANKS FOR FOLLOWING

THANKS FOR ALL THE COMMENTS & SUGGESTIONS IN 2014

I WISH YOU ALL A WONDERFUL 2015!

BACK AT IT

MB

"CHASE"

"MOMMA'S BOY"

I guess that's it in a nutshell. 

Here was another challenge - why do I keep doing this to myself?

The photo is so blurry I couldn't see any facial features etc.

My advice to everyone out there - GET A CAMERA!

These phone photos are crap. 

Maybe it's the operator I don't know but I haven't seen a decent phone photo yet. 

I always say I'm not a miracle worker I'm just a painter.

Thanks for that rant.

"SOPHIE"

A HEART AS BIG AS AN OCEAN

I just wrapped up all my dog commissions. Trying to force them 

to dry in my house because they have to get put in the mail.

This one is 8" X 8" and Sophie is a Blue Great Dane.

The client ordered a subtle portrait. 

Do you have any idea how hard it is for me to be subtle????

 I think I got it - in fact I think I nailed it. 

Remember those Bracco Italiano's I painted last year?

Well that assignment really made this assignment easier.

It's a good thing when it all works out.

Thanks for looking.

"THE KITCHEN SINK"

First Friday - Dec. 5th - demo painting at the gallery

It's a long story and it's below if you can or want to get through it.

photo reference for painting of my kitchen sink

Thursday night Dec 4th the gallery I belong to had a meet and greet your painters night. 

Four of us presented our work - ideas - and whatever else came to mind.

Gregory Block was the first to discuss his work and he's pretty famous 

needless to say it was a tough act to follow. 

He explained in detail his painting titled "JACOB'S LADDER"(click to see his painting).

He takes everything into consideration to set up his still life arrangements.

  Meaning of the objects chosen - color palette is a huge consideration - lighting is essential 

He paints from life - in other words he sits or stands for days

in front of the still life and paints what he sees - I could go on but you get the drift.

I was so relieved when another painter was chosen to follow Gregory's presentation

that by the time they got to me I could just be me and a lot of the audience had drifted.

As most of you know I paint the still life that just happens and I paint it from a photo.

I was in my kitchen wednesday night and I saw my sink in a whole new light. 

Snapped a number of shots - chose one - and painted it for the Galleries First Friday Event.

Everyone that had been at the presentation the night before 

asked me if my "The Kitchen Sink" was a response to Gregory's "Jacob's Ladder"? 

Well that got another conversation started.

I have the shelves -  darkness at the top - bright light below. Objects in a row

(if you can tell what they are). So yes it is a kind of response but from a completely 

different place. Then I started to think about Picasso and Braque(I'm not comparing myself

so don't misconstrue my drift here) but Picasso would visit Braque's studio and if

Braque was painting a vase that said vase would end up in a Picasso painting the next day. 

The crux of the matter is that everything comes from something or somewhere.

Call and response in music - learning and art it's everywhere.

I don't know if any of that made sense but it gets you thinking. 

If you really want to get your mind in a bundle go see "Birdman" 

it's not for the faint of heart nor is it some easy movie going 

but it will get you thinking it may even hurt a little! 

Hey if you made it this far you should get a prize. 

Thanks for following.

"STIMULUS PACKAGE" HOUSE PORTRAIT

 An architect friend of mine called me and said can you paint a house?

I said with a roller sure but with a small paint brush I'm not so sure.

So I gave it a go. Here's the finished product and they bought it so I'm

happy -  hence the title Stimulus package - merry christmas to me.

Here's the photo I worked from. Too much hill and too much 

background. I've cropped it here to what they wanted. They 

wanted the house larger and the pond included. Solution 

below. I'm revealing my tricks that could come back 

and bite me in the a--! 

I took a sheet of plexi - propped it up on 2 kleenex boxes

with a white sheet of paper underneath. I should've recorded

how I did this but I didn't. Took another photo of the reflection. 

And there you have it - reflection on a pond minus the hill.

Thanks!

I'm painting like mad just can't show anything cause it's 

stuff for christmas. 

"SWEET RIDE"

36" X 36"

Oil on canvas

I finished this painting in record time and I took pictures along the way. 

Turns out painting daily has really been helpful - mind blowing really!

You won't believe how long it took to paint this truck.

I'm not even sure I'm going to tell - if you want to know

you may have to email me. It's quite shocking.

I'm not sure if I could do it again either.

My new website will eventually have an items page 

 so the hope is that I will be able to post all the stages

of the painting in one place instead of clogging up the blog. 

If you would rather have the stages on the blog I  guess I need to hear about it. 

I am donating this painting - it's the hardest thing I've ever done. 

In terms of painting that is.

I'm conflicted to tell the truth. I love this truck and 

I love this rendition of my Routt County Fair memory. 

Thanks for waiting. 

"BROWNIE BITE"

BABY BROWNIE

6" X 6"

oil on panel

This is my favorite!

Have a wonderful weekend we're hoping for some snow!