What is enjoyable is that he is a realistic Oil Painter, but his work still looks like a painting.

He’s been a  member of the Artist Guild of San Francisco for 5 years. If you visit his booth at these art shows you will not only get to see some detailed, vibrant work, but you’ll also get a taste of his crazy sense of humor.

But one thing about Dennis: He likes to joke a lot, but his Art is definitely no joke. Check out his Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/profile.php?id=1514161352&ref=ts

The size of KISH is 30 x 40″.

Believe it or not, but the challenge here is painting the dirt! The look I want is almost there.

I’ll post the final when it’s done.

When he saw the painting (click on the image) he was all smiles.

This was one of those times where I was really happy to be able to do what I do.

Cleveland is a brave man. His fight with Lou Gehrig’s disease continues and it will take time. But more important than a painting to assist in his recovery is the fact that he is surrounded by those who love him. I wish him all the success there is.

Shown in photo, from left to right: Cheryl Smith (his wife), Cleveland Smith, Angela Smith (his daughter), Christina Smith (the daughter who found Tucky), and Joseph Edwards (his grandson).

Here is a message from Christina:

“As I said before, when I first contacted you while dad was in the hospital, he was truly frail.  I know that you couldn’t really tell from your first encounter with my dad, but he is WAY stronger than he was.  He was thinner than he is now.  He has put on weight and he can hold his head up for long stretches at a time and sit in a chair.  He has been using the exercise bike.  His heart and lungs are in excellent condition.  The expert doctor who diagnosed him with ALS in September 2009 told him he had three months to live.  Well that was almost a year ago!  Your portrait is one more positive step forward towards his recovery.  Our whole family is so grateful.”

Yesterday my daughter’s 2nd grade class went to a water park, so that was fun. I went down the water slides with her a bunch of times. We took her to Applebee’s afterwards, one of her favorite places to eat.

For the most part I’ve been doing a lot of Caricature gigs for high school Grad Nights: 2 last week, one tonight, 2 next week.

Each one is like a drawing marathon because each gig lasts for 4 hours, and I’m drawing 17/18 year old prom-daters. It’s a lot of fun.

My next Art show is coming soon…..

(1918-2010)

A moment of silence…..

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His focus is Family and Life on a farm.

Beautiful work.

Click his painting Blue Moon to see his website….

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It sold for $106.5 Million.

The auction took place on Tuesday May 4th, and you can click on the picture for more details about that.

And you thought there was a recession….

“Walking Man” a sculpture by Alberto Giacometti, sold for $104.3 million in Feb 2010.  (Click the photo for an article about it.)

The 1960s sculpture only held the title for a couple of months before a newly auctioned piece broke the record to become the highest seller of all time…..

This painting to the left, “Boy with a Pipe (The Young Apprentice)” by Pablo Picasso, was once #1 and is now #3. 

The painting, created in 1905, sold for 104.1 Million in 2004.

Click the pic for an article about it.