Sunday, June 28, 2009

Lake Sacajawea ~Longview,WA~ Water Lillies


Lake Sacajawea Water Lillies
Acrylic on canvas 8"X10"
Longview, Washington

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Lake Sacajawea ~ Japanese Garden Reflection ~ Longview, Washington



Japanese Garden Reflections

Acrylic on canvas 12"X16"

Lake Sacajawea, Longview, Washington

Monday, June 22, 2009

Lake Sacajawea Yellow Irises

Lake Sacajawea Yellow Irises
Acrylic on canvas board 14"X18"
Marie's painting of irises this day can be found on her blog.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Mitch Baird Workshop - Sauvie Island Reflections



Marie and I attended a Mitch Baird art workshop last weekend.

Marie's painting is here.

"Sauvie Island Reflections"

12"X 16"

Acrylic on canvas

Kiteboarding on the Columbia River



Acrylic painting

16"X20"

"Kiteboarding on the Columbia River"

by Allan Wise

The Marine Park at the Port of Kalama

Springtime in the Northwest

Silas 16 Mos.
Bethjero!


The Boys at the park

Birthday girls



Birthday girl and her boy




Sunday, May 17, 2009

Yellow Irises At Lake Sacajawea


Yellow Irises at Lake Sacajawea

Acrylic on canvas 16"X20"

Marie painted me doing this painting.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Still Life With Fruit and Bottles



Fruit and Bottles

by A.Wise

Acrylic 16"X20"

Columbia River Springtime



Columbia River Springtime

Acrylic 16"X20"

Monday, May 4, 2009

10 Greatest Artists Of All Time

Who were the greatest among all the painters? Names like DaVinci, Michaelangelo and Van Gogh are frequently on lists of the greatest. No doubt a list of the best is a subjective endeavor. I enjoy reading and learning about art and artists. Here are my top ten (all are European):

10 Greatest Artists Of All Time

No. Name Years Comments/Words
1 Vincent Van Gogh 1853-1890 Mystifying/Brushy/Colorful
2 Claude Monet 1840-1926 Light/Landscape/Visual
3 Rembrandt Van Rijn 1606-1669 Emotive/Skillful/Sketching
4 Michaelangelo Caravaggio 1570-1610 Exacting/Sensitivity/Harmony
5 Paul Cezanne 1839-1906 Colorist/Composition/Picture
6 Edouard Manet 1832-1883 Serious/Innovative/Bold
7 Jan Vermeer 1632-1675 Perfection/Clean/Masterful
8 Pierre-Auguste Renoir 1841-1919 Beauty/Sensuality/Soft
9 Pablo Picasso 1881-1973 Expressive/Ecclectic/Craftsman
10 Peter Paul Rubens 1577-1640 Prolific/Movement/Dynamic

Friday, April 24, 2009

Columbia River Splash


Acrylic
16X18
on board
Inspired by Cezanne and Van Gogh
Impression & Expression

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Been Hibernating....Time to blog

Reece Schutt Phillies Rookie 2009




Columbia River April 21, 2009
"Spring Cottonwoods"
Acrylic 9"X12"







Columbia River

Watercolor

April 2009