Should call this the Phoenix or el gato

Ever totally kill a painting and then attempt to resurrect it? This is it! Destroyed and rebuilt this one more times than I care to think about... Thus "the cat" ( with his 9 lives),or Phoenix as a title- hope I am nearing a finish! The painting will let me know, more to come soon. We are only a little more than a month out from my first show at Adam Cave Fine Art in Raleigh!! 

Studio diversion

Taking a break from boats- doing a little still life of studio "junk"

Pumps and Pier #2

In looking at this painting, I realized I was focusing on too many things, and have begun to repaint, playing subordinate areas down while reinforcing my focal points. Will get better pic tomorrow, once I'm back in the studio. But you can get the gist of what I'm doing. Painting is all about sacrifice- more on that later.