Thanks for the comment.  I find myself doing more black and whites with just a small spot of color    Not sure how that came about, but I like it.   For the "che" I had two pictures that I was trying to decide on.  I chose this one because of the watch.  LOL.. I collect watches; so when I saw Che with a submariner, the decision was made.  

Talk to ya soon.  Keep splashing the paint   hehe 

I am so extremely excited right now. I had to show all my co-workers your brilliant picture. You did an amazing job, is it terrible that im so excited?

I cant wait to see what youve done with the photo(s). You can use either Taluse or Chris Schnepel for the credit. Youve gotten me looking for faces in every tree i see.

Chris

Thanks for visiting my work and for your comments. Yes, the masks and mask paintings are hanging all over my house and office. Luckily my family doesn't mind. In fact, when my daughter was 3 she chose which mask represented each member of the family. She did have a problem with one of my recent paintings when she saw the early design for it. She told me "dad I had a dream about that one and it freaked me out". I told her that once I captured it on canvas it could not get to her dreams anymore...I think she bought it. It is appropriately titled "Christina's Nightmare". BTW she's 9 now.

Hey Selliot, I took the actual seed head from an echinacea and when the paint was drying but not completely dry I mushed the seed head into the paint and it left that impression...

cool eh!

thanks Selliot

Thanks Selliot......that's the beauty of abstract (and really any art form)  you interpret it as you wish... but you are right, my painting is landscape inspired....

thanks, kara

and as I write this I see another new tree

How long does it take you to do these trees, they are so detailed and intricate, and fascinating with all their nooks and crannies.  do you work from photos or memory or do you sit there with the tree as you draw it?