Heads and faces

A couple of months ago I posted a link to some heads and faces that I had put onto Google photos, just to see how things worked.

I have taken some of those drawings (and some others that I have scanned since then) and have put together a video with some music. Then I uploaded the video to BrightCove, YouTube and Motionbox, just to see how things works.

Here are links to the BrightCove and YouTube videos.

The Motionbox video is shown above. I like it because because it was the fastest upload and quickest to get optimized, and the tagging feature -- which you can use right on the site -- is very cool. I continue to be less than impressed with the quality of the YouTube video. I like the other two much better. Still, the YouTube will probably get the most hits. We'll see in a few days.

Meanwhile, enjoy!

(By the way, the music on the video is licensed by Magnatune.com, a great site for a variety of music from folks you didn't know about. The group playing is Heavy Mellow.)

One week away

The long winter is almost over. Opening Day is one week away.

Watch for more.

The watercolors above have been seen previously here at First Inning Artworks:

Old Time Slide

Old Time Hitter

Old Time Pitcher

Old Time Fielder

Tennessee Tobacco Barn

Seems like it has been a while since I posted any recently completed landscapes. That's because it's been a while since I have completed anything I could post. So here's something, inspired by a striking photo in this month's Tennessee Home and Farm magazine. (The featured photos in this publication are eye-catching and usually give me something to think about -- if not to paint.)

Tobacco barns different from storage or cattle barns in that they are taller and thinner and their sides open up at different levels to help the tobacco dry or "cure." These "flaps" give the barns an unusual visual flavor.

About the painting

15 x 22 inches, Watercolor on Arches 140 CP paper.

This painting is not offered for sale since it is a derivative work from someone else's original work. It is available for a contribution to a charitable organization, however.

University of Alabama paintings and drawings

Spend 25 years in a place and you get to know it fairly well. That was my privilege in being at the University of Alabama for a quarter of a century. That time produced lots of sketches, drawings, paintings and the like. Below is an album on PicasaWeb of a sample of what I did:

University of Alabama campus - paintings and drawings

Even though we no longer live in Tuscaloosa, I like to remember it particularly at this time of year when I know that it is full flower. The town, and especially the campus, can be spectacularly beautiful and a joy for the next month or so before the oppressive heat and humidity set in.

Note: None of the paintings and drawings in this album is for sale. They're here simply for your viewing pleasure (I hope). Enjoy.

The Handoff

Football is becoming a distant memory, but before it fades completely and we get to the serious business of baseball, here's one for the road. The quarterback is the center of the action in football. You can't win without a winning quarterback. The Super Bowl winner this year is the latest example of that tenet.

So, let's devote one more memory to football.

Baseball is coming. And so are some new pieces of art.




About the painting

The Handoff, 11 x 14 inches, watercolor on 90 lb cold-press paper

Price: $125

Heads and faces

A few drawings from over the years.

Click on the picture below.

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Heads and faces

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(This is a bit of an experiment. I am trying out Google photos, and clicking on the face will take you away from this page.)