The Rutkowski Loop posits that the same painting is not. I owe it all to Walter Rutkowski. He was my professor at LSU who said something like this to me…
I painted a bunch of little canvases with a naples yellow ground and I'm having fun experimenting with different approaches and styles. These are photos of a few of 'em…
A tradition at our house is to make Christmas gifts by hand. I came across this composite image of nine tiny little door paintings I painted a couple years ago. …
Just found this photo of the actual street in New Orleans that inspired the Bike Alley series. The owner of the house was a pirate married to a princess and…
Talk to Me, Mark Rothkooil on canvas, 36 x 36 inches This piece was painted to help raise funds for Boise Contemporary Theater and for their production of Red, by…
Bike Alley in the Fall, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches This piece is based on the original Bike Alley that was the announcement image for Coming Into View…
Yep, it's named after the orange soda. This was painted to help raise funds for Idaho Parents Unlimited, an organization that assists families of children with disabilities. Fantabike, oil on…
Romey phase 1 Romey phase 2 Romey's Chair, oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches Same canvas, different painting. This painting was originally included in my solo show in Boise called Thresholds.…
Okay, here's the thing. I've been workin' on these paintings for Carol Robinson. And I mean All. The live-long. Day. So, when I rediscovered the Gipsy Kings on Spotify, and…
Here's my painting for the Treasure Valley Artists' Alliance's Local Color show in celebration of Boise's 150th birthday. This is based on Boise Blue -- an art supply store that…
I've decided that this would be a very reasonable resolution for the year: sell one print online. And to help make this happen, I've remodeled my website to focus on…
This is a little gem. That's an Idaho word. Or a Napoleon Dynamite word, if you catch my meaning. Anyhoo, here's a gem I happened to have in my pocket.…