"El Shaddai" 18x24 acrylic on canvas

This was the hardest and most fun painting I have ever done. It was the hardest because it was from a vision in someone else's head. My dad got this one and then explained it to me. I sketched it out and took it to him. He showed me what things were different from what I had sketched and then I took it back home and was intimidated to start it for a while. Finally the day came when I knew it was time to try. I still wasn't sure on some of the details but I said a prayer and went for it.

I gave it to my dad for Christmas.

This one stretched me to experiment some and put in to practice some of the techniques I have been learning. I don't have them down perfect but I can see I am improving.

Red Rose 9x12 Acrylic on paper

This is my first attempt at a rose in acrylics. (I could not keep from getting the glare when taking the picture of it.) It turned out better than I expected. You can't work with the acrylics like oils so learning how to get the look I want is taking some experimenting.