Mount Timpanogos LDS Temple Painting

I dusted off the paints and it felt so good to be back in the studio getting all rowdy with some paint and some palette knives. Yee-haw!

First I got myself a bunch of this stuff...

*Props to Mike Doyle for this beautiful work of art. http://michaeldoyle.com/

...then I threw some paint down on a canvas. I have several commissions to get completed and it was uber nice to finish this bad boy.

It turned out pretty great. I'm happy with it. I really love the muted colors and I enjoy LDS art that isn't so cookie-cutter. Deseret Book style is great for some but for me I want some texture. I know - I know, I'm always on my soapbox about texture but I just can't help myself. :)

Cheers. 

-T

Sneak peek at new series "Buds"

My most popular painting is a painting called "petals". It's large globs of painting in bright neon colors in a abstract format. I've decided to release a new series in this similar style entitled "buds".

"Mint & Tangerine" was created using similar technique and style. Large buds of impasto color in turquoise, gray, white, tangerine, orange, mint.

I imagine this hanging in a modern family room or child's bedroom. The great thug about this style of painting is that it works for girls bedroom art, boys bedroom art, common area art.

Abstract Thick Textured Impasto Palette Knife Painting

I'm sort of obsessed with charcoal gray, black, cream and mint green color palettes right now and I have yet to find a painting in these colors that catches my eye so I figured why not see what I could come up with.

Fancy Easter Eggs... Artist Style

A few days late but had to share these amazing Easter Eggs courtesy of 

Artilleries: Easter Chef d'Oeufres

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I love the impressions of these famous paintings a la Easter egg.

Famous artwork inspirations include:

Son of Man

, Magritte

Composition, 

Mondrian

Starry Night, 

Van Gogh

Moulin Rouge: La Goulue

, Lautrec

The Scream

, Munch

Bridge over a Pool of Water Lilies

, Monet

The Old Guitarist

, Picasso

Velvet Underground Cover,

 Warhol

Happy birthday Vincent Van Gogh

Love these painted looking Van Gogh cakes. They are so colorful and beautifully done. Wonder if I could get frosting to a good consistency and do palette knife cakes? Food for thought..

'untitled' abstract by Trisha Lamoreaux

40x30x1.5

An abstract painting done in charcoal, white, yellow, gold, taupe, turquoise. 

'Dandelions'

'Dandelions' was recently completed for a local collector. She had a very specific look, color scheme, and subject she was looking for. I always enjoy putting pieces together for collectors. This one was especially fun and more so when I saw the space it was displayed. 

Subtle colors of sage, green, blue, gray and white with white dandelion buds.

(30x40x1.5)

Wild Flowers Series

The past few days in Utah have been uncharacteristically warm and sunny which has brought on an early dose of spring fever. I've been known to get pretty severe cases come mid-February but this year, I'm jumping the gun and ready for the heat say... now-ish. Since I can't really control the weather I've decided paint it. This new series explores my love of the beauty in springtime -- that can't get here soon enough.