6×6 Watercolor on paper. I painted this based off a photo a friend posted on his Instagram feed.
Dead Bird on the Streets of Portland
Author: kraeg555
Couples: Butch+David
12×18. Watercolor. Furthering my series of real-life gay couples, here is a portrait of Butch and David, two longtime friends of ours. They’ve been incredibly supportive of my art in the past few years!
Finding Warmth (Self-Portrait)
20 x 24 oil on canvas.
I started this the day after my father passed away. I considered earlier in the pandemic to work on a self-portrait as a form of record keeping for this surreal moment in my life. But after losing my dad I felt more of a push to work on it, mostly for catharsis. The year leading up to his death was a massive struggle, forcing me to confront my childhood with a standoffish father and looking to a future, aiding a myopic disabled man. As an adult I now understand and empathize why he was the way he was. I know that he loved each of his kids and towards the end he did his best to connect with us. When I look back on my life with my dad, I want to focus on finding that warmth in him and not regretting it took so long. This is a self-portrait of me, my father’s son.
Trio
12 x 18 watercolor on paper.
Denim Doggo
5×7 watercolor on paper. I stumbled on a photo of a pug in a denim jacket on reddit the other day a had to paint it. It looks more disturbing as a painting than a photo…
Antlers
12×16 watercolor on paper. Keeping the cabin fever away with paintings and podcasts. I hope to turn this into prints, also.
A Grizzly End
12×16 watercolor on paper. Just finished this and may do another. Also, I’m considering making this into prints once the world starts rotating again.
Couples: Charlie+Jesse
18 x 24 Watercolor on paper. I’m starting on a new LGBTQ+ series centered around real life couples. Charlie and Jesse reside in Baltimore and have quickly become great friends of ours.
Mrs. Waeckel’s Garden
12 x 16 Watercolor on paper
Craig R. Simmons 