Ports of Call Series - Lake of the Ozarks

I'm pleased to announce that prints of this series are now available at Artpho Gallery & Frame, 1075 Main Street, Osage Beach, MO 65065, 573-348-4084.

Originals are 15" x 21" and are available from me. This series includes the most popular entertainment venues at our wonderful Lake of the Ozarks.

Painting portraits this week!

Order your custom boat portrait now: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14628184

Let The Games Begin

The big day is finally here for athletes from all over the world. It's opening day at the Olympics! I do not mean to minimize the incredible level of achievement by the olympians in any way by these comments. I sincerely admire their dedication and hard work! However, for some, the activites will not be quite so exhausting on this side of the globe.

Tomorrow, Party Cove at Lake of the Ozarks will look about like this.

Party Cove, 15" x 21", watercolor, not for sale

And I, for one, will be doing this:

Hope you have a chance to watch the opening ceremonies tonight. Have a great weekend!

No, Burt Reynolds is not here.

At Lake of the Ozarks that is. This weekend a friend's guest had just recently moved to St. Louis from New York and visited the lake for the first time. She said that New Yorkers think of "Deliverance" when they hear "Ozarks". Sorry, but Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight, Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox are not here. I'm sure it would be fun to have them since they seem like cool guys. Instead we have 1500 miles of shoreline, 1000's of gigantic homes and condos, 30,000 boats and all share the 7th largest lake in the US after the 5 Greats and Lake Powell.



Here is a painting I did last fall of our gang at a raft-up on Labor Day. A way-cool way to spend the weekend! So if you are ever lucky enough to be invited to Lake of the Ozarks, don't "fly over", come on down! The water's great!

Relocating

We're heading to the lake today, Lake of the Ozarks that is. We live on our boat and hang out with a bunch of other boat users. This painting is of a popular area golf course, Porto Cima at Lodge of the Four Seasons. Have you ever been to LOTO?