Under the bridge downtown Is where I drew...

Mural painted for the Wayne Ave. Corridor Commitee in Dayton. Ten artists were selected to paint a garden theme to "brighten" this corner of town which is underneath a train overpass. It was very cold, windy, and loud but a nice rare opportunity to paint at a huge scale.

inspiraton from the kids' creations

the beach in acrylic

Two pieces from a series of the beach we visited this summer.

Pablo PiScarecrow

He actually survived four weeks in the elements. All except his cucumber nose. The whole family enjoyed it.

Creative Soul of Dayton

New piece exhibited at the Creative Soul of Dayton art show.

R is for Rain on a Rabbit

Idea for a simple book on the letters of the alphabet.

Black and White Wildflowers

I was fortunate to have this painting selected for the "Color Restrained" exhibit at the Visceral Gallery in Centerville, Ohio. The entire exhibit is limited to black and white works only.

http://www.francineriley.com/visceral.html

the neighborhood

This was a painting created for the Oakwood Relay for Life auction to benefit cancer research. It was sold and is hopefully now brightening up someone's home.

a bear in the morning

strange little man

Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed a little man wearing a hat. He neatly avoided every puddle as he skittered down the alley.

painting fast

after a day of designing and over-analyzing every last detail it is a relief to have a moment to create a painting as fast as possible without thinking

landscape

family portrait

Right before they were all about to fly off and poo on a statue, the pigeons stood still for the slightest moment. It was just enough time to snap the family photo. Uncle Earl was the only one with his eyes shut.

paper bag disguise

Little Marcus Dillerby decided to hide his new haircut. He should have been more embarrassed by his purple and orange striped socks.

moon

The moon looked down on the earth with a deep sadness for he knew he could have done more.

kindgarten Kleenex

Who needs a Kleenex when you have a right hand.

look at you, no, look at you

During his walk that night, Sidney came across someone very peculiar.

the 5 year old monger

My oldest son's latest business idea is to set up a table on the sidewalk and sell painted mulch.

tweet yawn tweet

Stan reluctantly left his nest to go off and find that worm. He wasn't much of a morning bird.

recycl-art with the boys

Once you cut up a box into hundreds of pieces, what can you create? How about a sea foam green thanks-a-lot goblin.

birds eye view - (maple tree cast-off)

unfortunately proportioned pigeon

Gilbert had a growing concern that his new pants either made his head look much too large or his legs look far too skinny.

Tyn.E.- rob.O.T.

another bug obsession

making clouds