Heartland Sunrise 2

This has been SOLD

Black Panther

Oil on 8.5x11 Photo Gloss Paper.
Price $45

Island Bliss

Ths is in oil on 8.5x11 Photo Gloss Paper.
Price $45

Shoreline

11x15 in oil. On photo gloss paper.
Price $50

Bill's Cove

8.5x11 in oil On Photo Gloss Paper.
Price $45

Monument Valley

8.5x11 Oil on Glossy Paper
Price $35

Waters Edge

Waters Edge

11x15 Oil on Strathmore Paper
Price $50

Flutter 2

This has been SOLD

Heartland Sunrise

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Catskill Autumn

8.5x11 Done in oil on Glossy Paper
Price $35

Autumn Woods

8.5x11 Done in oil
Price $45

Tropical Reflection

8.5x11 in oil. On Photo Gloss Paper.
Price $45

Solitude

Done in oil 8.5x11
Price $35

Morning Calm

Done in oil 8.5x11
Price 45

Mountain Paradise

Done in oil 8.5x11
Price $45

Top Of the World

Done in oil 8.5x11
Price $45

Butterflys

This is SOLD

Catskill Stream

Lunchtime!

Arrival

Running River

Looks like its headed down the mountain after a big rain!

Pine Haven Cove

A Great place to camp and fish in the wild

Running River

Looks like a Fishermans Paradise. This was done in oil on Strathmore paper.Its 11x15
The price is $45. I will pay for shipping.

Tropical Morn

Laying on the beach waiting for the sun to rise!
This has been SOLD

B-17

Back to England
This has been SOLD

Fishing Paradise

Another of my favorites. This was taken somewhere in Oregon

Eagle

Time to take a rest!

Stormy

Took this from a photograph. I wanted to add more to it but I like it the way it is.

Serenity

Now, this is my idea of serenity. All I need now is a boat, a fishing pole and lets not forget the cooler!

Blue Space

Spraycan planet requested by a friend. She has an aversion for blue!

Tail End

Always wanted to go Whale Watching but never did. Did this one from a photograph with spraycan paint.

The Big One is Here!

I figure with the size of this lake my big one must be here! I was in upstate NY many years ago and thought I wouild get my big one in a setting just like this one, but I was wrong. I'm still looking for him!

Lagoon

When I was on Okinawa I remember this scene where I used to swim. It wa a real quiet area with the island of Ie-Shima across the way. Wish I was still there!

Flutter

I painted this for a good friend. She loves butterflies

Catch a Star

Landscape Silhouette

Spraycan Art painting on a 10 x 12 with a 11 X 14 frame

Far Out

Another Spraycan painting. An 11 X 14 picture in a 16 X 20 frame.

Mount Hood

This spraycan painting was taken from a photograph. It is matted and in a frame and sells for $35. Its an original not a print.

Rise and Shine

I always wanted to have a cabin on the lake with a view like this. Time to get up and get out the fishing gear. Its for sale at $30

The Big Red One

Just finished this one. Its also a 12 x 16 Spraycan art. $35 and its yours!

Third Painting

Like I said, there all my favorites. This also has a $35 tag. This one has plenty of color in it and will brighten up a room.

My Second Painting

I was going to say that, this is my favorite but actually they are all my favorite!
This one is also a 12 x 16 and framed. It also has a $35 tag

Spraycan Painting

Hi all, I've decided to spraypaint some paintings after seeing some beautiful work thats being done . So far I've only finished three of them but I'll be doing a lot more. They will all be originals, one of a kind and won't be painted again. This first one is 12 x 16 and it is framed. Actually they will all be framed. If you would like to purchase this it will be $35. You can email me anytime for any more info you might want.

Best News Anyone Can Have

Well, I'm back with the best news anyone can ever have! My favoritewife [Nora} is out of the hospital after having surgery for a tumor on her right lung. It was all, a painful but great success. The doctor said he got it all and it didn't spread anywhere else. I do wish I could take the pain away from her though but sometimes life just isn't fair. I'll tell you one thing though, it is some kind of a nightmare dealing with all the agencies that are involved in any kind of a medical catastrophe. I looked at one of the many bills that I recieved and came to one conclusion. If your laying in a hospital bed and a doctor walks buy your door...your going to get a bill from him! Actually, I'm kidding but it does get you to wondering, seeing as how it seems that you are getting billed by half the doctors in the hospital. The bottom line though is that we are both happy that everything was a success, no matter what the cost. She wont let me post a recent picture until she gains some weight back so I'm posting this one which was taken a few months back when we were in the Marriott Marina Hotel in Ft. Lauderdale. One last quote from me..."If you are a smoker...QUIT NOW! See you soon!

Mt FUJI Among Bamboo

Hi All,
Well, like I said, here is my last acrylic painting that I was finishing up. I used a nice black background and only two colors. At least my wife likes this one.I have no idea what to do next, My mind has been in other places lately other than painting. My wife has to go into the hospital to remove a tumor on her lung. The Doc's say it is in the early stages, which helps a lot. She seems pretty upbeat about it so we both hope for the best. Now that said, I have been meaning to mention a website that I have. Its http://www.zazzle.com/bbrunelleb*. Its a pretty interesting site. You can order custom made t-shirts, mugs, stamps and lots more stuff. As a matter of fact I have one t-shirt on there with my watercolor painting of "Fallen Heros". There is lots of stuff. You really have to see it.
Another thing I would like to mention is that if anyone has a particular"saying" that they would like to put on a product, let me know and I will do it for you. OK, I've got to leave for now but I'll be back as soon as I can.

Another Abstract

I really had fun doing this one. I did this one on canvass board. It was all done with acrylic paint.When I finished it, I stared at it for quite awhile and tried to figure out what I saw in it. Well, I finally decided that it looks like an explosion in the galaxie. What do you think?
As usual, my wife still says it looks like "throw-up" Oh well, to each his own. Im not discouraged by her opinion so I will keep on plugging along because I love this painting thing.
I was eating dinner the other night in a Japanese restaurant. As you walk into the lobby, there was an interior design that I took a picture of with my cell camera. I am going to try and make a painting of it.
I'm about halfway through and it looks pretty good so far. As soon as I finish it I will have it up on the blog. So far I like the way it looks. I used black background paper and the painting really stands out. Believe it or not but my wife likes this one. I guess its because its not an abstract. Okay, thats it, I'll see ya later!

My First Abstract

Well, What do you think? Its my first abstract. I like it myself but my wife does not! I dont't know why I'm telling you this but she says it looks like (are you ready for this.) "throw-up"

Can you imagine that? Actually I never laughed so hard in my life. Its the first time I ever heard anyone call any abstract, throw-up. Needless to say my wife does not like abstract painting. She thinks all you do is splatter paint all over the canvas and you can never tell which is the bottom and which is the top! Well, I gave up trying to explain abstracts to her.

I am finding out the many ways you can paint abstracts. You can use crumpled up plastic bags, salt, alcohol, or just spray water all over while the paint is still wet. Actually, there are so many ways to do it, its unbelievable. As I go along I will try a little of everything and see what happens. Meanwhile, take care and I'll see ya later!

California Seascape

Well, I finally finished this one. It's a seascape, as you can see, and it looks like I am improving.Those are the words of my "family critics" My wife tells me that the water is to blue, so I'll keep that in mind for my next project. I got this from a photograph that was taken on the northern California coast by a friend of mine. The only thing different is the "birds, or I should say, "gulls" They weren't in the original picture but I thought that adding them in would enhance it a little.
I think from now on I will be doing a lot of paintings with rocks and mountains in them. Its a challenge to me to try and get the right shapes and shadowing in the painting. For me its a challenge but I'm sure the pro's do it with ease. Speaking of Pro's, does anyone watch Bob Ross paint on his daily TV show? He is, or I should say was fantastic. Bob passed away about ten years or so ago but his show lives on. I think it's amazing the way he uses his talent. I'm learning a lot just watching him paint his beautiful landscapes and seascapes. I can understand why his show goes on and on even though he is gone.
Well, thats enough jabbering for awhile. I've got to get to my next painting so I'll see you when I've finished.

Babe Ruth and Baseball

A few days ago I was rummaging through a whole bunch of pictures that have accumulated over the years. I came across a picture that was given to me by my Uncle Jim. Its a picture of Babe Ruth back in 1939, man, thats back there! My Uncle was playing on a farm team for the N.Y. Yankees at the time. It seems that the Babe posed for a lot of pictures with the team members. In this picture he , my uncle, is on the left with the diamond on his left chest. I think he was pretty lucky to have pictures taken with the Babe.
The team was located in West Islip on Long Island, N.Y. I tried to get my uncle to tell me about what went on that day but he doesn't recall to much of it. Can't say that I blame him, after all it was way back in 1939. The pictures were taken with a Brownie Box Camera. That was the top camera and maybe the only camera around. As a matter of fact, I have one of those old cameras in my possession for years now.
Getting back to my Uncle Jim, he was in love with the game of baseball. In those days it really was the great american pastime. Its totally changed today, its all about "money" and endorsements. Anyway, I still enjoy watching the games, even if I know that half of the players are all juiced up on steroids. Its a shame how the sport has changed. Getting back to my uncle, I think he would have made a great player if he hadn't gotten hit in the left eye during one of the practice sessions. The accident caused him to go blind in his left eye and needless to say, it cost him a career. For the past ten years I've been collecting baseball cards as a hobby. I have a lot of fun opening packs of cards and seeing if there are any of them worth saving. Actually, I save all of them that I open. I have slowed up lately because I've gotten into watercolor painting. I may be retired but it still takes up a lot of time doing the things you like. I keep going back and forth to three different paintings that I've started and haven't finished any more yet, but I'm getting there. Well, I better get going or I won't finish any. See you next post.

About six months ago I was looking for something to occupy myself during these hot humid days in Florida. Well, I decided to try Watercolor painting!

I happened to be watching tv one afternoon and was clicking channels,as usual, when I stopped on the PBS channel. There was a program called "Painting with Terry Madden" To make a long story short, thats how I got started in watercolor.

I learned all the basics from that tv show and started painting everything. When I started, I could hardly draw a straight line but I'm getting better as I go along. I'm pretty much at ease now doing watercolor but I know I'll never be a Picasso!

I have a neice named Stephanie Lowe. She is a great sculptor and artist. She is really fantastic at what she does. She is very creative. Needless to say, I use her as my critic. She says I picked it up pretty good for someone who couldn't draw a straight line. She has her studio in California so I have to use e-mail to show her what I've done. It works out pretty good.

I think that what I'm going to do is post my paintings on this blog. What the hell, maybe I can get some good critisism from you. As I post them I will try to explain why I painted that particular picture and how I came to paint it.

As you know from my first post that I am a World War Two buff so needless to say I will probably do a lot about the war and the military. I have a friend whose brother was killed in Vietnam. He was in my garage when I was painting this picture that I have posted here and wanted me to make one for him. He says it will remind him of his brother whenever he looks at it. Well, I painted one for him. You are all welcome to comment on it, good or bad.

You all have a great day and I'll see you next post!