Brigadier General Goodfellow (Retired)

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This is my oil painting that presents some of the highlights of Brigadier General Gerald Goodfellow’s outstanding 30 year U.S. Air Force career. General Goodfellow attained the rating of Master Navigator having served in numerous aircraft including the KC-135, E-6B, and his personal favorite: the B-1B Lancer. Some of his most notable assignments are depicted such as the Pentagon, the Army War College, Randolph Air Force Base, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. His three highest decorations are shown as well as his Distinguished Flying Cross with V device for Valor and the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters for completed combat missions. General Goodfellow also received the prestigious Mackay Trophy and the Ira Eaker award for his continuous 36 hour flight around the world in a B1 Bomber.

View the unveiling presentation below

Greek Sculpture Set

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The sad girl on the right holding a dead bird is a marble sculpture we saw in Charleston SC . The boy on the left is a marble sculpture located in the Met in NYC. I chose to paint this little boy sculpture intending for it to seem that he is trying to cheer up the sad girl. I purposely painted the sculptures to have the same base to help solidify the idea that the paintings are a set. The Greek Parthenon in the middle seemed to fit the scheme of the two Greek children so we hung all three as a set.

Sculpture from Charleston, SC

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This is my painting of a marble sculpture I saw in a Plantation home in Charleston, SC. When I first saw it I was immediately affected by her sad expression as she gazes at the dead bird in her right hand. I just started on a compliment to this painting which will make a set of two.

Scales of Justice

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This is a recent painting of a figure that has been called Scales of Justice. In Greek mythology Themis was a bringer of balance and righter of wrongs……the embodiment of justice, right, and custom. This was the basis for the female figure that holds the scales while stepping on a serpent and wielding a sword, a symbol of power. I decided to give it to my niece Christina who is a paralegal and in addition, one of her sons is a lawyer.

College Momentos

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This painting depicts some of my son’s momentos from his graduation from Houston Community College and the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Fraternity. Items include a medal, chords, sash, and graduation tassel.

The lit candle represents education and knowledge. The painting won third place at the Lone Star Art Guild annual district convention.

An Old Friend

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The stein I used for this painting I purchased after seeing it in a store when I was a boy. I used money from my paper route to pay for it……about $5.00 as I recall.

 

 

Musical Still Life

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I have always loved the detailed paintings of William Harnett that include instruments, sheet music, books etc. I purchased a piccolo and used other items I have, as well as my wife’s pearls to stage this setting. I was attempting to achieve the degree of detail Harnett achieved in his paintings.

 

 

Russian Still Life

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I painted this as result of souvenirs I purchased while on a trip to the former Soviet Union in 1967. The samovar, matrioshka doll, and podstakan are all depicted.