David Pettibone

Please call the Senate they will vote very soon on whether to allow dangerous sulfide-ore copper mining on the edges of Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Tell them to vote NO on House Joint Resolution 140 (H.J. Res. 140).

I watched the new video of Pretti cussing at ICE and kicking in their tail lights days prior to his killing. With this new evidence and larger context, I can confidently confirm that Pretti was, indeed, one badass American hero. 🇺🇸 #pretti #americanhero #minneapolis #ice #moderndaygestapo

Chocolate chip pancakes for a client. #caseinpaint #gouache #painting #fromlife #art

every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO

this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s

This one was a quick study- we don’t get that snow/sunshine combo too often. 3f degrees high today. Spooked a moose while I was painting- she was going for the red berries on the tree. #painting #art #pleinair #oilpainting

#painting

Here’s a better pic. I went back out today to finish up the foreground. #pleinair #painting #landscapepainting #oilpainting

Weather app says “feels like -4”. First painting of the year. #pleinair #painting #oilpainting #landscapepainting

Thank you 😊

Painting oranges in Arizona. #painting #pleinair #gouache #casein

Children’s illustration of a duck standing on a bear’s snout.

Last one- Xmas gift for my friend’s 1 year old. #illustration #painting #gouache #casein #childrensbook

Cartoonish painting of a cat sitting on a deer.

Working on xmas gifts for kiddos.
#guache #casein #illustration #childrensbook

Portrait of girl. Marker, white pencil on toned paper.

She was watching Trolls. She’s a bit obsessed. Portrait drawn from life. Marker, pen and white pastel on toned paper. #drawing #portrait

From this week’s demo. #gouache #casein #fromlife #skull #art

Demo for a current class: how to revive a dead (read: overworked) painting. Towards the end, I hit the painting with large washes of pure color and painted back in while still wet. Painted from observation/life (death?). #gouache #casein #skull #stilllife #art #artlessons

Portrait against leaves and branches of an apple tree.

Early version of the portrait- shows a bit of process and some of changes that occurred as the season went on. This early block-in version is without jacket and not cropped.

Final version of the self-portrait from a mirror in the garden. This went late into the fall. The jacket helped with the cold mornings but, also I think it works better in the composition. I like that this took several unexpected turns as it developed. #pleinair #painting #art #portrait #landscape

A cropped detail of a work in progress. Painted from life under the apple tree. Contemplating the title- “Rotten Apples” #painting #selfportrait #oilpainting #pleinair

Started another garden painting. Feel like it’s a good start. Not too many summer days left here in beautiful Alaska. Paint it while I can. But, also…really hoping Trump doesn’t sell us back to Putin tomorrow… (jesusf’ingchrist)
#pleinair #painting #figurativepainting #alaska #art

Really like the bleed of the image to the edges.

Thank you. It’s 30x46.

Beautiful. Love the edges on the water.

Scene and painting. Daughter is in painting and in the background.

Finished plein air- lush green garden with greenhouse. Painterly, heavily textured.

Detail of figures in garden scene. Painting from life. Heavily textured.

Super excited about this plein air I just finished. Been working on this all summer. Added in my wife and daughter while they were working/playing. M moved from the grass to the kale bed part way- I couldn’t decide which to paint out so I left both. 🤣 #art #pleinair #painting #landscapepainting

Thank you! 😊 Around AK, paintings in Anchorage Museum, murals at Eagle River and Shishmaref high schools, Kenai fair grounds, public housing in Utqiagvik and Homer police station. Small works sometimes at Bunnell gallery. Currently, small works available through Alaska Salt Co (and in my site).

Thanks! 🙏 ❤️

Lovely as always.

Here’s my mural at Anchorage’s new transfer station. The theme was upcycling.

“Resilience” (The discarded, one day, shall be loved again.) 84ft x 27ft

I’m hoping people read into that interpretation. #mural #publicart #painting #anchorage #alaska #art

As is my wont each #SaturdayMorning, here's "Interior" by Brynhild Parker from 1930. It has always struck me as an encapsulation of everything that one might wish for in a view when sitting down to breakfast at the start of a lazy week-end. #BrynhildParker #EastLondonGroup

View of Le Havre - 1873 #artbots #monet
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/8227

Twilight, before the Storm: Montmartre - 1886 #artbots #vangogh
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/3109327