Nocturne, Raven Paints the Night (2008) 8"×36" Mixed media on chalkboard These two pieces were completed in succession sometime in 2008. ...

Family Portrait 2015 Acrylic on wood, 32" x 48" By Bobby Padilla I'd like to think I've done right by my sons, but who knows? My opinion ...

"Rowdy Crow Garden Party " By Bobby Padilla circa 1992-93, oil on wood (2'×4') As I've mentioned before, I would like to utilize this blo...

"Three Flags" 1958 by Jasper Johns My Uncle Dick spent 32 years serving our country. Both in the Navy then the Air Force before he retir...

"High Flying Love " by Bobby Padilla for Roc Paint Sip I recently presided over an event at a local nursing home. The activity was to ce...

Rhapsody Fire #9 (2016) by Bobby Padilla for Roc Paint As most of you know we had a studio at one time, before we shifted to mobile parti...

From time to time we all feel the crush of life. Smothered by the weight of our choices and expectations, and subsequent inadequacies. We...

Spring in Upstate New York is elusive. Though it's been Spring for over a month, it doesn't really present as Spring. It was snowing ove...

"The Dance" by Henri Matisse 1909" I appreciate the folks who have stopped by and have taken the time to read my blog. After months of de...

"Pizza" by Tom Brown After the dough has had a chance to rise (about 8 hrs), I can then prepare the pans for deep dish. A splash of oliv...

"A Blue Painter" by Marc Chagall, 1968 Yes, the struggle is real. It's not just the obvious financial aspects of making little income to ...

"Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish. " -Michelangelo "The creation of Sun, Moon, and Planets" Michelangelo ...

Space, the final frontier... Yeah, I'm one those geeks. I'll spare you all the Star Trek analogies. You're welcome. However, have you eve...

My yards a disaster, as is probably yours. Having endured winter's wrath and an early March windstorm, the yard is peppered with fallen b...

Roc Paint Sip is a member of our community's Visitor Industry Council. This collection of businesses center around tourism and hospitalit...

Here are some great painting and art history apps. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moiseum.dailyart2 https://play.googl...

Waking with coffee and my wife on the corner of the couch trying to get my son out the door for school, we could not ignore the sunrise. ...

I have paintings everywhere. Which shouldn't be a surprise to those who know me. Over the thirty years or so that I've been formally pain...

The first twelve were a dandelion forgeing it's way through the cracks in the pavement. Looking for a way to bloom and overcome it's posi...

Throughout this blog I will share art that I've done currently and through the years. I find it helpful to share my influences as well. M...