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tguettler.bsky.social
By day an IT project/support manager for a library system. Every other time a lover of books, art, music, and learning. I love to paint with oils and write when I get inspiration. An alumni of N.C. State (BA History, 1995) and Colorado State (MBA, 2011)
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This is a picture of my #mom, on what would have been her 82 birthday today (4/27/25). For all those who've been touched by #cancer, hopefully one day we can have a good handle on this disease. Take the extra effort to help your friends and #family. #cancersucks #love #living #deepthoughts

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

A test piece. Sometimes you have a canvas/panel laying around, and you just want to do something with it so it stops mocking you for never using it. :) This is a 10 x 10 on a wood panel. #Sea #Painting #Art #OilPainting #OilStudy #beachart #tree

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

Each year #bluebirds take up residence at the house in the backyard. Typically, they’ll lay eggs three times. The first batch are looking good. Getting close to spreading their wings for the #firstflight. #birds #bluebird #nest #nature

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

With a picture as cute as this one, I had to make an attempt an a #painting. In retrospect, a white/blond dog has a bit more shading in there. I went light first, and was trying to get that it. Lesson learned for future subjects. #dog #dogpainting #oilpainting #dogart #art

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

Very happy Hens and Chicks! #hensandchicks

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

I had a #lighthouse phase a while back. I used the #JupiterLighthouse in Florida for the model. The other parts were shapes that were on the under painting. Part somewhat real, part #imagination. #LighthousePainting #art #oilpainting #moon #painting

submitted 29 days ago • 3 comments

1.2021 Sunset❣️

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I saw another #artist talk about using a red oxide color and wanted to see what it looked like in a #sky. Kind of different. #oilpainting #landscape #beach #art #painting #beachart #sunset

submitted 31 days ago • 6 comments

The #UnionPacific #BigBoy. This is my more ambitious project to date. The details were quite "extensive", but I did what I could. I love #trains, especially #SteamLocomotive ones from the golden age of #railroad. This beauty was restored and is in operation today. #art #painting #oilpainting

submitted 34 days ago • 3 comments

The classic beauty of the #Enterprise. Sleek and elegant. Painted for a colleague who is a #StarTrek fan. #ScienceFiction #ScienceFictionArt #Art #OilPainting #Spaceship

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

An #XWing fighter I made for my nephew. A fellow #StarWars fan. #Red5 standing by... 16" x 20" on a wood panel. #art #oilpainting #ScienceFiction #ScienceFictionArt #painting

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

An #oilpainting of beloved #dog of a friend at work. A bit more impressionistic than the picture I used for reference. It was well received and it found a great home. Probably should have added a shadow. Always learning. Making these for people is such a rewarding feeling. #dogpainting #art #pets

submitted 44 days ago • 0 comments

I love the look of just a subject on a wood background. In the original photo, this #F4Phantom was making a high speed, low level flyby. Experimenting with clear gesso. One of the great #aircraft designs, the #phantom was the main fighter in the #VietnamWar. #art #painting #oilpainting #aviationart

submitted 44 days ago • 1 comment

Just looking back at some photos I took back in January 2010❣️#beauty

submitted 45 days ago • 1 comment

Personally, I find most beaches a bit dull. Flat planes, but throw in a few #mountains... Now, that's my kind of #beach. #beachart #painting #beachpainting #art #oilpainting

submitted 47 days ago • 1 comment

#Cancer can take anyone. Regardless of stature, money, race, or gender. Paying my respects to my brother, who I lost in 2022. He was a pilot for #AmericanAIrlines. He started out in a mind numbing job, took a chance on his #dream to be a #pilot. An #inspiration for us all. #life #death #family

submitted 58 days ago • 0 comments

Kind of a during and after. A friend’s deceased father worked on #MD80 jets and wanted to #paint one fore her. #art #aviationart @americanairlines.bsky.social #painting

submitted 59 days ago • 0 comments

One I just created for a coworker. I did one for her dad about a year ago, but this is for her and the family. Her dad flew a #Skyraider back in #Vietnam. I like how it turned out, but still struggled a bit on the lettering on the back end. A 20"x16" on canvas. #oilpainting #aviationart #art

submitted 60 days ago • 1 comment

I was kind of experimenting with this #painting. I've done a couple of dogs, which were easy since they were not overly furry. Horse attempt #1. I'll have to work on the technique a bit more, but was trying a bit of something different. #horse #horsepainting #art #oilpainting

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments

I have this on my profile picture. Gretchen is a #rescue and loves squirrels and her toy donut. The look she gives. I tried to capture her in #oils. Here is the painting and photo I went from. #painting #dog #dogart

submitted 69 days ago • 1 comment

In a time where short term successes are at the expense of long term #legacy, play the long game. Money and power will never buy #character.

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments

Over the course of a year, a coworker lost two of her dogs. I’ve been experimenting with #paintings beyond landscapes. I’m no pro, but this turned out better than my abilities. #art #dogart #painting #oils

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments

My official @bsky.app "Hello World" post. So I thought I'd post my most recent painting of a friend's dog who recently passed. Oil paint on a wood panel. #painting #art #pets

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments