bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 18hOctober has begun! Let the games, the terror and the parties begin!! #pastel #humanmade #art 030
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“Dancing in the moonlight “ oil on canvas. #oiloncanvas #humanmade #art 273
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 29/09/2026From “Hello Neighbor!”, Harry explains why he has no roof or roots to children. #art #humanmade #watercolor 030
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026When you lose more than your job, your confidence, your security and peace exit with it. #watercolor #humanmade #art 080
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Sisters, what more can I say? #pastelonboard #humanmade #art 050
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 19/09/2026“They’re pickin’ up prisoners and Putin them in pen, and all she wants to do is dance, dance…” #pastelonboard #humanmade #art 041
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Oil on board. A hero to some, a reviled figure to others. History and memories don’t always align. #portrait #humanmade #art 060
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“Tom and Becky”, oil on canvas. Not everyone wants a puppy, sometimes a stray kitten is just as sweet … #portrait #oiloncanvas #art 130
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 15/09/2026A commissioned portrait, all fluff and no substance, no deep reading or reflection of character; utterly void of meaning. The things we do to pay the rent… 000
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Full portrait of William Laufer. Oil on canvas. #art #portrait #oiloncanvas 150
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Portrait of the Artist: William Laufer. A generous and kind intellectual and a good friend. Oil on canvas. #oiloncanvas #portrait #art 150
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 12/09/2026“Harry sat every evening looking over the cityscape, wondering when it would be his turn… when he suddenly stood up and jumped off the roof…” #watercolor #illustration #art 061
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Oil on canvas, “Fruit and adult beverage”. Drink responsibly people! We know it’s rough out there… #oiloncanvas #art #humanmade 080
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 09/09/2026“Look at art and look at your own art, as you go along… the process of looking makes you available to EXPERIENCE, as opposed to carrying out a program of intentions. But many artists get trapped by intentions and forget experience.” 000
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 24/08/2026“Ancestry” Before social media and chat rooms, before all technology; culture and history were handed down by stories told by the elders. In primitive societies, these stories would often be illuminated by a crackling fire… #humanmade #art #pastel 050
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Mixed media on paper. “Beguiled” #humanmade #painting #art 0111
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Pastel on board, “The connoisseur”. “You Americans are SO ignorant about the finer things in life…” #art #pastelpainting 020
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Oil on canvas, “On a steel horse I ride” There are times when you want to leave everything behind, and then there are moments when you wish you weren’t all alone… #humanmade #art #painting 010
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Detail of “the Prodigal Son”, a calf who wandered away and the cowboy who went looking for him… just doing his job, but this particular day feeling it’s all worth it. #humanmade #oiloncanvas #art 060
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 17/08/2026While living through a winter in Montana, I painted this: a stay calf that was rescued by a cowhand who would prefer to be outdoors than huddled by a fireplace… #humanmade #oiloncanvas #art 040
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 13/08/2026“Portrait of the artists’ mother as a young woman”, oil on canvas. It’s difficult to imagine our mother as a young person, innocent and without guile. What would we say to them? And could we relate to them? #humanmade #art #painting 060
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 11/08/2026I spent several evenings sketching and composing this painting and marveled at the bartender who, in conversation with a patron, could fill a mug and deliver a punchline without spilling a drop… #painting #humanmade #art 050
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Most people who see this scene would like to join in; to be a part of the celebration. For others, it’s a reminder of excess and regret. A Rorschach test of sorts, people see what they want to see; or what they cannot ignore… #oiloncanvas #humanmade #art 040
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 05/08/2026As frivolous as it gets, “Still life with ferns”. Oil on canvas. #humanmade #painting #art 090
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Detail of oil on canvas, “ Without climbing gear or oxygen, we scaled the Andes”. #humanmade #painting #art 040
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 04/08/2026During my western art phase, I painted improbable fantasy images like this: “Davy Crockett in the Peruvian Andes”. Don’t always believe what you see… #humanmade #painting #art 050
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Detail of “Agave blues”. Oil on canvas. #humanmade #art #painting 080
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 03/08/2026“Agave blues”, oil on canvas. When you’re trying to escape a difficult situation, and you realize that no matter where you go, there you are… #humanmade #painting #art 050
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Oil on canvas, “Waiting for an answer” When you ask for a response to that age-old question… #humanmade #art #painting 1101
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 23/07/2026How many of you can identify the subject of this portrait? This one I painted when I was still in high school, which only proves I’m a dinosaur. Still painting analog (oil on canvas) and enjoying digital creations too! #art 030
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Oil on canvas, “In each life a little rain must fall” ##painting #art #portrait 0102
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bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 16/07/2026“Leda and the Egret” Okay so there aren’t many swans where I live , so I substituted species as I reinterpreted this early Greek myth… #art #pastel #illustration 134
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 16/07/2026“Giddy up!!” Back in the day I created much western/cowboy art. I would often spoof the genre just for fun, resulting in some whimsical work. #art #pastel #illustration 021
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 15/07/2026A blast from the past: pastel on paper for a subject matter that mixes club music with a hangover. #pastel #art #illustration 040
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 14/07/2026The beehive hairstyle, the winged eyeliner, and her unmistakable take on soul and jazz has made her music timeless, classic and modern all at once. Hard to believe it’s been fifteen years since the passing of Amy Winehouse. #art #digitalart #humanmade #portrait 190
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Oil on canvas. “Interlude” I imagine this idea was born from hanging out with friends wishing I was somewhere else, a blissful tropical escape… #oiloncanvas #painting #art 090
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Pastel on board. “The Fallen”, a favorite time of year when summer comes to an end and harvest season begins, we reap just what we sow… #art #illustration #pastel 030
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Oil sketch on canvas. “Krista of the Jungle”, an ancient theme of a tribal princess in the form of a California surfer girl, impossible and insane- which is why it never went farther than this sketch… #oiloncanvas #art #fantasy 060
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Oil on canvas, a portrait of a young woman, more at home with the sheltering forest than the orphanage she distances herself from… #art #portrait #oiloncanvas 1100
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 16/06/2026As part of a medical and dental outreach mission to a remote community in the mountains of Honduras, I was tasked with painting a mural that would encourage the villagers in their faith walk. The Virgen de Suyapa is a familiar and welcome icon to these villagers. #art #mural #painting 090
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 04/06/2026One of the largest puppets I made for a theater production, Monstro the whale for Pinocchio. The puppeteers dressed in black and manipulated the body and jaw onstage. Fortunately it’s constructed of foam so it was easily handled… 010
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 02/06/2026The more things change, the more they stay the same… James Baldwin, author and activist describing the same problems and prejudices existing today. #digitalart #humanmade #art 091
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 29/05/2026That’s Mike Rowe (Dirty Jobs) trying out for comfort my line of footwear. I was fortunate to get to work with Mike on his series “Returning the favor”, a reality show honoring do-gooders around the country. Mike led a parade float through downtown Conroe Texas, perched in that shoe! #foamart #art 050
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 28/05/2026A detail of a mural for wine-lovers’ bar: a view of a Tuscany styled vineyard. #mural #art #painting 060
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 27/05/2026A wall mural with 3D enhancements, for a children’s ministry. An old-styled locomotive, not a sleek bullet train. Taking a slower trip to enjoy the journey… #mural #art #painting 040
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 26/05/2026A sphinx carved from EPS foam for a High School UIL one-act play competition. Normally I would deliver this project finished with paint and texture, but the director wanted his students to add their own creative ideas and make it their own. #foamart #sculpture #art 050
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 25/05/2026You know the old saying, “When life deals you lemons…” #oiloncanvas #art #painting 171
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Detail of Madame Z, oil on canvas. #art #oiloncanvas #portrait 070
bachtop.bsky.social @bachtop.bsky.social · 22/05/2026A portrait, oil on canvas, based on J S Sargents’ Madame X. Not nearly as scandalous, but hopefully as serene… #art #portrait #oiloncanvas 170
