Anthony Baker

“Not for Sale” (but it is!)

All of us have done it. We’ve all driven down a road and come across a classic car sitting in a yard just wasting away, wondering how much the owners would take for it (assuming we could do anything with it). Some of us may have stopped, walked up to the door, rang the doorbell,Continue reading ““Not for Sale” (but it is!)”

My First Tennessee Painting

It has been a good while since I last posted, and for that I apologize. On the other hand, what do I have to apologize for? Moving was a difficult and traumatic experience which not only took up a lot of my time, but also left me with no place to paint. However, after someContinue reading “My First Tennessee Painting”

The Imagined Image of Home

Have you ever had fond memories of places that look nothing like what you remember? That’s happened to me. Like when you go back to your elementary school 50 years later and think, “Wow! This place is a lot smaller than I remember!” Well, the acrylic painting I just finished (and I’m not very goodContinue reading “The Imagined Image of Home”

An Iron Staircase Trifecta

A while back I took some photos of an old fire escape in Sandersville, Georgia. It’s pretty well known in the area because of its proximity and obviously intricate ironwork. It then occurred to me that I could paint different angles of the iron staircase, thereby increasing the chances of selling more than one, ifContinue reading “An Iron Staircase Trifecta”

The Easiest Color to Paint?

Just recently, I was at the Farmer’s Market in Dublin, GA, when an older couple stopped by my table. As they were looking at my paintings, the wife half-whispered to her husband, “You should ask if he could do one of your car.” Having done a few vehicles, I couldn’t help but ask what kindContinue reading “The Easiest Color to Paint?”

It’s All in a Name

Recently I finished an unnamed painting using acrylic paint. Since I began painting back in 2020, I’ve always used watercolor, but rarely acrylic. Watercolor has always been preferrable due to the ability to blend colors and correct my mistakes. Speaking of mistakes, nearly a year’s worth of mistakes is what ultimately led to this painting.Continue reading “It’s All in a Name”

A Truck in Mitchell, GA

In a little town called Mitchell, GA, there is a building with half a truck attached to it. It’s a 1954 Cheverolet. I don’t know what else to say about it, except I don’t think this is what an engineer in Detroit had in mind.

I Don’t Do Portraits

I Don’t Do Portraits I don’t know how many times I’ve been asked, “Do you do portraits?” Every time my answer is the same . . . “No, not if you want it to look like somebody.” Fact is, I know I’m just an amateur artist. It’s easy in this stage of my learning toContinue reading “I Don’t Do Portraits”

Where I’ve Never Been

Not too long ago, a friend asked if I would paint a nighttime sky for him. He said, “I’ll give you $10.” “Sure,” I replied, leaving him shocked. A few weeks later, while I was working on another painting, he reminded me of our conversation and showed me a screen saver on his computer, oneContinue reading “Where I’ve Never Been”

The Least of These

Last night I finished a piece I have entitled “The Least of These.” I based it on a photo I took of a Christian worker in a Muslim-owned brick kiln in Pakistan. My hope is to raise funds to help buy people like this brother and his family out of debt and out of thisContinue reading “The Least of These”