How to Choose Your Subject
At a recent meeting of the Log Cabin Art Guild at Sesquicentennial State Park, I gave a talk about how to decide on a subject when painting outdoors and…
Anecdote of the Spirit
Art to me is an anecdote of the spirit, and the only means of making concrete the purpose of its varied quickness and stillness. - Mark Rothko The Columbia Museum…
Old Pitt Street Bridge
On a recent trip to Charleston for an OPA paintout, Barbara Yongue and I stayed in Mt. Pleasant. After a busy Saturday painting on the streets of Charleston and…
Leaf Studies
While walking though the woods at the Sandhill Research and Education Center this weekend, I noticed the varied and subtle colors in the fallen leaves on a background of…
Robert Mills House
The About Face plein air group has had several opportunities to paint on the grounds of the historic homes maintained by the Historic Columbia Foundation. This large painting of…
Souvenirs de Gordes
Souvenirs de Gordes is a large studio piece based on a combination of exaggerated color and plein air work. I use complementary colors (opposites on the color wheel)…
Hearing the History
This piece was painted during the Oil Painters of American (OPA) paintout in Charleston, SC. In the quiet early morning, I selected a spot on Church Street where I was…
Plein Air Event in Charleston, October 20, 2012
Several artists from Columbia will be participating in the Oil Painters of America paint out this Saturday, October 20, 2012. If you are in the area, we hope you…
SC State Fair
The weather is cool! The fair is here! Don't you love this time of year? The painting above was inspired by the angular roofs and warm ochres of…