Amicalola Reflections
This small painting was painted on location at the reflecting pool at the base of Amicalola Falls. The panel was pre-toned with yellow ochre. For the first layer, I mixed…
Amicalola Falls Lodge
Amicalola Falls State Park is about 75 miles north of Atlanta, Georgia, on the edge of the Chattahoochee National Forest. A lodge near the top of the falls…
Art Event at Woodcreek Farms
I would like to invite you to join me and three other artists, Lynn Bartlett, Dawn Faber, and Karen Langley, for an evening of art and music this Thursday. The…
Misty Morning
On my recent trip to Amicalola Falls State Park with the About Face group, Saturday morning dawned overcast and misty. We stopped to paint at a rural church and cemetery.…
First Afternoon
The local plein air painting group went to Amicalola Falls State Park in Georgia this weekend. After a long drive, there wasn't much time or light for painting. But…
Sandhill Orchard
The weather is still hot here in South Carolina, but signs of fall are beginning to appear. This morning I started painting at Sandhill REC while the sun was still…
Sandhill Barn
Yesterday the weather was unusually moderate for August in South Carolina, so I went over to the Sandhill Research and Education Center to paint. I found a spot in…
Artist and Model
This month's third Saturday paint-out with About Face was a paint-in at the Columbia Museum of Art with a costumed model. Since I'm currently learning how to paint with…
Kensington Mansion
Kensington Mansion is an antebellum plantation home in Eastover, South Carolina. The beautiful Italianate Revival house is owned by International paper and is open to the public for tours.…
Cool in the Swamp
Working indoors this weekend to avoid the heat, I was inspired to paint the Congaree Swamp in cool colors. For this piece, I used fluid acrylics and encouraged them to…