Rio Grande Gorge
Glimpses of the Rio Grande gorge are a defining feature of the drive toward Taos, New Mexico. In autumn the yellow chamisa and fast-moving thunderstorms add drama to…
Winter Beach
Continuing my experimentation with oil paints, I signed up for Mary Gilkerson’s Stucture and Surface workshop to learn more about solvent-free oil painting and techniques using painting knives. Since the…
Last of the Lilies
This week I'm continuing my series of painting with oil paints using painting knives. The inspiration was the sun shining through the thin, ragged late summer waterlilies at the…
Solvent-free Oil Painting
This summer I’ve been experimenting with different styles of painting using a variety of media. I usually use water-based media because they dry quickly and are easy to clean up…
Large and Small
After painting several small pieces with obvious subject matter as I’ve been doing lately, I often have an urge to stretch my artistic and physical muscles and paint a…
Maritime Forest
During a trip to Hunting Island a few months ago, I was fascinated by the way the maritime forest changed from dense forest to driftwood in a short distance…
Is This Painting Finished?
This past Saturday the plein air group painted in a private garden in Lexington, South Carolina. The garden features extensive flower beds and grass paths, an old barn, and whimsical…
Summer Reading
Recently I seem to be in the entropy phase of the creativity cycle. I’m flinging paint randomly while looking around for what to paint next. I’m gestating ideas for…
Summer Fun
This week I’m continuing my series of small warm-up paintings based on whatever common object was in front of me in the studio. These flip flops seemed to…
Morning Coffee
Do you have trouble getting started in your studio in the morning? Do you wander around with a cup of coffee wondering what to paint? Is it difficult to jump…