Luck of the Irish
St. Patrick's day was celebrated at the home of Barbara Alston Yongue in Blair,SC. Around 50 artists gathered to paint, eat, and share the joy of making art. This small piece…
Hunting Island Beach
This small painting is based on a trip to Hunting Island last winter. I used a limited palette of burnt sienna, burnt umber, ultramarine blue and white to evoke the…
Sunday at Sandhill
The weather this weekend was cool but sunny, just the way winter in South Carolina should be. I made this small painting at Clemson's Sandhill Research and Education Center…
Warm Winter Day
The unseasonably warm weather this weekend was a treat, but it was hard to know which outdoor project should take priority. So I did some yard cleanup and worked…
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…
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…
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…