After practicing in the studio, I took my pochade box and small panels with me on a trip to the mountains with a painting group this past weekend. We visited a beautiful area near Burnsville, […]
Category Archives: Oil Painting
Warming Up
As the weather warms up in South Carolina, I look forward to travel and plein air painting. Since I’ve been working on acrylic floral paintings in the studio in recent weeks, I thought I’d pull […]
White Cyclamen
The crazy warm weather this week has been a good time to do some yard cleanup. I even thought I’d take a chance and plant some pansies. They may be OK if they get […]
You Be the Judge!
The Fine Art Exhibit at the South Carolina State Fair is a huge event. The Fair opens Thursday, October 14, 2015 and the art is in the Cantey Building. I went to the awards reception […]
Water, water, everywhere!
Wowie, zowie! This has been a crazy week. Here in South Carolina we’ve been inundated with record amounts of rain (13.5 inches at my house) resulting in flash floods, washed out roads, power and […]
Art at the SC State Fair
If you live in South Carolina, you probably already have the SC State Fair on your calendar for October 14-25, 2015. With rides, fried-everything food, vegetables, quilts, baby ducks, and country music, there is something […]
Autumn in the Air
As the weather turns cool this week, I feel invigorated and eager to start new projects. Working on my recent series of water lily paintings has convinced me that working in a series am a […]
Water Lily Series VII
This painting is the fourth in a series of water lilies on square canvases. As I mentioned in previous posts, working in a series gives me an opportunity to learn more about a subject and […]
Water Lily Series VI
This painting is the third in a group of four 16×16” canvases, each featuring a single bloom among the lily pads. With the focus being on the large bloom, the leaves lose their round forms […]
Water Lily Series V
Why do water lilies fascinate? As I continue my series of water lily paintings, I wonder why water lilies are so fascinating to me and many other painters. Water lilies are mythological. Their genus name […]