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Painting Large, Part 2
Continuing my work on this large painting, I have used wide brush strokes and bold colors in the foreground and left quite a bit of the red canvas. As I work back toward the trees […]
Spring at Sandhill
As I was saying in last week’s post, I often find that things I painted years ago no longer exist. When I went out to Sandhill Research and Education Center recently, I looked for peach […]
You’re Invited
Come join me on Thursday evening at 1425 Inn in Columbia, SC for an exhibit of art by Trenholm Artists Guild. Several of my large pieces including Spirit of the Trees (inspired by the […]
Old Barn, Lake City
ArtFields in Lake City was a fun weekend. Click here to see the prize winners. I didn’t win a prize (this year), but I had a good time watching the portrait competition, looking at […]
ArtFields
ArtFields in Lake City, SC opens this Friday, April 25. Please look for my painting Maritime Forest at Southern Distributing, 111 N. Church Street. The painting was inspired by the landscape at Hunting Island, SC. […]
Pecan Grove
This painting is from the Women Painters of the Southeast plein air event in Greensboro, Georgia this past weekend. The bright spring sunshine silhouetted the pecan trees and formed strong shadows in a vivid contrast […]
Textures in the Winter Garden
When I paint outdoors, I usually look for the grand vista and block in large shapes and strong values to capture an impression of the landscape. But in the studio, I experiment with materials and […]
Tiny Lilies
This small color study was done in preparation for a larger studio painting. Besides being useful for planning larger pieces, these small studies are often my favorites because they are fresh and loose. The 5×7″ […]
Yoga Hut
This painting was started on site at a garden center in Cashiers, NC. After it dried the perspective didn’t seem right so I made some adjustments to the shape of the roof and […]