Journaling Again
Two weeks ago I demonstrated the beginning of a small book featuring the trees of the community where I live. This week I stood in the parking lot and drew…
Two weeks ago I demonstrated the beginning of a small book featuring the trees of the community where I live. This week I stood in the parking lot and drew…
The old live oaks of the South Carolina low country fascinate me with their gnarled shapes and contrast of light and shadows. This demo shows how I used a…
This week I've started a new journal featuring the trees in the retirement community where I live. Here is a video demonstrating the process.
Last week I posted this painting of a live oak allée near the South Carolina coast. I started this piece after seeing a demonstration by Gerard Erly at Trenholm Artists…
I like my Christmas trees live and outside. This 80+ year-old deodar cedar (Cedrus deodara) at Clemson's Sandhill Research and Education Center near Columbia, SC, is one of my favorites.
On this holiday week, I'm giving thanks for (among many other things) family, home, health, art, and trees. What's on your gratitude list? Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!…
The day after the plein air event in Georgetown, I painted the third painting in the Mansfield Plantation series in the morning before leaving to come home. I was inspired…
After working on two paintings at the same time at Mansfield Plantation, I wasn't completely satisfied with either. For this larger one, I used a limited palette of colors and…
The Pawleys Island Festival of Music and Art in Georgetown, SC, kicked off with a plein air paintout on September 30, 2017. Barbara Yongue and I stayed at Mansfield Plantation,…
Last Monday I painted outdoors in pleasant late summer weather. I completed most of a small painting and started a larger canvas. Since the larger canvas was already toned with…