Pastry Chefs

A lot going on in this painting, but then there's a lot going on in a pastry kitchen! This one was inspired by the chefs of our local culinary institute.

Oil on stretched canvas, 9x12.

New Beginnings

This time of year we begin to tire of winter with its cold, then warm front to tease us, then rain, then cold again. I look forward to spring and new beginnings once again.

I've had this painting on and off the easel several times trying to refine and adjust to get the feel I want.
We'll see how long I can keep it off the easel!
Oil on masonite panel, 24x30.

Apple Shadows-8x16

Lately I've been experimenting doing a few paintings on linen that is mounted on a foam panel. It seems to be a softer feel than canvas and a delightful surface for subtle passages as well as detail. I am enjoying doing 8x16's which can be completed in a couple of hours, giving a nice reward in a relatively short period of time.

I like the lost and found edges here as well as the shadow shapes appearing in the background.

Autumn Pasture

I like the layering of land masses as they recede into the distance. It is fun to create this illusion on canvas with color, value and perspective. However, this scene did not come alive until the addition of light playing off pasture grasses and trees. Once again, it's all about value relationships.

24x36, oil on panel.

Yellow Bike

I wanted to do a large (36x48) casual themed painting and decided a bike would be a nice subject. It is a composed painting, my thinking that a picket fence as a backdrop would set the tone.  It started out as a pink and blue bike with some foliage in the background that I never really liked. So I decided on a yellow bike and continued to work the background trees as live oaks. Been working on this painting off and on for a couple of months now and making ongoing changes. This is kind of an unusual approach for me as I generally finish a painting I start (alla prima) with a few slight adjustments the next day when viewed with a fresh eye.

Marsh Magic

Looking forward to exhibiting at the upcoming Telfair Museum Art Fair Nov. 12-13, Savannah, GA. Public invited. It will be a great show to visit. A great mix of all kinds of wonderful works of art.

I was inspired by the beautiful coastal marshes in the region when I visited last November. I wanted to paint that inspiration. This painting is oil on gallery wrapped canvas, 36x36.

Southern Crepes

It seems everywhere I look there are crepe myrtles in bloom. We have had much hot weather and several thunderstorms of late and I suppose that has brought about even more blooms than usual. I wanted to try to capture the essence of these plants and came up with this off center composition.

This is painted on a 28x22 canvas wrap.