"View of Hawksbill and Tablerock Mountains"

A view from high above the Linville River and Linville Gorge in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.

                                             18" x 24"

                                             oil

                                           

"Imagine Autumn"

 This is an imaginary landscape evoking all my times spent in the Blue Ridge Mountains.  

                                                       18" x 24" 

                                                       oil on canvas

"Pond at Kimmel Park"

 May you feel the peace that I did while enjoying this lovely still pond.  

                                                      8" x 10"

                                                      watercolor

"Wilkes County Farm in July"

 I really enjoy driving around in neighboring counties.  The farmland is so beautiful in the rolling hills as you get closer to the mountains going west.  This is a scene from my travels back in July.

                                                      8" x 10"

                                                      watercolor

"Somewhere on the Blue Ridge Parkway"

I think this view was near Grandfather Mountain along the Blue Ridge Parkway.  Painted from a photograph.  I just don't remember the exact location.  

                                                       8" x 10" 

                                                       watercolor

"On Pilot Mountain"

very near the top
high above the valley heat
endless view below

                                       8" x 10"

                                       watercolor

"The Yadkin River in Forsyth County, NC"

 The Yadkin River is one of the longest rivers in North Carolina.  It runs through my home county. During  the summer months many people enjoy boating, kyacking, and tubing (riding inflated tire inner tubes) down the river.

                                                     8" x 10"

                                                     watercolor

"At Asheville Botanical Gardens"

 The town of Asheville, NC has a wonderful botanical garden.  In the past I've enjoyed meandering through basking in the beautiful sights, sounds and scents of nature.  Here's a painting of one of my favorite vistas there:

                                                      8" x 10" 

                                                      watercolor

"Grandfather Mountain on a Gray Day"

 To me, "soft" days (as the British call overcast, cloudy days) have always had an engaging beauty.  Here's my painting of one of our state's iconic landmarks on such a day:

                                                      8" x 10"

                                                      watercolor

                                                     

"Trail at Mill Creek"

 A place not too far from my home where I love to walk.  The midday shadows and bright light are what attracted me to this scene.

                                                      8" x 10"

                                                      watercolor

                                                   

                                                      

"At Reynolda Village"

 Each season brings new plants blooming at Reynolda Village.  It's always a treat to walk around the gardens and see what's new.

                    8" x 10"

                    watercolor

"Red Bloom for a Day"

 Hemerocallis (day lilies) come in many colors and bloom times throughout the growing season.  A single bloom lasts for just a day. This one has a lovely gradation from the green center to the red outer areas of the petals.

      7" x 7"

      watercolor

      SOLD

"Sky Over Sampson County Farm"

 Another typical scene down east in North Carolina where the geography gets flatter as you travel toward the sea.  The morning sky was exceptionally beautiful on this day. 

     16" x 20"

     oil on canvas panel

     SOLD

"Farm Near Route 18"

One day while driving in the country I came upon this scene. It is very typical of farms in this area right at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

                                          16' x 20"
                                           oil on canvas

"Old Redbud Tree"

This old redbud tree has seen better days.  However it's structure caught my eye with the large negative spaces (spaces between the branches) pointing in one direction toward the base of the tree. It does have character and a little life left in it with the few small leafy branches.  En plein air about two and 1/2 hours.

                                                   8" x 10"
                                                   watercolor on 140 Arches cold presses

"Three Roses"

This Spring the weather has been just right for producing an abundance of perfectly beautiful roses.  These were given to me by a neighbor.  The variegated red and white one is a heavily scented variety that filled my studio with that unmistakable "scent of a rose".  From life:

                                                    10" x 8"
                                                    watercolor

"Midday Sky Looking West"

This Spring has brought all kinds of weather.  Some days are rainy, dark, and cool and others have been warm and bright.  There’s always an interesting sky no matter what the weather.  Cloud formations are endless in their variety of shapes, colors and movements.  Here’s my attempt at a cloud formation that caught my attention:

                                                  10" x 8" watercolor

"Spring Blossoms"

What a glorious sight each Spring when the fruit trees bloom, bees start to dart about and the world takes on new colors and scents announcing another season.  A small study:

                                          7" x 7"
                                          watercolor

"At Bianca Artum Garden"

I enjoyed a lovely spring afternoon last week painting in this quiet little garden near my home.

                                          8" x 10"
                                          watercolor

"Goose from Russell,Quill from Sally"

On a rainy day I set up this still life in my studio.  Painting these very dark value colors in watercolor was a challenge for me.  So much to learn.  The alabaster container on the right is not painted crooked, it is my lousy photography.

                                         8" x 10"
                                         watercolor                  

"Azalea Study"

One of my college professors said "to study and draw an object is to know it".  Intense looking gives you a lot of information.  Many botanical artist know that and produce beautiful paintings in extremely great detail.  From time to time I enjoy that intense study of something and recording what I see in detail.  Knowing that a camera can do this in a split second does not deter me from seeking the joy that I get when I do studies like this.

                                          9" x 12"
                                          watercolor

"Cherry Tree Outside My Studio Window"

This plein air (I'm calling it that!) painting was done looking out my studio window on a rainy day-then the sun came out!  So I couldn't resist including a bit of cast shadows on some of the limbs. This is exactly what all plein air artist tell themselves to do:  "Avoid chasing the light."  Oh well....

                                          8" x 10"
                                          watercolor
                                         
                                         blush pink blooms have passed
                                         graceful limbs dressed in spring green
                                         swaying to and fro

"Spring Morning in Hanes Park"

Another plein air painting.  Still "social distancing" while continuing to enjoy the pleasures of being outside painting close to home. Along the side of a curve in the walk in the park are lilacs, viburnum, and spirea all blooming at the same time.

                                                    12' x 16"
                                                    oil

Plein Air

With the past week bringing such beautiful weather and spring blossoms here to the Piedmont of North Carolina, I enjoyed painting outside.  Staying close to home, I walked to the park in our neighborhood.  I stationed myself a safe distance from people walking by.

The first day I painted this watercolor:

                                         "Yellow Azaleas in Hanes Park
                                           8" x 10"
                                           watercolor

The next day I painted this. A neighbor walking by bought it!  I'll deliver it when it is dry.:

                                         "Flame Azaleas in the Park"
                                           12" x 16"
                                           oil
                                           SOLD

"Trees at Crow Top"

Recent commission-  a pair of woodland paintings.

                                                        20" x 13"
                                                        watercolor
                                                        SOLD

"Outcropping"

Another "found" creation while continuing to let the paint show me what's there.  My imagination takes over as I experiment with the medium.  I wonder into and around the landscape discovering plant life and outcroppings of rocks as the painting develops.                  

                                          9" x 12"
                                          watercolor
                                       

"White Fence Garden"

A painting that I did last summer.

                                                    20" x 16"
                                                    oil
                                                    SOLD

"At the Top of the Rocks"

Playing with watercolor.  This is a "found" vignette while experimenting.  I'm enjoying letting the paint show me what it wants to do and am fond of the results.

                                                       12" x 9"
                                                       watercolor

"Down East Pines"

The warm hued late day light shining on the trunks and limbs of these pine trees really caught my eye. 

                                          9" x 15"
                                          watercolor

"Mountainside Trees"

After the sunlight popped over the top of the mountain and lit the sides of the trees:

                                                          9" x 15"
                                                          watercolor
                                                          SOLD

"Below the Dam"

Last Monday was such a beautiful spring-like day.  While visiting C. G. Hill Park here in Forsyth County, NC, I walked down into the woods below the dam and painted this scene.  The two small trees on the right side of the stream projecting out of the bank side by side caught my eye.  Painting time about 2 1/2 hours.

                                                    6 1/2" x 9"
                                                    watercolor

"A Sip of White"

First still life that I have done in a while.  Trying to capture the clear glass of the wine goblet and the green glass of the wine bottle.

                                                       6 1/2" x 9"
                                                       watercolor
                                                       SOLD

"Looking Over"

Study of a sunflower that I did last summer.

                                                  8" x 10"
                                                  oil on canvas panel
                                                  SOLD

"Twisted"

Coming upon this tree on one of my walks, I found the patterns created by the bark so captivating that I just had to do a painting of it.

                                                       9" x 14"
                                                       watercolor
                                                       SOLD                              

"Pantomime"

                                                      9" x 13"
                                                      watercolor
                                                   
                                                      reaching up and down
                                                      curving in all directions
                                                      what is the message