"Summer's Peak"

crape myrtles in bloom
most days are hot and humid
porch swing to and fro

"Precise" pen
on sketchbook page

"Wine at Noon"

welcome to the George
lunch on the banks of Cape Fear
after river walk

"Precise" pen
on sketchbook page

"Greenfield Morning"

cypress trees and knees
"Beware of Alligators"
one was watching me

"Precise" pen
on sketchbook page

"Listen"

earth born and wind torn
growing and rustling sea side
wind chimes by nature

"Precise" pen
on sketchbook page

"Another Relic"

Wabi Sabi once again with no haiku

"Pricise" pen and watercolor
on sketchbook page

"Beach Meditations"

walking in the surf
treasures carved by life's journey
this wabi sabi


"Precise" pen
on scketchbook page

"Sunlit Day in Old Salem"

I'm enjoying sketching a lot these days.  Sometimes I feel that my drawing skills are getting weak.  I'm still old fashioned enough to want to be able to draw whatever I see before me.  There is never a lack of interesting things to draw/paint/observe/record/interpret/embellish in this world!

"Precise" pen
on sketchbook page

"Yoshino Cherry at Dusk"

graphite and "Precise" pen
on sketchbook page

"Quick Sketch"

Here are two "quick sketch" drawings that I did in my studio:

Both are:
graphite, pen and ink on sketchbook page
8 1/2" X 11"

"Holiday Sentinel"

placed in home near hearth
adorned with season's jewels
bringing joy to all

pen and ink
8 1/2" X 11" sketchbook page

"For Sarah"

I have a wonderful coworker and friend, Sarah, who is retiring this month.  Her favorite flower is hydrangea. Wanting to give her something that she might find "special", I decided to create a garden scene featuring hydrangeas.  

My study of an hydrangea blossom:

  graphite, pen and ink on sketchbook page

Then I did a value and composition study  for the painting:

Now, my painting and haiku:

down a garden path
remembering my dear friend
her favored flower



acrylic on composite panel
 7" X 5" 
GIFTED
 

"Picnic"

picnic in the park
blue-sky day with cypress stumps
basking in the sun





















These plein air drawings were done in Greenfield Park in Wilmington, NC. 
Both are graphite applied to pages in my sketchbook.

Painting from Plein Air Sketches

Here are two plein air sketches that I did in Julian Price Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway. On this lovely morning I drew the first one in a more literal/representational way as a "warming-up" exercise.  Then, responding on an inspirational/intuitive level the second sketch came to life.  Later, back in my studio, I created the painting "Brookside" .