Ft. Morgan Path, oil on panel, 8 x 10

SOLD
Still have laryngitis and feel as though the truck that hit me has now come to rest on my chest. But I've been going crazy not doing anything so I thought I'd try to paint a little today. This is from a photo taken on a beach trip with all my pals last spring.
Beginning price is just $30.

Hemlock Pharmacy, 8 x 10, oil on panel

SOLD
Seriously, there was a Hemlock Pharmacy in Chattanooga. This is one of their bottles. Ain't that great?

Green Bowl, oil on panel, 6 x 8

Thanks to everyone for the wonderful emails of encouragement.
To visit my eBay site click here.

"Cattails", ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5, oil on paper

Remember playing with these when you were young? Click here to bid.

My Favorite Glimpse, ACEO, oil on paper, 2.5 x 3.5

Click here to bid
There is a spot on I-75 coming back to Atlanta from Macon where I love to look over. I don't think I've ever failed to do it. There is this one break in the trees and the field seems to go on forever. This is it in the late afternoon sun. that's the guardrail in the foreground.

ACEO's, oil on paper, 2.5 x 3.5

Peachtree DeKalb Airport in Atlanta.



A factory in Columbia, S.C. called Adluh.

Cows on film!

SOLD

Sweet Calf, oil on panel, 6 x 8. Click here to buy.
More critter art.

I have several pieces in the Southern Accents Show House. They have a short clip showing the home on the magazine's web site and my 4 cow portraits can be seen in it. Click here for the link.

"Rooster", oil on panel, daily painting, 6 x 8

Click here to buy.
Here's another critter!

"Dog Tired", oil on panel, 6 x 6

Hey all. I keep trying to keep up this blog but life keeps getting in the way. I simply have allowed too much to get dumped on my plate lately. And I am to blame and my time management has not be so good. Ergo, this little guy is perfect for describing how I feel. Where did the days go when I didn't have anything to do but paint? Luckily, I saw the light in time and have many plans for doing some fun things just for me. Tomorrow night I am going roller skating with a bunch of friends. I will wear wrist guards for sure, after all, I don't want to get away from painting permanently. And Saturday is my birthday and I get to spend it with some great friends of mine. That will be grand!

"Swiss Knife", oil on panel, 6 x 8

SOLD
Not much to say...just trying to stay sharp : ) Consistent would be good. I am trying so hard to paint some big ones for a gallery that I am having trouble getting these little ones posted, too. Know that I am trying to do better!
Click here to buy.

"Pencil Shavings: Part Deux", oil on panel, 6 x 6

SOLD

I could do these all day. They are just the kind of thing I like, unpredictable, light and shadow, lots of parts instead of one or two objects. They are like little landscapes really.
Click here to buy.
Speaking of, here is my big one, the one I did the "movie" about. I delivered it yesterday to Bennett Street Gallery here in Atlanta. I am working on more large ones so that one won't be lonely.

Can you see the way that this resembles the daily painting above just a bit. Lots of elements build the entire picture. Some can be edited out of each, but without getting 'too busy', plenty of objects can strategically left in. That's just one example of artistic license. There were many more branches interrupting the view of the river. I just chose one I wanted to leave in to lend some reality to the image and to balance the finished product. By the same token, I didn't count and certainly didn't paint in every one of the chips of colored lead from the pencil. Put in just enough to tell the story.
Hope that wasn't too sophomoric. Maybe I just like to hear myself type.

Pepper, 6 x 8, oil on panel

I have been crazy around here, trying to paint as much as I can and have a bit of a social life. I have been bad about locking myself away and not seeing some of my dearest friends. So tonight I am off to see 2 of them and I am so happy. See ya tomorrow.

Paint Tube, 6 x 8, oil on canvas

Guess what I have lying around the studio...besides my pups. This was a good painting lesson. For one, the crimps in it were not predictable as they would be with drapery so I really had to study the thing to get it right. Secondly, knowing I was going to write about this, I found I was finally able to put into words why I omit the writing on the object. If it is not necessary, why do it except to practice hand lettering and minuscule details. I am basically a studio artist and I choose to edit a great deal. So even though I painted this from life, I only wanted the impression of the tube, not to convey the brand and all.

I am changing my selling policy now. Prices are down and no bidding involved. If you like it, you can have an original oil painting for $85.

The larger painting is coming along but I am getting too bogged in detail. I need to loosen up a lot more. I'm posting a couple of teasers. I've gone quite a bit farther than this but I don't want to give too much away.


I've intentionally given you a glimpse of the studio. Not really very telling, let me know if you want to see more some time. Lots of people ask to come see it as though it is where the Keebler elves come at night to help me...don't I wish.

Stand Alone, oil on panel, 8 x 10

I am so slammed trying to finish up work for a show in Chattanooga. I had to go with something nearby but had to wipe down the first attempt. These tangerines look a lot like squash this year, pretty pale and blemished...kinda like me some days.