Late in the Evening, oil on panel, 8 x 10

Ramp to Beach, oil on panel, 8 x 10

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Well, I wanted to loosen up and I think I have. I wonder if you'd know what this was without the title. Not that it would matter. I want to like the juiciness of the paint, the movement, the brushwork. Still...my point that I wanted to make is that in order to loosen up a little, I think it will be easier to loosen up a lot and then ratchet back to a point I can be ok with.
This is a ramp leading down to the beach in Kiawah. It was sunset and January - the light and colors there are wonderful in the winter!

Black and White, 20 x 20, oil on canvas

This darling critter is back from the Southern Accents Showhouse. It and 3 others the same size are at Bennett Street Gallery.

"Ma and Pa", 6 x 8, oil on panel

So here's another painting I've done from an old photo I found in a thrift store. (see the reference photo below) I am trying after all these years to loosen up my painting style...back beyond how loose I was long ago. I am told by some very well respected artists that it is very difficult to do after having spent so much time doing pretty representational work. I am inclined to agree - fervently : ). But I am all about hitting my head against a brick wall. That is probably what I am best known for.

Atlanta, 8 x 10, oil on panel

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From a photo taken while driving back to Atlanta from south of town.

A Pedestrian Painting, oil on panel, 8 x 10

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I liked how awkward the woman in the sweater looked walking through the parking lot. She really seemed out of her element. The other woman, by contrast, was quite used to waiting for the bus right there - or so it seemed to me.
In addition to having to attend 2 funerals since Christmas, I've also had the flu. Thought 2009 was gonna be fine?

Coming At You, 8 x 10, oil on panel, 8 x 10

Still unable to paint with any regularity because of life. C'est la vie. But when I can I hope to post more than one piece as I am tonight.


In the Weeds. Oil on panel, 8 x 8

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Little Kid, daily painting, oil, 8 x 10

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He's so cute! The goats I've been painting have moved so I have to find some more somewhere. This little guy was all wobbly and innocent - I wanted to take him home which might have been a good idea since we have a kudzu problem. We have a problem because our neighbors ignore their kudzu. Don't get me started.

Blue Goat, oil on board, 8 x 10

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I'm having fun loosening up these days. I feel great with the new year. Funny how one day, just a Thursday can change my whole outlook on things. Oh yeah, I am going to make a lot of these daily paintings bigger. This one is 8 x 10!

Being Forward, daily painting, 6 x 8

Good to start having a routine again and feel as though I am once again driving my life instead of the other way around. Sometimes during the holidays I feel like a leaf in the wind.

Boo Cow, daily painting, oil on paper, 6 x 8

OK, here I go again with determination to keep up with this blog and really start this New Year right. Not that I did anything wrong last year but let's put that stuff behind us. I would really like to see it be "Fine in '09". Hope all of you are well and enjoying the start of this new year.

Show this Weekend!!!

Hey everyone! Sorry I don't have a painting to post today (or for the last little while). I have been busy gearing up for this show. I've participated in this group show for years now and I wanted to take this opportunity to tell all of you about it. We are a group of artists chosen to show together because of our professionalism and because each of us works in a very different way. For instance, there will be another painter there with me but she does Chinese Brush Painting. There will be 2 jewelers with very different styles...etc. You get my drift. It is a great place to look for gifts and something for yourself.
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I will be there the entire time so come talk to me and see a bunch of these daily paintings in person - some were posted to my blog and some were not.

Crab, oil on panel, 6 x 8, painting a day

SOLD
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Someone's Grandmother, oil on paper, 15 x 19

At least I suppose she's a grandmother. I love going to antique stores and finding old photos. I've used a lot in my non-painting work and now I am beginning to play with them in paintings. I want to keep the looseness and wacked out colors of the farm animal pieces in more and more of my work.
I have just finished this 48 x 48 commission (see below) and so now I am freed up to paint what strikes me. I still have a local show coming up...The Intown Artists' Show and Sale. It will be the first weekend in December and will have my unsold blog pieces in it as well as some other stuff I've created of late. The great thing for you is that the pieces will be inexpensive since they are small. I've already sold many as gifts. Original art for a song. I love that.
I will be showing with 9 other fine artists. We do this show every year (though I was absent last year). It is a great opportunity to see many artists from different mediums together for one long weekend. See my web site for more info...I'll add details soon.