"Flooded"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
sold

This was a study I did in the spring and decided to hang on to it - but this seems like the right time to offer it on auction to raise money. 

I donated the proceeds to the Red Cross Louisiana Flood Relief Fund - join me in an effort to help our friends in need.  To donate directly to the Red Cross Flood Relief Fund, click here.

"Lincoln Highway/Old Houses,Logan,Iowa"

5 x 5"

oil on panel

sold

A new addition to my ongoing series The Lincoln Highway - where you take a sharp right to continue on Highway 30 thru the small Iowa town, Logan.

I tried something a little different today and washed a zingy pink/red on the white ground and proceeded on top of that with loose, slightly diluted oils and kept small glimpses of the ground color.  Brett says it feels like evening with that warm pink on the edges.  I love it.

Studio Sale!

I've got three paintings that I removed from the frames - painted in August 2012 - and I would be pleased to sell them.   If you'd like to take a quick look, I'd appreciate it.

'Fleeting Moment'

8 x 8"

oil on panel
sold

We were in Aiken, South Carolina for a Steeplechase event and visited their little city for dinner, where I spotted this gentleman watching a butterfly on the sidewalk.  

'The Shy One'

7 x 10"

oil on panel

I spotted this young man weaving roses out of palmetto leaves outside the city market in Charleston, South Carolina.  I love the shadows in this piece.

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'Early in Sterling'

10 x 6"

oil on panel

sold

From our cross-country travels last spring, a Edward Hopper-like painting of a row of little houses facing the early morning sunshine in Sterling, Colorado.

"Early in Sterling"

10 x 6"

oil on panel

A new painting added to the grouping for my show 'Here Comes The Sun' - a Hopper-like row of little houses in Sterling, Colorado, basking in the early morning sun.

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"Ole Miss"

6 x 6"

oil on masonite
sold

On our recent cross-country road trip, between Brett and myself, we took about 5,400 photographs - so there's a lot to browse through and pick the winners for future paintings.  The best way is to start at the beginning and taking it slow, and I may as well start now on a new series of small works/studies to help me get a grasp on the enormous amount of images.

Starting with Mississippi - when we first pulled out our cameras and began shooting.  Truthfully, our first day of travel included western Georgia and northwest Alabama, but we were more concerned with getting to our first night's stay around Memphis - this is from the area of Horn Lake, Mississippi, a few miles south.  

"Old Jersey"

6 x 6"
oil on masonite
sold

A pair of old houses hovering above the New Jersey Turnpike, on a bright, blue-sky, Memorial Day weekend. This is an addition to my series ATL to NYC & Back.

"Purple Night"

12 x 9"
oil on masonite
sold

My choices for landscapes are driven by not wanting to depict what is common - but to take from another perspective - from an otherwise overlooked place. Perhaps I have such a vivid memory of this moment too, as I faced the Atlantic Ocean, perched over the rooftops, thinking how lucky I was to be there under the bright, full moon ....... just at the right place at the right time.

As I post this new painting, I am cringing at the same time - thinking the thumbnail image looks a little too much like a Thomas Kinkade painting. Truth is, it doesn't in real life. The brush strokes are more interesting and evident, the dozens of different greys are subtle ...... I'm defending what you see. It's a good example of what can't be conveyed in an image.

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An additional note ~ it's hard for me to believe it, but our beloved cat Willy, died this weekend. He was nearly 18 years old, lived outdoors, lived 9 lives over and over again and passed away in the spot where we commonly saw him basking in the sun. It feels cruel, to lose two of our pets within a week. I've painted Willy a couple of times through the years, no doubt I'll paint him again and again. Happy trails dear Willy.