"Haylight"

7 x 5"

oil on panel
sold

It's New Year's Eve and I'm gonna get a little personal for a change.

My year started with an evil gall bladder that eventually was removed.  I lost my brother who died too young.

A couple of months went by and after bracing for the third bad event to strike - I realized time was passing me by and I needed to dust myself off and get back to being positive again.

From that point, everything got better.  It always does.

This new painting is from one of the best moments of my year - as simple as it was.  I returned to my mom's family, after years had gone by of neglect.  My aunt and uncle still live on a peaceful, beautiful farm in Roxie, Mississippi - a place I visited all through my childhood.  My uncle took me for a spin on his ATV, out in the fields, through the woods, down to the creek and just as the sun was sinking, he stopped.  I didn't have to tell him how beautiful it was - the shadows, the oranges and golds, the peace.  He relishes this every day.  It was just a wonderful moment in my year.

~ Happy New Year to you and may you always relish the beauty in life's simple moments.

"Leftist"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
sold
 

The trick to actually getting a painting finished - a crock-pot.

Homemade split-pea and ham soup.  Yum.

From the landing in the Art Institute of Chicago, a woman takes a break on a bench.

Annual Making A Mark Best Artwork on an Art Blog

Katherine Tyrrell's Making A Mark blog has it's annual nominations posted and you are invited to cast your vote before Monday night, the 30th.

Katherine is a UK writer and artist - her blog is one of my personal favorites - read about art, drawing, painting, art news, artists and painters, exhibitions, art competitions, art blogs, the art business, the art economy, marketing, art history, techniques and tips - it's amazing how helpful and informative her blog is to artists.

And I am very proud to be a nominee in the category of Best Artwork about People on an Art Blog,
for my painting 'O'Keeffers'  - thank you so much Katherine.

Please make it a habit to read Katherine's blog and cast your vote on your favorites for 2013.

May your days be Merry and Bright

Wishing you Peace & Love

"Blind Date"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
sold

I painted in shorts and a T-shirt today.

On the first day of winter.

From the second floor in the American Art Gallery in the Art Institute of Chicago, a couple spends the evening together enjoying the art and each other's company.

"200 Faces, No. 131"

4 x 4"

oil on panel
sold

A new addition to my ongoing series BUST-ED.

More Calendars are Here!

calendars are temporarily SOLD OUT-

more available in the New Year.

Thanks to all for your purchase!

"That Toddling Town"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
sold

I have a great feeling of achievement when I can complete a cityscape like this.  I hold my breath a lot when I tackle the buildings and the traffic.  You can hear me chant 'just keep swimming, just keep swimming' the whole time.

"The Grill"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
sold

I'm in the mood to paint scenes in Chicago - starting with a waiter working at The Local - Chicago, a great restaurant I frequented during my last visit at the corner of E Delaware and Mies van der Rohe.

"200 Faces, No. 130"

4 x 4"

oil on panel
sold

Finally back to the paints with a new addition to my ongoing series BUST-ED, painted on a lipsticky-red ground, so great for skin.

A New Book

Hello to all ~

I took an extended break from painting to truly enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday.

I cooked a lot, ate a lot, slept late, watched a marathon of Cash Cab, watched corny holiday movies on Hallmark and Lifetime and just when I thought I'd start painting again, I started creating a new book. 

Once I start, I obsess about it until it's done.  So here it is  -  titled  'Scenes Along The Lincoln Highway and other roads taken.'  I just L-U-R-V-E it. 

The book is 7 x 7", premium lustre paper with color images of 66 paintings I've done - the first 24 images are from my series The Lincoln Highway,  followed by 42 images of paintings of roads, avenues, bridges, streets, drives and highways from the East coast to the West coast.  I picked some of my personal favorites and I hope you enjoy this collection.

It is now available on Blurb, along with 8 other books previously published which are now ALL ON SALE. 

And thank you for your patience if you've been looking for new paintings - I'm squeezing out the palette as soon as I finish this post.

2014 Wall Calendars

~ temporarily SOLD OUT ~

Holy Turkey - the calendars sold out again and I admit, I'm astounded.  I'll put in another order today for more.  Thank all of you and I'll post when more arrive.

~ Happy Thanksgiving to All

Studio Sale

I delivered a few new paintings to the Anne Irwin Fine Art Gallery - for their annual Small Works Show opening this Friday evening.

I swapped out those new paintings with older work and I'm having a Studio Sale of these three, framed paintings you see below.   Please consider giving them all a good home.

"Beaufort"

sold

"Grand Island"

6 x 6" 

oil on panel

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 "Fifty Shades of Green"

8 x 8" 

oil on panel

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2014 Calendar

I made up this 2014 Wall Calendar for kicks really - a gift to friends and family.  It's pretty cool so I thought I'd sell them and in memory of my dad, Johnny, donate the proceeds to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home, a cancer hospice here in Atlanta. 

You can preview each month's images here - I picked some of my personal favorite paintings that have the feeling of each month.  It's fun and colorful and beats the boring calendar that your insurance agent gives you at the end of the year.

update ~ the first batch of calendars sold out quickly, more are on the way.  I'll be sure to post an announcement when they arrive.  Thanks to all.

"200 Faces, No. 129"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
sold

A new addition to my ongoing series BUST-ED, paintings inspired from mugshots.

I honestly did not think I could pull off the hair on this young man, which is why I considered this portrait a big challenge.  It took some patience and experimenting with old brushes and a palette knife.  I love the end result, which is more evident in the real painting than the image - it has some wonderful texture.

"The Matriarch"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
sold

From the Art Institute of Chicago, a mother and her two daughters resting on a gallery bench.

"200 Faces, No. 128"

5 x 5"

oil on panel
sold

Staying loose and keeping limber with a new addition to my ongoing series BUST-ED.  Painted on a turquoise ground color.

"Cross Examination"

8 x 8"

oil on panel
sold
 

One more for the upcoming Small Works Show at the Anne Irwin Fine Art Gallery - opening the 22nd.  From the Art Institute of Chicago, a woman examining Georgia O'Keeffe's 'Black Cross, New Mexico" - a painting that stops me in my tracks every time.

Please click here for a larger view.

"The Little Black Dress"

8 x 10"

oil on panel
sold
 

This new painting will be included in the upcoming Small Works Show at the Anne Irwin Fine Art Gallery in Atlanta - opening November 22nd.  This young woman is connecting with John Singer Sargent's 'Lady with a Rose (Charlotte Louise Burckhardt)' which hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. 

I am very proud to be featured in the full-page ad in the Atlanta magazine Simply Buckhead, promoting the show.  Please come to the opening if you can, there's over 200 pieces showcased. 

Please click here for a larger view.

"200 Faces, No. 127"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
sold

I've been away from the paints long enough to miss them.  I took some time off to travel to the coast, deliver three new paintings to the Morris & Whiteside Gallery, take some photos on the beach, play with Zac & Joey and carve 5, yes 5, Jack O'Lanterns.  Actually Brett carved 4 large ones and I carved a small one.  

At the beach, I met up with two artists who previously took my workshop - always fun being with artists.  One thing very unusual happened on the beach one of those days, I saw a man walking his dog and I recognized him as someone I had painted before.  That never happens.  I spoke to him briefly and told him he and his two dogs are immortalized in a painting and gave him the webpage.  I can't believe I had the guts to tell him.  

"Mentor"

sold

When I got back to Atlanta, I went to the art supply store to stock up on paint and found these new colors by Gamblin - if you're interested, read my latest post on Karin Jurick Paints.

It's good to be back to work.

The painting on the top of this post is a new addition to my ongoing series BUST-ED, is a bit different than my previous portraits in that I offset the woman down in the left corner - totally inspired by watching Boardwalk Empire a couple of weeks ago.  I get a lot of ideas on color combinations and formats from television.  Boardwalk Empire is particularly stunning, visually.   I painted this woman on a raspberry-red ground, you can see the color peek through in several places which I love.

~ Happy Halloweeeeeeen

Break Time

Hi ya'll ~

I'm doing other stuff and will return to painting the last week of October.

Meanwhile ~  a friendly reminder I have 1 Tabletop Easel  left.

See you back here soon.

"Plaza Sunning"

8 x 8"

oil on panel
sold

I've talked about this before - how many artists will be very happy with a finished painting and the same reaction isn't felt by the audience.  It happens to me frequently.  

Such was the case with a recent painting I did of this woman.  On my first attempt, I played around with a thick, red ground and proceeded to pull off the lighter areas with thinner and darken where needed, with a touch of tinting.  And I liked it a lot.

(first stab)

But it seemed no one else did.   

So I've been staring at it all day and wondering what to do with it other than fling it across the yard.  And at a rather late hour in the afternoon, I started adding color and the more I did, the more I loved it.  That doesn't insure a shared opinion by others, but I'm happy.

A woman taking advantage of a sunny lunch hour in the plaza in front of the John Hancock Building in Chicago.

"200 Faces, No. 126"

4 x 4"

oil on panel
sold

A new addition to my ongoing series BUST-ED.

Again, I painted on a pink/orange ground.  Around the forehead I washed on tones and as I moved down the layers became a bit thicker with oils.  Just moving the paint around in different ways to feel out the results.

"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.

Hilton Head Art Auction

Just a reminder - the Hilton Head Art Auction takes place this Saturday, the 5th and one of my paintings, 'Folly Beach Book Club' will be included in this event.

14 x 7"

oil on panel
sold

If you have an interest in participating in the auction, you may do so by phone - just call the Morris & Whiteside Gallery to register or ask questions. 

And, of course, I greatly appreciate your interest and bidding.  

For a larger view and contact information, please click here.

And.... you can browse the catalog of all the artworks on auction here.

"Sunday"

5 x 5"

oil on panel
sold

There's few things that excite me more than dramatic sun and shadows, especially on different colors, then I obsess about what the color of the shadow is compared to the lit area.  As an artist, I just love that.

After several days of cruising east on the Lincoln Highway, through Nebraska and now Iowa, we veered a little north to continue on a very picturesque road called the Grant Wood Scenic Byway.  Grant Wood is most famous for 'American Gothic' and lived and painted the rolling hills of northeastern Iowa.  Below is one of my favorites -

'Young Corn' by Grant Wood

My painting is from the small town of Logan, Iowa.

correction .... after tediously searching through Google street view to find this exact location, I discovered I was mistaken that it was in Anamosa, Iowa.  It is in Logan, Iowa on the Lincoln Highway (after all) and I can add it to my series, which I'm happy to do.
 

"Day Dreamers"

10 x 10"

oil on panel
sold
 

A new painting - I love the dramatic shadows on the floor.

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, a couple ponders Pablo Picasso's 'The Dreamer'.

Please click here for a larger view.

"Georgia"

9 x 12"

oil on panel
sold

A painting I've worked on for the past few days - women in the Metropolitan Museum of Art viewing Georgia O'Keeffe's paintings 'From the Faraway, Nearby' on the left and 'Red and Yellow Cliffs' on the right.  I kept a lot of the floor area because I love the grey/green/purple tones and shadows.  

Please click here for a larger view.

Artists Using Easels

Two artists recently purchased my Paint On Tabletop Easel and the AlterEasel and sent along a photo of their paintings on their new tool.

It makes me so proud.

the artist Kim Boyer

and the artist Hallie Kohn

To purchase your Tabletop Easel

please click here.

To purchase your AlterEasel

please click here.

"Lincoln Highway/Dairy Cow, Pennsylvania"

7 x 5"

oil on panel
sold

Cows are amazing creatures.  Who couldn't love a cow.

A new addition to my ongoing series The Lincoln Highway - one of the thousands of cows I saw along the Lincoln Highway through the Amish landscapes of Pennsylvania.

"Lincoln Highway/Amish Buggy, Pennsylvania

6 x 6"

oil on panel
sold

Happy Friday the 13th.

A new addition to my ongoing series The Lincoln Highway - Amish ladies casually riding a buggy in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

"Lincoln Highway/Red Maple, Pennsylvania"

5 x 7"

oil on panel
sold

A new addition to my ongoing series The Lincoln Highway.  I was driving on Highway 30 around Lancaster, Pennsylvania when I pulled off the road to sip on a cup of hot coffee, in front of this old building.  As I sat there sipping, I saw this painting in my head right away.  So simple, so colorful, so Zen.

"The Old Guard"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
sold

What prompted this painting was the Hitchcock movie 'Vertigo', which we watched for the 107th time.  Jimmy Stewart follows Kim Novak thru the Presidio and down to the base of the Golden Gate Bridge where she jumps into the bay and he heroically rescues her.   Brett and I and the pups were at Crissy Field beach when I snapped the photo.  It used to be the National Guard headquarters years back.

"Borrowed Time"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
sold

My good friend and neighbor enjoying the last few days of pool time.

"Feather Head"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
sold

Painting came a little easier today.  I don't know why but I relish a day like this.   And yes, this quirky guy really was dressed for a day at the museum, I don't make up these things.

From the Art Institute of Chicago, a colorful guy in his feathered cap viewing Van Gogh's 'Portrait of Joseph Roulin'.

and..... wishing my good friends, Karen & Neil Hollingsworth, a successful opening tonight at Tree's Place Gallery in Orleans, Massachusetts.   Here's two of my favorites that are in the show.

'Night Owl'

by Karen Hollingsworth

'Sunbeam No. 2'

by Neil Hollingsworth

and.... Brett has 2 brand-new Tabletop Easels ready to purchase and 2 brand-new AlterEasels. If you're ready to get painting,  I think you'll love either one of these - it makes the experience a lot more pleasant.

Paint On Tabletop Easel

 Paint On AlterEasel

"200 Faces, No. 125"

4 x 4"

oil on panel
sold

A new addition to my ongoing series BUST-ED.

"200 Faces, No. 124"

4 x 4"

oil on panel
sold

I haven't painted in a few days, I've been building an ark.  If you live in the southeast, you'll understand.   And I needed some warming up, adding a new portrait to my ongoing series BUST-ED.

"Big Hair"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
sold

I felt like painting a figure today - and she has great form and color.

From the lobby bench in the Art Institute of Chicago.

"Harbor Light"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
sold

If you're ever in Chicago, take a boat ride out into Lake Michigan - it's so worth it.  As you're leaving Navy Pier, you'll cruise by the Chicago Harbor Lighthouse, built in 1893 for the World's Columbian Exposition and moved to this location in 1919.