A Painting Today

10 x 8" oil on masonite sold I was walking up to the door at a Starbucks, in Seattle, when I spotted this gentleman. I could best desc...

8 x 10" oil on masonite I did want to show you this new piece that I am donating to a fund-raising event, the High Museum's Wine an...

5 x 7" oil on masonite sold I couldn't resist using Opening for the letter O , continuing on with my alphabet series. This was ta...

8 x 8" (each painting) oil on masonite sold A scene split in two - patrons enjoying the quiet and rich surroundings inside the National...

My good friends, Karen & Neil Hollingsworth, are showing their new work at Twinhouse, a gallery in Atlanta. Also showing is work by ...

8 x 10" oil on masonite sold I think we all need a taste of summer today. Forget the snow and ice and sweaters and coats, just for a m...

9 x 12" oil on masonite sold I start these paintings that have straight lines, buildings, etc... and I think why am I doing this? It...

11 x 11" oil on masonite sold (detail) (detail) (detail) (detail) This painting is one of my personal favorites - if asked why, it was ...

9 x 12" oil on masonite sold There is something so gratifying about painting Sargent's works - I truly learn from it - as I do from...

6 x 6" oil on masonite sold Moving on with the alphabet series....... only fitting for N to be Newspaper , because I'm a junkie. ...

9 x 12" oil on masonite sold I grew up with torn-out pages of Modigliani's works pinned on the walls of my mother's studio - sh...

6 x 6" oil on masonite sold This new painting shows that beautiful glow of the early evening light on my first full day in Seattle. Sk...

I am back in my favorite spot this morning, my little studio. My dogs are already snoozing and I'm eager to get to painting again. There...

I'm off to Seattle - three days of exploring and photo-taking, winding it up with the opening Saturday night at the Howard/Mandville Gal...

12 x 12" oil on masonite sold This man I love. He's as real as it gets. The painting before him, Edward Hopper's "New Yo...

10 x 8" oil on masonite sold I'm gonna tell you, painting this was my moment of Zen. Getting ready for my trip to Seattle this we...

I've been doing my homework today - for my visit to Seattle. I always attempt to map out where I should go - where the best visuals are...

8 x 8" oil on masonite This scene is especially fun to work with oils, the trick to getting chalk to look like chalk, on top of concre...

6 x 6" oil on masonite sold This is one of those that I have wanted to paint for a long time, not knowing if I could pull it off. I...

sold out (more copies on the way)

8 x 10" oil on masonite sold This new piece will be arriving at the 16 Patton Gallery, in Asheville, around mid-February. It includes a...

9 x 12" oil on masonite sold I did finally see the article in American Art Collector magazine - thanks for sending it to me. This pain...

12 x 12" oil on masonite sold This painting will be included in the February show at Howard/Mandville Gallery - I just framed it today...

6 x 6" oil on masonite sold Van Gogh said "I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day", ...