Sunrise in Clarksdale

Sunrise in Clarksdale, 5x7, oil on linen, available when larger studio piece is complete

Outside Paris

Outside paris, oil on linen, 5x7, available when the larger studio piece is complete

The morning before Thanksgiving I was ROR into the wild while Julie and her mom cooked. I took my thumbbox and went to a spot I have been eyeballing since we came through earlier in the fall. It was a spot I would never paint outside of the car because of a blind hill and flying cars. I sat in the comfort of the car, warm, listening to music and painting. It was very nice, though I missed the cool air and the sounds around me.

Last Light

Last light, oil on linen, 5x7, available after the larger studio piece is completed

This was done from a photo I shot on Julie's mother's land in Tennessee on Kentucky Lake. Beautiful sunset site but I was trapped with only my camera and no thumb box!

SOLD Dixie Drive In

Dixie Drive In, oil on museum wrap, SOLD, commission, architectural

Did this for as a commission piece/editorial piece for a classmate of mine who now lives in South Carolina. Great sign!

Delta Morning

Delta Morning, oil on panel, 6x8, $150, landscape

I really fell in love with the delta the morning we left. It was a bit overcast and the landscape was wet from a morning rain. The colors were incredibly rich and there was an amazing smell of "things growing and decaying" in the air.

Cotton Boll SOLD

Cotton Boll, 6x10, oil on panel, $175, still life, sold

Picked the "flower" for Julie the morning before we left Clarksdale, MS. Cotton is an amazing plant.

Autumn Shadows

Autumn Shadows, 5x7, oil on linen, available when larger studio piece is complete, landscape

Playing around with my new thumb box, painted from a fuzzy cell phone image.

Reflections on a Pond

Reflections on a Pond, 8x10in, oil on panel, study, NFS, landscape

Another workshop pieces. Happy to put your name on the finished piece if you are interested.

Morning Light

Morning Light, 11x14in, oil on panel, NFS, landscape

Did this piece the first day of the workshop.

Moonrise in Meriwether

Meriwether Moonrise, 6x8in, oil on linen panel, study (available after the larger painting in complete) $150, landscape, nocturne

Learned a great deal from the first night... I went out the next evening on my own and came back with this. Would like to work this one larger, the study and larger piece will be available at the time of completion. let me know if you would like for me to put your name on either one.

In the Moonlight

In the Moonlight, 11x14in, oil on panel, NFS, study, nocturne, landscape

My first plein air nocturne done with Roger and Greg. Millie Gosch and Craig Reynolds were also brave enough to join us. A little blue, but Thats what I picked up... just blue and white. I knew I could only focus on the big shapes. I enjoyed this more than any painting I have done with the sun up. Again, if you are interested in a larger piece based on this, let me know.

Hints of Autumn

Hints of Autumn, 11x14, oil on panel, study, landscape, NFS

Done at the Roger and Greg workshop. Again, I do not feel that pieces done in workshops should be sold. However, if you are interested in the larger piece that follows, let me know.

Fall Field

Fall Field, 11x14in, oil on panel, study, NFS, landscape

This was done at the Roger and Greg workshop... I cannot sell this piece, but if you would be interested in the larger piece that comes from it, please let me know.

Fall Creek Farm

Fall Creek Farm, oil on panel, 12x16, framed, $775, landscape, architectural

Found this great farm in east Tennessee. It will inspire many future paintings. Beautiful place...

Evolution

Evolution, 8x8in, $175, unframed, study (available upon completion of larger piece), still life

This is an editorial piece I did for an article about moonshine drinking over the holidays. I focused on the evolution of the containers used in the running of illegal liquor.

Double Stack

Double Stack, oil on panel, 8x8in, unframed, still life

SOLD Between the Walls

Between the Walls, oil on luauan panel, 24x24in, unframed, architectural,  $1200, SOLD

Painting of my favorite alley in my hometown.

Beneath the Boughs

Beneath the Boughs, oil on panel, 12x16, study (for sale when larger piece is completed) framed, $775, landscape

Afternoon Angles

Afternoon Angles, oil on panel, study (available when larger piece is completed), 12x16, architectural, $775, framed

Excited to move on to something new when commission season comes to a close. Here is a taste...

Family Farm

Family Farm, oil on panel, 11x14, $625, Framed, landscape, farm, Tennessee

painting of some of the land my wife's family owns in Paris, TN.

New Committments

I have been playing around with the idea of smaller studies and doing a series of small, consecutive daily paintings. I have a small Julian 6x8 thumb box that I had to modify to make it work correctly, but that was even too big. I wanted something I could carry with me every day. I picked the Guerilla Box 5x7 and it has been great. I got the kit from Utrecht and added the tripod attachment. I have used it in my lap in the car, outdoors and even on a tripod. I have been using my spoils from AIS, my Michael Harding paint to round out the kit. If you like safflower based paints, they are hard to beat. I'll let you know when I man up and try to do 30 days in a row... Pretty sure that's all Ivan handle outdoors.

Sewell Farm Demo

Did this demo for my upper schoolers yesterday from my iPhone... They were mildly amused.

12x16, available, canvas, landscape, oil, Sewell Farm

Back in the Saddle

It has been a whirlwind around here since the end of October and the opening of the show, I have some serious catching up to do with the blog and the website. Having 2 full times jobs requires something to fall by the wayside and my online life has been cast aside. Changes have been made to keep this thing rolling and you should start to see more consistency from me!

The show was a raging success, selling 34 out of 70 pieces. Now that it is down, I am trying to find homes for all the unsold pieces. Not lang after the show I participated in a workshop with 2 of my favorite artists, Roger Dale Brown and Greg Larock. Not long after that, a trip to AIS National in Indianapolis where I received an Honorable Mention from Judge, Kevin MacPherson... mind-blowing. I quick stop over in Clarksdale, MS for some photo opportunities and time with my old man.

Did I mention I paint full time and teach grades 7-12? Lots of paintings and experiments to unfold in the future.

Looking forward to bringing you all up to speed.

Three Wise Men and a Caddy, Honorable mention, American Impressionists Society National Exhibition 

Forbidden Fruit

This barn is part if a farm here in newnan that is no longer occupied. There are several buildings on the property, but no one is allowed on to paint it... Which is a shame. This was done from a quickly snapped cell phone image from a moving car.

Mini Green Pumpkin

Morning Shadow

Wartrace Remnants

Wartrace Remnants, 6x12in, oil on aluminum, $250

Playing on aluminum here. Kinda tricky, the effect is interesting, though none of the aluminum come through... it just have a brighter feel even thought I sanded and stained the aluminum so it would take oil better.

Alta Farm

Found some reference going back to my Scott Christensen time in Idaho and Wyoming from a couple of summers back. Great memories.

Alta Farm, oil on panel, framed, 11x14in, $550

Carabelle Morning

Carabelle Morning, oil on museum wrap, 36x48in, $3400

The reference for this piece was taken early in the morning the day of the Great American Paint Out while hunting for subject matter. I decided to stay away from boats since the best plein air boat painters in the business were there. I decided to stick to my thing and i did an alley with a truck at the end. Hodges Soileau actually painted this boat during the paint out and he nailed it.

Inspirations from the Mother Road

My show opened this Sunday... and things went great! The whole experience was mind-numbing and exciting. By the end of the day, 24 pieces were sold and they continue to sell as the week continues. The show will hang until the end of the month.

SOLD Taos Trucking

My largest truck to date, I really enjoy getting big with these pieces. It makes them seem more real, like I can walk up to it, open the door and drive off.

Bel Air Motel Study

Another great Googie Art sign from Austin. This is a study created for a larger piece that will be 18x24in.

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The Best View

Route 66 had the best signs. Found this gem outside Kingman, AZ.

The Best View, oil on museum wrap, 24x24in, available at my show at the end of October, $1100

Across the Fields

Across the Fields, 8x10in, oil on panel, $200

Reflections On the Days Gone By

Reflections On Days Gone By, available at my show in September, framed, 16x20in, oil on panel, $800

Found a goldmine on Route 66 in Hickberry, AZ. Felt sorry for this old Ford that had to sit and watch all the cars go by.

Three Wise Men and a Caddy, Key West

This painting and I will be traveling to Indianapolis this fall for the American Impressionist Society national show.

Please note that this is not the actual format of the image, it is 18x24"

Three Wise men and a Caddy, oil on panel, framed, $1800

Fly for the Little Guy SOLD

Painted this fly for Greg Blair who owns Dogwood Galley. Greg's son is obsessed with fishing and just celebrated his tenth birthday

Moon Pie

Moon Pie, 12x12in, oil on museum wrap

Cemetery Point, Cedar Key

Cemetery Point, Cedar Key, 10x12in, oil on panel, $400

The last of the pieces done in Cedar Key. I am still about a month behind on my posts and we are leaving again for the big trip out west! I am hoping to get out from under the backlog soon!

There is no cemetery in this painting, it is actually behind me. I painted this from a board walk that goes around Cemetery Point and offers a great view of the marsh.

Westward Expansion Online Studio Sale

I am having a "Westward Expansion Studio Sale" this weekend. These include studies and finished pieces that have been filling up space in the studio since we moved.

There are some real gems in here, so I hope you can find something you cannot live without.

All pieces are available by following this link, click on the thumbnail you like and you will see a "buy now" button. Click on that and you can pay through PayPal. If you do not have a PayPal, you can select the option to pay with credit card through PayPal as a guest. Last resort would be to email me and have me mark it as sold, however, someone may get it before I can get to it. You can also navigate the paintings within the large thumbnail images by clicking "next."

If all else fails, go to www.davidboydjr.com, click on paintings and then the westward expansion studio sale collection.

I appreciate your patronage and support!

Hurricane Sun

Hurricane Sun, 12x16in, oil on panel, $500

The day after the storm it was still very windy and cloudy, you just see the sun behind the thin veil of fast moving clouds.

Old Florida

Old Florida, Cedar Key, 10x12in, oil on panel, $400

This is Elsa's place in Florida, done from a photo during the tropical storm. 

Cedar Key Marsh

A painter friend, Elsa Sibley, has great place in Cedar Key where we spent most of our time avoiding Tropical Storm Beryl. The place is full of characters and old Cracker Architecture, tons of marshes and great seafood. Sadly, I only painted one plain air piece and the rest were done from the refuge of our dwelling.

Cedar Key Marsh, 10x12in, oil on panel, $400

Hello, remember Me?

I'm the guy who used to post his painting here... regularly. Good news is that I have not stopped painting, only posting. By the end of the school year I was done with ANYTHING but painting and had even considered asking one of my graduates to intern for me as an assistant so I can just paint. I have found that keeping up with the blog, the website, Pintrest, and Facebook keep me away from where I really want and need to be, behind the easel. I have missed communication with all of you and I am ready to jump back in... baby steps, baby steps.

I have been very busy since my last post. Julie and I have combed just about every inch of Florida and have come back with great sketches and tons of reference photos. We spent most of our time trying to stay away from tropical storms, but we are back home and ready to post!

Pura Vida

Pura Vida, 24x30in, oil on museum wrap, $1440

Morning Fog

Morning Fog, 24x24in, oil on panel, $1150

Marsh Morning

Marsh Morning, 10x12in, oil on panel, $600 framed, $400 unframed

Looking for Action

Looking for Action, 6x8in, oil on panel, $300 framed

Krispy Kreme

Krispy Kreme, 20x24in, oil on museum wrap, $1000, SOLD

Fog Alert

Fog Alert Study, 16x20in, oil on panel, $800, SOLD

Field Study

Field Study, 10x12in, oil on panel, $400