Shady Grove

Shady Grove, 16x20, plein air, $1000, oil on linen, landscape

Old Homestead Window

Old Homestead Window, 16x20, oil on innerglow panel, $1000, exterior, architecture

Morning Field, Blood Creek Bottom Tennessee

Morning Field, Blood Creek Bottom Tennessee, 16x20, oil on panel, $1000, landscape, sunrise

Compositional Study, Maritime Lean

Compositional Study, Maritime Lean, 16x20, oil on aluminum, $600, landscape

Maritime Lean Study, For Sale

Maritime Lean color study, 8x8, $150, oil on linen, landscape

I finished the larger version of this study, it is now available for sale.

Summer's Field, Three Hearts Farm

Summer's Field, oil on aluminum, 12x16, NFS, landscape

Did this as a wedding present for one of my old students, Summer Wilson. This is the farm where she grew up. Her mother, Meredith, teaches at The Heritage School with me. Meredith teaches are to grades k-6 and I teach 7-12. Meredith is an inspiration to me and even let me use a beautiful studio space above her garage several years ago... Summer married yesterday. Good luck!!

Summer's Field Study

Study, Summer's Field, oil on linen, pochade, landscape, contact me for commissions of  a larger piece inspired by this study

This is a study for a pice that will post tomorrow. Playing with LOTS of paint, mixing on the surface and using compliments

Sunset on the Isle of Hope

Sunset on Isle of Hope, 12x16, oil on innerglow panel, $725, landscape

The Isle of Hope is one of my favorite places to visit around Savannah when I am back.

Mennonite Land

Mennonite Land, 5x7, pochade, landscape, oil on linen, I will be happy to do a larger version of this piece. If interested, please email me.

A little study done from some reference from Mennonite land in northwest Tennessee. I will be keeping all 5x7s until the end of the year.

Cumberland Skyscape

Cumberland Skyscape, oil on panel, 12x16, NFS, landscape

Another study for the Cumberland Island Canopy show.

Playing on Aluminum

Citra Farm, 8x12, oil on aluminum, $425, landscape

Using some reference from last year to play on aluminum. I love the way the paint sits up and shines... the colors are so rich and don't absorb into the metal like it does on natural fibers like linen or cotton.

Along Christmas Creek

Along Christmas Creek, 8x12, oil on linen, on hold, landscape

Since our trip to Cumberland earlier this summer, I have decided to do a show of large scale canopies from the barrier island. The show will be later this year and all studies and painting will be on hold until then... unless I can't bankroll the show! These are trees along Christmas Creek near High Point.

Maritime Lean

Another quick 5x7 study. I almost enjoy playing more that making a serious painting. This was done with a nocturne in mind with pthalo blue and cad orange

Bull by the Horns Studio Sale

Boyd's Online Bull by the Horns Studio Sale

I have been painting voraciously over the last year, and, as a result, paintings have begun to stack up in the studio... and the dining room... and other areas of the house.  It is time to have a studio sale so that I can fund my next big show and free up some space in my studio to tackle new projects!

Pieces range from as small as 5"x7" to as large as 48"x60", so there is something for every wall.

I believe this is some of the best work I've done to date, and I wanted my blog supporters to have their chance at it. The galleries haven't been moving artwork like I need for them to... and who can move my work better than me? So, it's time for me to take the bull by the horns for a little while.

You can visit the online sale at this link directly or by visiting www.davidboydjr.com, clicking on works, followed by Bull by the Horns.

You can click on the first thumbnail and then continue to hit the "next" button to view the next piece. If you want to buy, hit the "buy" button and you can pay through PayPal. Prices and sizes are clearly labeled.

Please note that if you are local and would want to come by and pick your piece up, I will refund your shipping costs.

I hope you can find something you cannot live without!

Todd's Ride, 30x40, oil on museum wrap, $1500

Good Morning, Sun

Study for larger piece that was entered in AIS National, hope to get into the show.

12x16, oil on linen, $400

Low Tide, Playing with the Palette Knife

Low Tide, oil on canvas, 16x20in, $1000

Been working very hard to try to marry my aggressive impasto, brushwork and knifework from the studio into the open air. I set up my Glouchester style easel and used a handheld palette and palette knife to see how quickly I could turn out a 16x20. I want to work larger outdoors but also want it to look more like what I do in the studio. I don't want to spend hours upon hours outdoors working on a large piece, I want to rock it out in a couple hours and be done with it. We will see how it works...

Luthersville Road

Luthersville Road, 12x16in, oil on InnerGlow panel, $775, larger commissions available

Serenbe Nocturne

Serenbe Nocturne, 12x12, oil on panel, SOLD, larger commissions accepted

Donated this piece to an auction to support the Serenbe Playhouse set in the beautiful Serenbe community not far from Atlanta. I am actually on the board at the Serenbe Photography Center and have been glad to help support the arts in the cool community. It's a beautiful place to paint as well...

St. Joe Sunrise, quick study, oil on linen, NFS, commissions of this piece accepted

I saw James Hempel painting the sunrise when I was on my way out for the QuickDraw at the Forgotten Coast. I was inspired by his passion so I decided to pull over down the road and painted this "warm-up" piece in the car. This was the last time I saw the sun that day.

Study, Carabella Morning

Carabella Morning Study, 5x7, oil on linen, NFS, larger piece can be commissioned from this study

St. Joe State Park

St Joseph State park, FL , 5x7in, oil on linen, NFS, larger piece can be commissioned from this study

Did this from some photos I took when we got back from the Forgotten Coast and the actual piece sold. I would love to work it up larger.

Carabella Dockside

Carabella Dockside, 11x14in, oil on InnerGlow panel, $675, unframed

This is on the flipside of the painting posted yesterday. Don't know if its gonna be a 2 for 1 deal or a 2 for 2 deal :)??

Rust in Prussian Blue

Rust in Prussian Blue, 11x14in, oil on InnerGlow panel, $675

This was a limited palette experiment... just trying to create a mood with prussian blue, transparent red oxide and yellow ochre. This InnerGlow panel has two sides... sadly I painted this and the painting I am posting on the same panel... guess we will see what happens!

Grits

Grits, 12x16in, oil on linen mounted on gatorfoam, $775, framed

Good news from the Forgotten Coast

Well, the weekend paid off. I was so excited to win the Best Emerging Artist at the Forgotten Coast QuickDraw a couple of weeks ago. My plan was to keep going down until I placed and hopefully capture enough attention to make the invite list.

I was honored to share the podium with some of my heros like Ken DeWaard and Morgan Samuel Price.

It was a wet paint out, I wound up painting in torrential rain by the beach a St. Joseph State Park near Cape San Blas. I had to "borrow" a trash bag from a nearby trash can because I left my raincoat in the hotel room... and I tell you what... it was the the best raincoat I ever had. I now have a box of them in the pack of the 4Runner.

The painting didn't sell at the event but it was sold by the time I made it home. It's nice to have collectors who really know which pieces to buy to add to their collections.

The Whole Crew, QuickDraw at the Forgotten Coast 2013

Me, my medal and my QuickDraw piece, The Calm

Winners from the event, L to R, Ken DeWaard, Morgan Samuel Price, Haidee-Jo Summers,
Mary Ericson, me and judge  Dr. Ashley White