Stand of Pines, Winter Morn

Stand of Pines, Winter Morn, 10"x12", oil on RayMar panel,  $450

Study for ArtBlink at the UAB Cancer Center this weekend in Birmingham. I will have 90 minutes to paint a larger piece from this study. I want to make sure I work out all the kinks so I don't have to think too much. I thought a small study with the perfect colors would be better than anything. At the end of the 90 minutes, all 20 artists must stop painting and the pieces are auction off. It is actually a silent auction and the bidding occurs while I work. Julie will be talking me up to the patrons and at the end, we will see what a piece of mine will pull in during a competitive bidding. Should be as close as Sotheby's as I will get in my lifetime!

Toccoa River

Toccoa River Bend, 11"x14", oil on RayMar panel, $400, plein air

Did this piece from the bank of the river of out mountain rental, Nannie's Shanty. Did have time to paint the downstream view.

Side Lit Barn

Side Lit Barn, 11"x14", oil on RayMar panel, $400, plein air

Location number 2 in the North Georgia Mountains.

Mineral Bluff Pass

Mineral Bluff Pass, 11"x14", oil on RayMar panel, $400, plein air

Had to edit some hefty power lines out of this one, but she worked out pretty well. Thanks to my buddy, Jeff, who drove me around this morning showing me all the cool places he thought I should paint while up here in the Blue Ridge, GA area.

Winter Field

Winter Field, 11"x14", oil on RayMar panel, $400, plein air

Did this the same day as the previos entry, little field was just to me right from the other view.

Neighbors

Neighbors, 11"x14", oil on RayMar panel, $400, plein air

Found this little field and a honey hole of structures behind my mother in laws house in Paris, TN. This was actually done Christmas eve.

Big Pink Brandywine

Large Pink Brandywine, 16"x16", oil on RayMar panel, SOLD

Did a larger version of Pink Brandywine for a client's wife's birthday.

Beaver Lake Fall

Beaver Lake Fall, 12"x16", oil on RayMar panel, $250, unframed

Digging deep on this one, found it in the archives of old cell phone pictures...

War Trace Barn

War Trace Barn, 16"x20", oil on RayMar panel, unframed, $640

Another limited earthtone palette creation...

Pear in Shadow

Pear in Shadow, 8"x8", oil on RayMar panel, unframed, $100
Wanted to apply the limited earthtone palette to an object. Picture is horrible, the black I mix with red oxide and ultramarine reall picks up the light from anywhere and everywhere.

Large Meriwether Daybreak

Meriwether Daybreak, 16"x20", oil on RayMar panel, unframed

Worked this piece up from the previous color study.

Ford Decor

Ford Decor, 16"x20", oil on RayMar panel, unframed, $640

Before we moved from Gay, I took a ton of pictures around a new business area that had sprung up. I made friends with a mechanic down there who knew some people who had great old stuff. The guy that owns the business park had this truck stripped of it's engine and had it out in front of the general store. Now it is painted with the logo of the store. Great idea and a very cool truck. This piece is another smaller one, but I love the color scheme and I think I will do it at 30"x40" or larger.

The color palette I used is a bit of a departure for me.... and I love it. It has given the mystery I have been looking for in my work. Since painting this, I have altered it and used it on a few more pieces. This was painted with yellow ochre, aliZarin crimson, burnt sienna, ultramarine and titanium white.

Palmetto River View

Palmetto River View, 8"x10", oil on RayMar panel, $175

Did this as a study for a larger piece, but just do love it like I should. It will just have to grow on me.

From Below

From Below, 12"x16", oil on RayMar panel, unframed, $250

Painted this guy en plein air last week when I went to Athens, GA... not your friendliest plein air town, BTW.

I asked a guy with a junk yard in downtown if I could take pictures of some of the cars (he had a '59 Caddy, old pick ups, old sedans, etc.) He said he didn't let people take pictures of his cars... then followed me out to my car to make sure I left. On my way back by he had some large dudes hanging around the gate. Weird.

The following day I was asked to leave a cemetery while setting up to paint an old bridge. They were polite, explained that they had had a lot of vandals and the families wanted to tighten things up. They also had a few suggestions of other bridges and cemeteries to paint.

From Below, 12"x16", oil on RayMar panel, unframed, $250

Three Oranges and a Plate on Blue 319

Three Oranges and a Plate on Blue, 8"x8", oil on RayMar panel, $150

Overkill 311

Overkill, 8"x10", oil on RayMar panel, $150

Had this huge knife in the studio, thought it would make for in interesting painting.

Little Green Apples 310

Little Green Apples, 8"x10", oil on RayMar panel, $150

Painted this during class the other day, I had these 3 little green apples in the still life closet. I am always interested to see which of my students will come up to watch and ask questions.

Three Mugs or Tribute to Arshile Gorky 308

Don't know what happened here, besides all the bottles being stuck on the bottom, so I just rode it out.

Bottles on Red and Yellow 307

Bottles on Red and Yellow, 8"x10", oil on RayMar panel, $150

Very pleased with the turn out of this one. Usually a pretty good sign if I walk it to Julie for her input... and it better be good if she knows what is good for her!

Two Pears and a Red Bowl 306

Loving my humongous new shadow box, it really helps isolate the light source... look forward to using it more!