Last Light

Last Light, 18x24in, oil on linen panel

Here is my first work up from the smaller 5x7 sketches. This is not the first painting of the year, there is more to come! I am holding on to this one for some competitions I am planning on entering. I have taken the month of January to paint for me... commissions have taken a back seat until the beginning of February.

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.