Adam Cave group show- Oct 3 opening in Raleigh

I will be in a group show at Adam Cave fine art on Hargett St, in Raleigh, NC. All of the subject matter is specific to Raleigh. I created 5 pieces for the show, 3 of which are shown. I decided to do the carousel at Pullen Park as a nice change of pace from what I normally paint. Check it out if you're in Raleigh over the next month- the opening is from 6-9pm Friday the 3rd, tomorrow y'all! 

Friday night lights 18x24" o/linen

Horsing around 22x28" o/linen

Hare we go again 22x28" o/linen

Checking in

So I've been quiet for the summer, but steadily working. So many ideas and thoughts have surfaced as of late regarding my painting process as well as subject matter. I guess a little update of upcoming events wouldn't hurt either.
  Coming up in a few short weeks, October 3- is the opening of a group show at Adam Cave Fine Art in Raleigh. Myself, Will Goodyear, and David Shingler will be showing paintings specific to the energy and life of the city of Raleigh. My next show will be in January at the college of Louisburg, in Louisburg, NC. It will be coastal scenery, and there will be a lecture involved, ahem! Then in April comes the Beaufort wine and food festival, where I will be the featured artist. Details will follow on all of these, if not here, at least on my website!
   And thought I'd put up this pic, just because I got it back from some wonderful friends and clients to varnish, and I hadn't seen it in a while- Leonard farm, outside of Louisburg, NC 18x24"

Cannon's, South River, NC

Here's a piece that made it into the show at Carteret Contemporary Art, which opened last night, and will run for the next 3 weeks. I have 5 paintings in the group show that explores subjects "Down East". This is the area on hwy 70 past Beaufort, including hamlets like Davis, Stacy, and Atlantic. These villages sit along the Core Banks, reminders of our coasts fishing past. 

Got gas? Looser painting for upcoming show

2 tanks, South River, NC 36x24" oil on linen. Think this one is done. Going in a group show at Carteret Contemporary Art in Morehead City. The opening is Saturday night 6-8pm. 6 artists explore and interpret subjects "down east" 

Happy Memorial Day

Here's the perfect pic for the upcoming holiday, 24x36" oil linen.

End of an era

Something made me pull a couple photos of the good ole dinghy dock In Beaufort and paint it. I found out yesterday it's no longer there- replaced by the new state ferry operation. Forever gone is the place for the sailboaters to row in for provisions and where the local kids have cooled off in Taylor's creek for decades. So ends the Beaufort Bustle series- numbers 11 and12... Times they are a changin'

30x40" in progress

24x36" in progress

Still working on website, but here's a few

Website a bit more than I thought. Been doing a mix of studio work, on site watercolors, drawings, and larger oils. A fun way to create, but I need to get some work out there! These going to Adam Cave, and Carteret Contemporary Art. 

This one was a doosy- 3 trips out, studio time, and still don't know.24x30"

Still in progress- all studio 24x36"

Another site one- 2 trips and studio contemplation to finish 28x22"

Beaufort Wine and Food Festival

I am pleased to announce that I will be the artist for the Beaufort Wine and Food Festival 2015! More to come soon...

A little studio still life from the winter

How can I make a still life without it being a "still life"? Look at that junk on your work table- that's it! A fun study- 24x30" oil on linen

New website coming soon

The new computer is in, and I'm figuring it out- new site will begin being worked on over next week or so. But, I can do a few posts on my phone till then!

Here's one I've been out on site with twice, and the progress made. 22x28" oil on linen. Think it's about done.

Beaufort Drawbridge 20x30"

Here is another painting I started on site, went back, and have worked on in the studio. 

I am preparing to redo my website, once my new computer arrives- my MacBook from 2006 will no longer allow me to run the site editor. Guess I've gotten all a can from her! 

Cranking it up, been a long cold winter

So I know it has been a very long time since my last post. Technology has got me bent, things aren't operating easily on an 8 year old MacBook with so little memory I struggle to get pictures on there. My phone isn't much better, but am going to make an effort to use it for my blog. Here are 3 pics, all started on site in the last month. I am going out with larger canvases, working on them a few sessions if possible, and finishing them in the studio from sketches or memory. These are 20x30" and are headed over to carteret contemporary art in Morehead city this weekend.