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Apr 09
Paint the Town Plein Air Event
Plein Air in Marble Falls: April 21 thru 27, I will join Plein Air artist from across the nation for the 17th Annual Paint the Town Event in Downtown Marble Falls, Texas. We will be scattered out with paint and easels to capture various scenes and panoramic Texas Hill Country landscapes, as well as scenes …
Apr 09
Christmas in Puerto Rico
My wife and I were blessed to be able to visit our daughter this past Christmas in beautiful Puerto Rico. I must say it’s a beautiful and interesting place. – a U.S. Territory, but not really the U.S., with the flavor of a 3rd world country sprinkled throughout. However, the island is beautiful. Many miles …
Nov 28
Appalachia and Israel
What relation do the Appalachian Mountains and Israel have? Interesting story…. It had been three years since my wife and I had been able to visit family back in East Tennessee. We always love our visits to East Tennessee and one of the “must-do” things on our list while there is to visit the Great …
Aug 12
Shutters & Strokes
The LORD is good to all, And His mercies are over all His works. Psalm 145:9 The Breckenridge Fine Art Center in Breckenridge, Texas is sponsoring a “husband & wife” exhibit featuring Donna’s Photography and my works in Oil, Pastel and Charcoal. The exhibit is titled Shutters and Strokes! Donna and I love to hit …
Feb 23
The Builder
Towards the end of last year, I was blessed by an old friend and gallery owner to produce a couple of commissions for one of his clients. The project was for two oil paintings. Each painting was to be 16 x 20 in size. The subject of each was U.S. Federal Courthouses. The first was …
Nov 14
The Gallery at Redlands
Fall is one of my favorite seasons., and I have especially loved experiencing fall in east Texas when I am able to visit. It’s really amazing how the landscape and trees can change in a short, 2-hour drive. The mesquites and juniper trees fade away as the landscape begins to be populated with pines, sweetgum, …
Oct 17
He has also set eternity in the human heart…
I shoot a lot of photos when traveling and sometimes it takes a while to work out a painting based on the photographic reference material I collect on various trips. The week of my Wife’s and I’s anniversary we were planning on making a trip to east Tennessee to visit family and friends, as well …
Jun 14
Fort Worth Nature Center
Artist friend Doug Clark is great at getting painters together to go out in the great outdoors and creating some “Plein Air” works. Many times I am unable to join the group, but recently (June) I was able to paint with the group at the Fort Worth Nature Center. The Nature Center is a beautiful …
Jun 13
What is Art?
The month of May brought a blessing to both me and my wife in the form of a 4 day stay at the Haddock Center. The Center has an awesome Artist in Residence program, and we can’t express our gratitude enough to Gerald and Diane Haddock for the awesome stay at the Center. (The thoughts …
Oct 09
The English and Gardens
Autumn Art Walk • Chandor Gardens • October 16, 202112 noon til 4 p.m. • Weatherford, TexasCome by and say hello! A few weeks ago I was blessed to setup my plein air easel and paint in a beautiful and well designed garden. Stone paths, fountains and koi ponds made the painting experience a peaceful …
Aug 24
That Changes Everything…
A few months back, I believe it was March, I entered a post called Appalachian Memories, which highlighted some recent works created after a trip back “east of the Mississippi” to Blue Ridge, Georgia and east Tennessee. I made mention in that post that part of the trip was a “celebration of a life well …
Jun 10
2 Day Workshop – Painting Essentials
Art on the Square in Waxahachie is the location for a 2-Day Workshop July 22 and 23, 2021. in Waxahachie, Texas. This workshop is titled “Painting Essentials” and will focus on three foundations of oil painting, and really, creating art in general: Composition, Value and Color. Learning or strengthening these three pillars of visual expression …
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Heirloom House Portraits
House Portrait, 11 x 14 Oil on panel, SOLD
House Portrait, 12 x 9 Oil on panel, SOLD
House Portrait, 12 x 16 Oil on panel, SOLD
Plein Air
Living Water, 12 x 9 Oil on panel, SOLD
The Red Box, 12 x 9 Oil on panel, SOLD
A Road Runs Through It, 12 x 9 Oil on panel
SOLD
Fresh Paint
Winter Rest, 8 x 10 oil on mounted paper, SOLD
Smoky Mountain Rain, 12 x 9 oil on panel
Broken Window, 12 x 16 Oil on panel, Available
Yellow Barrel, 12 x 9, Oil on panel, Available
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