Landscape Paintings
Jun 10
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 …
Jun 10
I hope your spring has been a good one. We who live in Texas have had an unusually mild and cool spring, accompanied by much rain. The rain has caused the Texas wildflowers to flourish, adding stunning beauty to the landscape. I recently read Psalm 96, verses 11 and 12: Let the heavens rejoice, let …
May 03
“The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.” Psalm 19:1 This is also true of all creation, and this fact was never more apparent to me than it was this spring down near the town of Ennis, Texas. Through an invitation of a painter …
Feb 09
Recently, the Ellis County Art Association (a group I am a member of) ask me to demo the method and technique that I use while painting in oils. I am always a bit apprehensive when I agree to do a painting demo. The reason is two-fold. First is this: the cold reality begins to set …
Jan 08
I really like a good change of weather. I like to see a cold winter storm blow in, snow and ice are refreshing in my opinion. And the cold days really help us to appreciate the warm days of spring. A few days after this past Christmas just a few weeks ago, my wife and …
Dec 25
Over the years I have shot many photos to use as reference for paintings. In search for one particular photos recently, I came across another I had forgotten about. It was a snow scene I shot one winter here in Texas. I always loved the photo but had never created a painting based on it. …
Jul 20
One of the art organizations I am a member of, the Irving Art Association, has made one of their gallery spaces available to me to exhibit a selection of my work. There will be over 40 works hanging from July 28 thru September 28th. Most of the work is available to purchase. • Meet & …
Jun 12
Memorial Day, 2018, found my wife and I and two close friends on the Pease River in the south eastern part of the Texas panhandle. I have always loved this area ever since my artist friend, Pete Quaid, introduced me to it several years ago. The Texas panhandle has its own unique beauty. My wife …
May 25
BEST OF SHOW This spring has been a busy one…. I was blessed to paint in Marble Falls and a couple of “garden tours” in Southlake and Fort Worth, and then there was the Paint Historic Waxahachie Plein Air Event in Waxahachie, Texas. This year was the 12th Annual… I think the first one I …
Mar 09
March 30 thru April 1, 2017, I will be painting in the 11th Annual Plein Air Juried Exhibition in beautiful Marble Falls, Texas. This Plein Air event called “Paint the Town”, will feature artists from across the nation, painting scenes around historic Marble Falls and other Hill Country locations nearby. A nationally recognized plein air judge will …
Jan 31
North Texas winters can be all over the map – snow, ice or close to 80 degrees. But this January, we have had some awesome days sprinkled throughout the month and hopefully it will continue into February. The temperature has been warming up to the 60’s and sometimes 70’s and the sky’s have been blue. …
Jan 24
A few weeks before Christmas, 2016 I was blessed to create a commission piece for Byron and Sidney Thorsen, who were wonderful to work with. We connected through a contact from Weiler House Fine Art Gallery in Arlington, Texas. The Thorsens requested a painting of an old family homestead in Louisiana. I worked from several …
