Category: Plein Air

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 …

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Red Rock & COVID

Twenty-Twenty was a crazy year indeed. Right after the calendar flipped over to November, my wife Donna, came down with COVID. She wound up in the hospital for 4 days. After many prayers, our heavenly Father begin to heal her, and she started a slow road to recovery. We thought part of that recovery should …

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Wild Colors of Spring

The past two springs here in Texas (2019 and 2020), several artists have been blessed by the generosity of our friend Jim who has allowed us to set up our plein air easels and paint one of the most inspiring spring landscapes in this part of Texas. A little south of the DFW Metroplex, the …

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Bonnets and Brushes

“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 …

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Cold Panhandle Wind

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 …

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A Journey in Oils & Pastels

Solo Show at Irving Art Association, Irving Texas

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 & …

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A Thirsty Land

kingfisher

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 …

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Whatever Your Hands Find to Do…

The man to whom God gave an incredible amount of wisdom once said: “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.” Ecclesiastes 9:10 There are many vocations that are “hands-on”. Building, cultivating to name …

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Paint Historic Waxahachie 12th Annual Event

The Overhang, plein air oil painted on location in Italy, Texas

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 …

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Marble Falls – Paint the Town

Marble Falls Paint the Town Plein Air Event

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 …

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Trees

The Woods - Plein Air Oil on Panel, 12 x 9

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. …

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Do You Remember?

Arizona at Pearl Harbor

Memory is one of those functions of the brain that is most taken for granted, until it begins to slip away. God gave us the awesome creation of the brain… a small computer in our head that does all kinds of incredible things day in and day out. Recall of past events is one of …

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