I’m just starting a piece that is trying to convey a sense of space and atmosphere, while having no elevation with which to work. Except...

It’s an unfortunate reality, but framing is an essential part of a painting. It finishes the piece and either adds or subtracts from the...

Lately, I’ve become accustomed to sketching a couple pages a day in my Moleskine. I either sketch what’s close, as in the vacuum by the...

I do a lot of sketching out on site using a small sketchbook and a splash of watercolors. These are so fun to do, and I can get them done...

It’s always bittersweet when you finish a sketchbook. There are usually months worth of sketches and ideas trapped within the wrinkly...

The days are getting longer, the air a little warmer, and soon, the times of hanging down by the water until dark will be back. The sea...

So much has been happening this Spring, and I’ll get to some of it over the next posts, but I did want to talk a little about the joy of...

As a nice subject change, I’ve started a large piece based on our family walks through the nature trail around Fort Macon, on Atlantic...

This painting was originally completed some years back, and has always been one I loved. But there was a problem I couldn’t quite put my...

Ah, Maurice Sendak’s great children’s book is a favorite of mine, and the title popped into my head last night while taking a few minutes...

I’ve discovered something over the last year. We all need ways to empty our minds of the massive amount of stimuli that bombard us daily....

I’ve been “underground” for the past month, meaning not on my regular social media platform, Instagram. I’ve been deep in commission work...

Here’s a piece I’ve been working on for a little while now, 22x28” oil on canvas, and I think I’m close on calling it- he struggle that...

Patsy must’ve had some sewing machine issues the other day. I sketched this van while it was conveniently parked in front of the studio...

In an attempt to bridge sketching and painting, I attacked this found still life in the studio from an odd, distorting angle, and did a...

Another quick sketch to get in the swing of just doing, without too much thought or planning. Even dirty dishes offer subject matter for...

It’s rainy and dreary this morning, I’m working on commissions, and am committing myself, yet again!, to daily sketching. I go through...

I have a renewed interest in trying to simplify the elements in my paintings. By that I mean not getting lost in the details. In this new...

I started this commission process a while back, which included meeting at the clients’ home, and seeing the view that was to be painted....

A new wave is taking shape in the studio, a 20x30 inch oil on linen. I usually start with a quick block in, using my 3 color palette and...