I’m happy to be back in the Mattie King this season with my running partners Mandy Johnson and Lisa Tuchek hanging in the gallery’s...

I’ve been prowling the beach the last month or so, and noticed the tractor is out with its flat bottomed boat for striking and pulling in...

I’ve worked this 24x36” oil on canvas as much as I can! It depicts a spot I frequently sketch and paint in watercolor, and enjoyed...

Another 30x40” in progress! Oil on canvas, this little marshy area is next to a bridge near my son‘s school- the morning light breaking...

I’ve been putting in some time on this Carrot Island piece and like where it’s going. It’s still in progress, and is getting thicker...

This time of year inspires so much. The weather is warm, but less humid, the colors of waning summer turn from all green to greens,...

I have joined forces with New Elements Gallery, in downtown Wilmington, NC. There are three pieces there, and I’m working on some brand...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I put this fun video together using the go pro app. It is showing the beginning of a commission I’ve started for the winter. 40x60” oil...

So, in beginning to re-arrange the studio and get set for a new year of work, I got this 16x20” out- a painting I’ve always loved but...