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...

I cannot tell you how excited I am to flip the page on 2020! What a trying year for everyone I’m sure. I spent the majority of the past...

Here we are, two weeks back from vacation, and I’ve been back in the studio desperately trying to finish a few commissions. It took most...

So, after months of back and forth on this 24x48” wave painting, I’m calling it done!

I change the wave paintings on my easel several times over the course of a studio day. Today, this one took up a lot of the time. I’m...

A quick sketch in pencil, used as a reference to paint an oil sketch.

A recently completed painting on the easel

Good Monday! I feel habits are formed by doing, so I’m throwing a test out, from my iPhone, from the studio! So here is a little...