Jimmy Craig Womble II
Down East
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...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
- Jul 5, 2021
- 1 min
Frames make a difference
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...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
- Jul 3, 2021
- 1 min
Sketching daily
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...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
- Jun 21, 2021
- 1 min
A big sketch
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...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
- Apr 28, 2021
- 1 min
Clouds over the sound
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...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
- Mar 3, 2021
- 1 min
On the trail
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...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
- Feb 14, 2021
- 2 min
Core Banks Kitchen #3- what’s old is new!
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...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
- Feb 11, 2021
- 1 min
In the Night Kitchen
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...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
- Feb 5, 2021
- 1 min
Thunder over Emerald Isle- almost done?
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...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
- Feb 3, 2021
- 1 min
Out the window
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...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
- Feb 2, 2021
- 1 min
Morning mini- 12x6” oil on panel
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...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
- Jan 27, 2021
- 1 min
Honest sketching
It’s rainy and dreary this morning, I’m working on commissions, and am committing myself, yet again!, to daily sketching. I go through...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
- Jan 27, 2021
- 1 min
Stormy sky- a work in progress 30x20” oil painting
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...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
- Jan 23, 2021
- 2 min
Commission sketches help firm up ideas in the clients mind...and most importantly, yours.
I started this commission process a while back, which included meeting at the clients’ home, and seeing the view that was to be painted....
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
- Jan 17, 2021
- 1 min
A new one in progress!
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...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
- Jan 16, 2021
- 1 min
Winter work.
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...
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Jimmy Craig Womble II
- Jan 6, 2021
- 1 min
Core Banks Kitchen #3
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...
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