Fallen Flower

Fallen Flower

$100

Oil on Canvas

8 x 10 inches

2009

Auburn, Alabama

These flowers have been blooming in my yard for months now. They are very simple and even when they are wilting have a beautiful color. I thought it would be nice to let just the color of the followers dominate so they were placed in a white on white set up.

One flower lies wilted out of the vase. This was just for design but as I looked at it as I painted I thought of it more as a metaphor or symbol.

Still Life With Pear

Still Life with a Pear

$100

Oil on panel

8 x 10 inches

2009

Auburn, Alabama

It has been a while since I have done a classical still life. It was a good day to stay in the studio as I have not gotten used to the Alabama heat since returning from Canada. I’ll have to brave it and head outside to paint soon.

Sunlit Window

Sunlit Window

$100

Oil on Canvas

5 x7 inches

2009

Auburn, Alabama

Every morning I walk into the mansion’s back door and look into this room and see the light sparkling through the window and say to myself, “I should paint this”. This morning after eights years I finally painted it . I won’t wait so long next time

Log Jump

Log Jump

$100

Oil on Canvas

5 x 7 inches

2009

Auburn, Alabama

My daughter Savannah was attending a horse camp at Auburn University and on the final day the parents were invited to come out and watch. Any horse event involves a lot of waiting so I decided that I could get my daily painting while waiting.

Behind the rings where she was riding there were a series of cross country jumps. Some logs jumps, barrels, and fences. The log jump had an interesting color against the green grass and the large oak in the back framed it out. I haven’t painted a 5”x7” in a while and though it would be quick but as it turns out a painting is a painting “ no matter how small”.

Coosa River

Coosa River

Watercolor on paper

4 x6 inches

2009

Wetumpka, Alabama

All I can fit in my kayak is a small watercolor kit. It is the model of efficiency all folding up to about 3” x6”. It makes for a nice pause on the river to stop and paint. This spot was just to the side of Moccasin Gap. This is a popular spot for kayakers to surf in a large continuous wave.

Window Tulips

Window Tulips

$100

Oil on Canvas

16 x 20 inches

2009

Auburn, Alabama

I thought that finding something to do with tulips would be easy. They are so colorful and simple; surely I could just throw together a set up. I went though idea after idea and nothing caught me. To make it more difficult the tulips were drooping terribly.

To remedy the droop I put holes in a Styrofoam coffee cup, shoved the tulips in and put the whole thing in a pot. I then carried the pot from place to place until it landed on my studio window sill. At that point I was ready to throw it on the floor and paint the mess.

I liked the shear curtain and the glazed pot. I little fine tuning and it was ready to be painted.

Back From Canada!- Leaving the Shade

Leaving the Shade

$100

Oil on Canvas

8 x10 inches

2009

Auburn, Alabama

This was attempting to paint the heat of Alabama. I was looking for a place to paint in Auburn and I thought the farmers market would be the perfect choice. I packed up all my stuff, went to the market, bought some flax seeds, looked all around and decided that nothing was doing it for me . With that the case I didn’t want to fail at a painting with an audience.

I drove over to the area where the university studies cattle. I never could resist a cow painting. The cows however had taken refuge from the sun under the tall pine trees. I was tired of looking for something to paint so I settled on the trees.

The light was very harsh so I decided to boost the color and show the heat. Toward the end of the painting the sun was going down and out came the cows. I kicked around the idea of putting them in for about 5 minutes and before they got too close sketched them in.