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oil painting, plein air - December 04, 2023

Adventures in Plein Air Painting- The Olmstead Georgia Color Paint Quick

My First Plein Air Paint Quick competition

October Congregation

Fall is here and with it brings a dazzling display of color! Golds, ambers, purples and garnets dot the woods where I live. I had been eyeing a peanut field across from my mailbox and driveway for over a month. The peanuts grew and were harvested leaving a dusty trail of leftover peanut vines. These the farmers rolled for hay, using big, noisy equipment that quickly deposited the rolls of hay bales across the field. I must have taken thirty or forty photos of the field and hay bales to ensure that the lighting was just right. The rows of...

Painting a Relic and An Upcoming Sale

Old Pump in Springtime, 8" x 10" Oil on Canvas. Not long ago I had the pleasure of painting buried treasure for a client. Ok, maybe not the treasure that reality show treasure seekers hunt. Or pirates. But buried treasure like this is much more valuable. Relics from days gone by, like an old homeplace or antiques with special memories, that is the real treasure. This particular relic was an old water pump, long abandoned at the client's husband's homeplace. Semi-buried in a field overgrown with vines and wildflowers, it was an artist's dream to paint. My imagination running wild with...

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farm, oil painting, Tifton, UGATifton - October 23, 2019

A Trip to UGA Tifton Future Farmstead

UGA Tifton Future Farmstead, 11" x 14" Oil on Canvas. I'm always looking for new places to paint. I'll occasionally post to social media asking for suggestions around the area and I always get a great response. So many places are mentioned that I've not thought of or didn't even know existed. It's nice to see my followers are genuinely interested in my next onsite painting location and also that they took the time to let me know. One of the places I'd not thought of is the Future Farmstead at the UGA Tifton Campus. It is truly beautiful there and...

Dusk at the Island

My heart often wanders to the beach, even when I cannot travel. It remembers the briny scent of the breeze and the rhythmic fall of the waves. Just the thought of the coast soothes my spirit and centers me. When I can make the trip, my favorite destination is the Golden Isles, specifically Jekyll and Saint Simons Island. Feeling the soft crunch of sand beneath my feet and the warmth of the sun on my face does more for my body and mind than therapy ever could. I found myself longing for the beach recently and because I could...