Paintings

The Golden Hour

oil on panel

 Found Planet Series, Encaustic on Panel

 Good Morning Sunshine, Oil and Cold Wax, one of three parts

 Red Sea, Oil and Cold Wax

 Red Sky, oil and cold wax

 The Long Journey, oil and cold wax, 48 x 48

 Free Fall, oil on canvas, 36 x 36

 Leaving the Nest, encaustic on panel (sold)

 Nightside #2, oil and Cold Wax (sold)

 Nightside #1, oil and cold wax (sold)

Plunge

Oil on canvas

36x36

Homecoming

Oil on Panel

48 x 48

Full Tilt

Oil on Panel

24 x 24

Good Morning Sunshine

Oil on Panel, one of three parts

Hot Slumber

Oil on Panel

Horizon
Oil on Panel
48 x 48

Landscapes in Oil and Cold Wax

Started on location across the street from the studio, this painting is a traditional oil painted with a palette knife. I have been learning to use this tool, studying with Bob Martin at RES.

This year I have been really into landscape, working rather small (20" x 20" or smaller usually) The two above are derived from the scenes in the mountains this past summer. Some of the plants really thrived in the hot temperatures, giving us a different look at the landscape. Things got a bit over grown, as it was just too hot to mow some days.

Nightscape, one of a four part series showing the rising and setting moon. These are at The Art House in Atlanta. http://thearthouseatlanta.com/

" Havana Evening"

I will post some pics of my new encaustics soon. I have studied with the master of this medium, Mary Farmer, at RES and am really enjoying all this waxy stuff.......cold, hot and oil pastels too. Please come by the studio and see what is happening, and check out the class schedule too!

Asian Medallion

See abstract work at The Revoling Arts Gallery in Hendersonville, NC,

at 310 ART Gallery in Asheville and starting August 15 at the swanky Tupelo Honey in downtown Asheville. My pleine aire landscape work can be seen at Woolworth Walk Gallery in Downtown Asheville, NC.

Be sure you come see the art, and meet me at 310 ART in the historic river arts district of Asheville!!

Roar

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Laguna Verde

After the Solstice

Violet Landscape - part I

Violet Landscape - part II

In this century we are faced with many uncertainties, from immediate cultural concerns to long term issues of climate change that will impact the earth and its inhabitants in countless unknown ways.

Ostara, Oil on Canvas Sold



Getting attuned to the natural earth cycles we know and can predict can give us a sense of wonder and joy as we move through our daily experiences. Contemplation of what we see in our daily experiences, tiny unseen microscopic activity and the vast universal movements of celestial bodies we can only imagine has led to the abstract paintings you see here.

Hidden Moon, Oil on Canvas

Since these ideas are abstract, it seems natural to not be too literal in the visual expression. The visible landscape is always a reference point, giving me a starting place. Color adds expression to emotion and spiritual experience. I have been drawn to the circular shape for many years, and I wonder if this might refer to the natural cycles of the earth, and of birth, death and then rebirth. These thoughts and observances have been at the core of my thinking as this series of paintings evolves.

Big Bang, Oil on Canvas

Perhaps you will have some interpretations of your own, and I invite you to share your ideas!

Asian Dream, Oil on Canvas

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The Winter Solstice, which really lasts only an instant each year, is the time of year that people the world over celebrate in religions as ancient as Neolithic practices to Holy Days today. Following the Winter Solstice in our hemisphere it is a time of looking forward to the rebirth of the earth - for longer, warmer days and the colorful sights and savory smells of spring as crops are planted and grow. It is the time of the year for looking ahead with optimism and ingenuity. These paintings are dedicated to the wonder of all the things we can see, the things we can only imagine and to the peace that comes as we savor each moment of our experience.

Between the Two Evenings, Oil on Canvas

See current Abstract Paintings at 310 ART gallery, 191 Lyman Street, #310, Asheville, NC 828-776-2716

Red Omen

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This Oil Pastel on Lokta paper is going to reside in Merida, Mexico!

Mountain Stream

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Last spring I had an injury that prevented me from painting for three months. To get back to painting, I decided to practice with some small landscape oil paintings that would require some careful observation of nature, and also be easy for me to move around. All my abstract work is based on landscape and I love the mountain terrain, probably the feature of WNC that draws so many artists here to live and work. The rocks in this particular area are almost completely covered with a dense carpet of moss that thrives in this cool, moist, shaded spot. It is almost surreal in appearance!

This is a painting of one of the many small streams in the mountains, this one in the Botanical Gardens near the site of the "Battle of Asheville", right in the city! To read about the rag-tag (but victorious) confederate stand against Union troops go to: http://thomaslegion.net/battleofasheville.html.

Afternoon Repose

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This is a small landscape of my side yard. In the spring and summer the our mountain looks like an enchanted forest, and I love the wild look just before the grass is mowed! The "thinking log" is a great place to sit and watch as the sun begins to set and the fire flies wake up. The sunlight through the thick forest is dramatic in the afternoon.

Twilight

See this work at 310 ART
Just outside my bedroom window is an old tree stump. A few years ago I planted ornamental bamboo inside the stump, and it loves this home. The four o'clocks (so named because the blossoms close in the daylight, and begin to open a day's end) are volunteer plants that spring up everywhere. The wheel barrow is my holiday gift received a few years ago. Yes, I always wanted one! I stopped this painting, before I began to paint every blade of grass!

Bomb Island

Bomb Island, on Lake Murray in South Carolina is so named as it was used for target practice by pilots during WWII. Today it is the seasonal home for the Purple Martins, who roost at night in the tree tops. It is quite a sight to see the birds return to the island in the evening, in large (huge) flocks of swirling activity.