A new year...

...has begun at Crosswinds. The sunrises in the January mornings have been spectacular. True inspiration for a new year of creative endeavors.

Crosswinds landscape

...and here's the result of the plein aire session from the front yard... what a spot.

Plein Air Palette

The marsh has been gorgeous all fall. The Salicornium plant turns color - beautiful yellow ochres, burnt sienna colors mixed in with bright yellow and greens. I've worked on a few landscapes out in the front yard. Here is my palette with a piece of the Salicornium on it and the marsh in the background.

Sunrise at Crosswinds

We've been enjoying some incredible sunrises here this fall... I've attempted to capture a taste of this morning's pre-sunrise colors on video, doesn't do it full justice of course!

Latest commission

This was a fun commission. The husband of a friend of mine wanted a painting of her in my choice of fun colors based on a photo from her when they were first married many years ago. I delivered it to them for her birthday and she loved it (phew!).

Through the looking glass...

Here's a photo my friend Michael took of me from outside looking in through the window... I was concentrating on a new painting. You can see the reflection of the river in the window. Nice shot.

SeaFair Mega Yacht

Just went through a wild wonderful week-end aboard the SeaFair, a mega-yacht decked out with 4 floors of gallery space. See www.expoships.com for some photos. She docked in Morehead City for the Seafood Festival last week-end, and I was fortunate enough to be one of the artists on-board. The state-of-the-art gallery spaces were a joy to use. Here's the gallery I was assigned. It was satisfying to have a body of work shown in the best possible conditions.

There was a steady pace of visitors to the ship. I did a painting demonstration most days and really enjoyed interacting with folks. A very successful week-end.