Pepper warm up...

I have a couple commissions to work on - got the canvas and supplies ordered for those and while I'm waiting for that to arrive decided to warm up with some veggie paintings.  The farm stands are a real inspiration right now!  Here are my latest peppers (24" x 30") - just for fun!  Think I'll call it "Pepper Dance."

Back home…and back to work!

Its good to be back home from our travels.  Had a great time, but I've been itching to get back in my studio.  Last week I took some of my new work to the Village Gallery in Oriental.  The photo doesn't do it justice, the work looks great in their gallery… but this will give you an idea.

Nice light...

Enjoying the morning light here in the NC mountains again… could be another painting inspiration?  Have had an enjoyable month of traveling, on my way back home now…

On my travels...

Michael said the deer were bigger out west.  He's right!  This is a South Dakota deer:

New work

One of my relatives is involved in showing horses.  She just got married and I painted this for her as a wedding present.  Hope she likes it!

Award at Wilmington!

One of my entries in the Wilmington Art Association's Spring show, held in conjunction with the NC Azalea Festival, won the Georgia and Jack Newton Memorial Award.  Woo too!  Here's the winning piece.  It's called "Regard" and its 36" x 36."

Back home...

Can't believe how quickly a month - an entire month! - went by in Florida.  Enjoyed exploring the Tallahassee area then down to Alexander Springs (nice clear water chilly swim) and then our favorite Kissimmee Prairie.  Had planned to paint but decided to spend the time exploring instead and "filling the well."

When we left I had a number of half-finished paintings.  Now I am working to finish some up.  Here's a marsh view than I'm working on now… We really do have that wash of purple in the early morning this time of year…