Tremendous Sky

Crosswinds never ceases to amaze me with its dramatic skies and water.  We had scattered showers pass through a few days ago… I got this panorama of them across the river.  I just stood in awe…. (I do that a lot here).

"Jet Stream" ….next in the series

Here's the next oil painting in my "waterscape" series…

What do you get…?

What do you get when your cross the Pamlico Sound (by ferry) with:

 - an oyster roast with friends where one triggers a discussion about this glorious river where I live

- discussions about art and philosophy with a trusted relative and writer

- an "art date" with a girlfriend who is pushing the envelope on her art

and

- a chance encounter with V.S. Gaitonde via the New York Times
(  see this article ) ?

well.

That plus many days (years?) of experimentation and then the decision to go back to oils resulted in this 18 x 36 River Blues. I'm kinda liking it…

Or it could even work this way.  Which way do you like best?

Departing Ocracoke...

Went out to Ocracoke Saturday for their annual Oyster Roast.  As I was departing on the next morning's ferry, I decided to get a quick shot of the Lighthouse.  Without planning, just pure coincidence, I caught the rising sun in the spot where the light shines…  Zowie!

Nice exposure...

The New Bern Sun Journal featured a photo of some of my paintings at Fine Arts at Baxter's in a recent edition:  Here's a link to the article.

12 x 12s

Got a little series of 12 x 12s completed - took 3 into Spouter's Inn for the ArtWalk last week-end.  Great fun.  It was lovely weather so I worked on a demo out on the deck - more on that later : )

Latest...

Here's my latest work in progress.  Feels good to get back to work after being on a tear of house projects!