Swamp Azalea

I saw this beauty on my run along the Neusiok trail yesterday.  Its only knee high, but breathtaking.

HOT!

As I mentioned before, the Craven Arts Council invited area artists to submit paintings with a food-based theme for an upcoming show... I used to paint peppers - I love their organic shapes and rich colors (and flavor for that matter!).   So I thought I'd paint some hot ones.  Now I want to plant some in my little garden too.

Back in NC

We are back in North Carolina and spring is finally arriving.  I have a plateful of fun painting projects to work on, ranging from a commission of an adorable little girl to a "food-based" painting to more nudes.  I like a variety...

Here's one of the early signs of spring I've seen on my morning runs on the nearby Neusiok trail in the Croatan National Forest:   A dwarf iris.  Its barely 4" high.  Lovely.

Now I'm off to the studio to get to work!

Vero Beach

We had beautiful weather for the Vero Beach show.  Had a great time.  Here's a shot that one of the visitors took of me while I was doing a demo... Now we're back at Kissimmee Prairie State Preserve enjoying the open vistas until next week-end's show at Fort Myers.

Oils

We got a few lovely sunny days last week - just barely warm enough to be outside painting.  I decided to get my oil paints out (I usually work in acrylics when indoors to avoid the fumes).  Here's a panoramic marsh  I worked on.  Its 6" x 48."  I love to work outside.

Evening Tide

I'm recovering from a cold, so to ease back into the studio I decided to work on some marshes that were half finished.  With this one I decided to try to capture some of that feeling of iridescence seen on the river at the dawn and dusk of the day.  I used interference acrylics to get the effect.  Its an interesting start - I'm going to let it dry thoroughly and then see where to take it from here...  this is 12" x 48."

Sketchy

I've been working hard on a commission of two young girls... hopefully they are almost done now... in the evening I've been experimenting with the Sketch programs on my tablet.  There are so many possibilities with these different programs, I'm just scratching the surface.  Its great fun and a challenge. Here's one of my rudimentary sketches...