A Brief History of Tuna

Here again. another year painting and blogging about it. Lots of things happened in 2015. I will not bore you with them all, but I did paint a lot this year. I did not blog all that much. It is so true that painting is easy when you don't know how and very difficult when you do. I would say that it is harder than easy now. I am learning .....and here is proof.  A tuna sampler.

Oil on canvas 24"X 36"

Kaw Liga (SOLD)

This sketch north of Avalon Pier depicts Kaw Liga.

 The wooden Indian looks out from an oceanfront deck for his Indian maid.

Oil on canvas 10"X 30"

Thanks for liking my work.

This painting is sold.

Shrimp (SOLD)

Oil on canvas 8"X 24"

this painting is sold.

Brown Vase and Lemons

This was a fun still life I did one day.

Thank you for looking.

This was a gift for my brother's wife Gayle.

Moored in Abstraction

This was a fun little abstract. 

Oil on canvas 12"X16"

send me an email and I will sell this.

ricknilson@gmail.com

thanks again.

Coons in Blue

Oil on canvas 12" X 16"

my first attempt at raccoons

A Summer Day by Avalon Pier (SOLD)

This piece started out as a commission.

I rather liked this shot of the south side of Avalon Pier one summer day.

Oil on canvas 24"X 36"

This painting is sold.

Blue Heron Flashing

Oil on canvas 12"X16"

This wonderful bird fishes in my back yard.

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Corolla Wedding House

I was trolling facebook the other day and found the watercolor by Louise Rayner of The Head of the West Bow, Edinburgh.

 I had to paint this.

 The most fun painting I have done in a while. 

Oil on canvas 24"X 36"

Fine Blue Heron (SOLD)

Something a little "tighter" than I usually do.

Oil on canvas 12"X16"

Thank you for looking.

This painting is sold.

Little White Dog

This was a fun little thing. 

Oil on panel 6"X8"

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Ying Yang Shrimp

Oil on canvas 8"X24"

two shrimp 

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Price: $275 USD

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Long Tall Gull (SOLD)

Oil on canvas 8"X24"

Thanks for looking here

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Surf Gull (SOLD)

a seagull at the water's edge.

Oil on canvas 12"X16"

this painting is sold.

 

Still Life with Lemons (SOLD)

This was a fun little still life I did one lazy afternoon.

Oil on canvas 12"X16"

Thank you for looking.

this painting is sold.

Gull listen (SOLD)

Oil on panel 8"X10"

this painting is sold.

Unattended

A life guard station sits unattended in the company of oceanfront gazebo's on the beach in Nag's Head, North Carolina.

Oil on canvas 16" X 20"

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thanks for looking.

East West (SOLD)

here be 1 shrimp headed east and one headed west.

Go Bears!

Oil on canvas 11"X14"

this painting is sold

Ballyhoo

In tune with keeping completely off track...ballyhoo.

Oil on canvas 12"X16" 

this painting is on hold.

Holstein (SOLD)

a cow.

Oil on panel 8"X10"

This painting is sold

Lobster

Oil on canvas 16"X 12"

shine on lobster.

$225 shipping included.

Blue (SOLD)

For a long time I have tried to come up with a better name for this painting of a blue shrimp boat in Wanchese Harbor. So "Blue" seemed to fit my mantra.

Oil on canvas 24" X 36"

I am going to call this painting officially my 1500th painting and post. Not such an important number really, but 1500 times now I have clicked on that "publish" button and tried to remain true to that wonder that is painting. That in itself is somewhat impressive. Yes. I hope to complete another 1500 or at least my masterpiece. I must believe it is still ahead of me. Thank you for coming to my blog and thank you for buying all these paintings!

This painting is sold.

Party Shrimp

Oil on canvas 12" X 16"

. This one has a green tail.

$225 shipping included.

The Sailfish on Avalon Pier (SOLD)

One year, (possibly 1990), someone caught a sailfish from the end of The Avalon Fishing Pier. The wind had been blowing steady out of the east for what must have been 2 weeks. The wind brought the gulfstream on shore. I saw flying fish jump at the edge of the piling and the weeds and plants that line the gulfstream were littered up and down the beach. Charlie Falk owned the pier. There was a sign next to the "Avalon Fishing Pier" that read "Charlie Falk Auto". Charlie had a special display case built on the facade of the pier house.   For years after a replica of the fish baked behind the glass in the afternoon sun.

Oil on canvas 10" X 30"

This painting is sold.

3121 VDT (SOLD)

Commissions are always a little weird for me most of the time anyway, but this one is remarkable in that the client wanted the same house painted 3 times. I did 4 just to allow myself the opportunity to fail once or else I did one more to make the other 3 better. you decide.

Thanks for everything and I hope all of these are sold.

Oil on canvas 20"X 20"X 4

Step into the light (SOLD)

Oil on linen panel 16"X20"

Art and life are both pretty messy sometimes.

Thank you for looking.

Sincerely

this painting is sold.

How it was (SOLD)

Oil on linen panel 16"X20"

How it was on the Outer Banks of North Carolina

this painting is sold.

Rent me for a little while

These ladies are looking for something. I can only guess what it may be.

Oil on linen panel 16"X20"

Thanks for looking

Dogs (SOLD)

Oil on linen panel 16"X20"

Dogs in Wanchese

this painting is sold

The Money Shot (SOLD)

Oil on linen panel

16"X20"

thank you for looking here

this painting is sold.

Driftin' too far from Shore (SOLD)

I tried to reach you honey, but you're...

"Driftin' too far from Shore"

Oil on canvas 16"X24"

This painting is sold.

Miss

Oil on canvas 10"X20"

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Light my Crab (SOLD)

Oil on canvas 16"X20"

thank you for looking

This painting is sold.

Woodland Cardinals (SOLD)

Oil on canvas 11"X14"

something a little different.

this painting is sold.

Bleached Blonde (SOLD)

Oil on cradled panel 8"X10"

this painting is sold.

Thank you for being there, here...wherever.

A Little Something on the Go (SOLD)

a Great White Egret

Oil on panel 12"X24"X1/2" mdf

Send me an email. I will sell this.

This time I mean it.

this painting is sold.

A Dangling Conversation

Oil on canvas 16"X20"

this painting is no longer available

In Committee

Black headed seagulls discussing something in committee.

Yes!...well...no. Fine.

Oil on panel 10"X24

can I get a witness

$350 shipping included.

 

Threefer (SOLD)

more black headed seagulls.

Oil on panel 9"X12"

This painting is sold.

Twofer (SOLD)

Black headed Seagulls

a chance to mix greys. Who knew that could be rewarding.

Oil on panel 11"X14"

this painting is sold.

One Shrimp (SOLD)

Another NC Shrimp painted by Rick Nilson

Accept no substitute.

Oil on canvas 8"X24"

this painting is sold.

Silent Seagull (SOLD)

Oil on panel 12"X16"

this painting is sold

Monocrome Fish

and now it looks sort of like this.

I am not sure just what kind of fish this is. There is a metal sculpture outside of the Aquarium on Roanoke Island with a bunch of these.

Oil on canvas 16"X20"

Go Fish!

Sergeant Major

Sergeant Major. My favorite fish at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island.

Depicted here in Oil paint on 11"X14" panel

Little Stripped Fish (SOLD)

Oil on canvas 11"X14"

Thanks for looking. Maybe you would like to buy this.

this painting is sold

Little Fish (SOLD)

Oil on canvas 11"X14"

These were fun little fish. I went to the aquarium the other day and decided to paint some of those colorful fish, I have done a few others that I will post soon.

Let me know if you would like this original Rick Nilson.

this painting is sold