Cahoon's (SOLD)

Oil on linen 12"X6"

Ocean front cottages in Nag's Head.

Jenettes Pier

Beyond the horizon

this painting is sold

Offshore

Blowing a gale offshore.

Beaufort Scales

Oil on canvas 10"X30"

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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"

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Little White Dog

This was a fun little thing. 

Oil on panel 6"X8"

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Next Trip

Stockton thinks "Next Trip" is another reference to the morning's shoe incident or perhaps a cruel joke at his expense.

Oil on canvas 9"X12"

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The Shouting Match

All work on the boat comes to a complete stop when the captain and the first mate begin to point fingers and argue over trivial details.

Oil on canvas 12"X16" $285 Shipping insurance included.

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Shedder's Waltz(SOLD)

 I did something a little different here, my wee mouton. I first coated the canvas with black acrylic paint, 2 coats. I wanted to paint this instead of drawing and then coloring, which is my usual M.O.  It got me here faster and in a more loose manner.

 When I first moved to the outer banks I did not know what crab shedders were. In an elaborate process, females blue crabs are set out in pans of circulating brackish water. At an appropriate time in May, a male crab is introduced to the pan. The females sense the male and assume its time to molt. The female willingly sheds her hard crusty exoskeleton with the assumption mating will ensue (ensue?). The moment she has molted she is placed on ice and awaits her true fate. Fried Softshells. Crab shedding is what its called. If the crabs are not put on ice all but immediately, they become paper shells and then leatherbacks and then back to hard shell crabs.

Oil on canvas 16"X20"

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la fetch, la fetch(SOLD)

About This Painting:

This golden retriever chases tennis balls in the surf on the outer banks of North Carolina.

Media: oil on stretched canvas

Size: 8 in X 16 in (20.3 cm X 40.6 cm)

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A Paris Stomp

Here Rick Nilson does his best to mock the masters. In this case the artist is Gustave Caillebotte and the painting is "Paris, Rainy Street". "I have just sketched in some of the shapes. No.  Don't ask me why. I spend a lot of time deciding what not to paint. Yes. If I get past it, then there is the "how not to paint it" bit. Sometimes. I will probably keep adding paint to this. No.  Don't ask me why. I am having a lot of fun with this scene, but there is just so much.....stuff." He said.

 Oil on canvas 14"X11"

The Bell "Murder!", I answered(SOLD)

This cat can be a real jerk. Sure, I  enjoy the occasional headless songbird as much as the next guy. Shirley, however, was bringing me more than we could really use.  I decided to try a collar and a bell in an attempt to level the field. Later that evening she brought a dead bunny to my studio door and proceeded to sling it's  lifeless body around like a bloody glove made of fine italian leather. When the limp carcess hit the sliding glass door for the second time she looked up at me. "Murder!", I answered.  Oil on canvas 8"X16" This painting is sold.

Healthcare Crab (SOLD)

In a grandstand prank aimed directly at  health care reform, this north carolina bluecrab tears off its own claw, and hopelessly clouds the issue. If you would like to have this painting, send me an email.

Oil on canvas 24"X24"
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Your Name Here (SOLD)

About This Painting:

When I was a kid I wanted a tee shirt like the ones I saw advertised with the girl and the guy standing there proudly modeling the bold text saying "Your Name Here". When I started painting this it seemed appropriate to add my own POV.   A blatant go at art appealing to the masses. This little house is in Nag's Head across from "Jockey's Ridge""Between the Highways"

Media: Oil on stretched canvas

Size: 12 in X 20 in (30.5 cm X 50.8 cm)

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Johnny Too Crab(SOLD)

A blue crab original by Outer Banks Artist Rick Nilson

Accept no Substitute. Copy no Other.

Oil on canvas 10"X20"

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Nouvelle Heron Blues (SOLD)

This guy spends winters in my back yard.

Oil on canvas 11"X14"
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Helga Street(SOLD)

I am considering doing a series of painting of the beach accesses along the Outer Banks of North Carolina. This is Helga Street in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Oil on canvas 24"X12"
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Kosher Crawfish

Oil on canvas 8"X16"
When I painted this I was trying to put this my crawfish on jade mosaic as a background. It changed the scale of the subject in an interesting way.
"The Last Crawfish on Jade"
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The Last BlueCrab in Pink Floyd (SOLD)

About This Painting:

This is a painting of the last blue crab in Pink Floyd. You know what that means.

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Avalon Lately (SOLD)

This is a painting of the Avalon Pier in Kill Devil Hills North Carolina in the spring one winter day.

I decided to stay as loose as was comfortable with this and I do like the effects. Certainly less labored.

Oil on canvas 8"X16"

Thanks for looking.
The house in "Rodanthe Night" Serendipity is being moved. It has been cut away from the pilings and is setting alongside of North Carolina Highway 12 with a moving truck under it.
click here for a live beachcam
(SOLD to a repeat collector in Reno)

If you missed the move. here is a youtube video of it.
click here

Morbidly Feline

 What I painted today. I tried something else a couple of times. I have wiped away enough paint to do 4 paintings. Its only paint and my cat Lovee. Oil on canvas 12"X9"

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A study in bird (SOLD)

This is another running bird. Fun little paintings of birds at the beach chasing the waves.

Oil on canvas panel 8"X10"

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