I blame myself (SOLD)

The photo does not do the painting justice. too much flash. Another few hours with washes and bob ross clouds. I think it wise to set this aside and move on.
I felt I should slow down on this painting. It just seems like I ignore it and attack it in short bursts. The house probably has 9 coats of paint. pretty much oxide red. the sky has changed colors about 6 times. I had some great clouds that resembled potatos. The green area has only about 3 to 6 coats of paint. I scraped off paint a couple of times. I read in an artblog today "if you can't paint, paint big." People like that. this painting is definitely lowercase. all the way. My camera caught this at 35 miles per hour. I don't know how I have missed this beautiful little red cottage. I doubt that it will be around long. I will look for it now on my trips back and forth along North Carolina Highway 12, the beachroad. When it meets the wrecking ball it may be replaced by a 12 bedroom 14 bath McMansion. Glad I caught it.

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Acrylic on canvas 18"X36. (SOLD)Thanks Debbie from Richmond. I hope you like the painting. Please feel free to leave a comment.

Clinton's Hiefer (painting bleak lives)

The promise of a brief life as a milk factory. 24"X24" Acrylic on canvas.

This painting is available in the KDHCOOP.

Debbie's foal

Debbie is an internet friend. her blog is on the bottom of the page. see the foal there. This painting is kicking my but. lots of hours. some progress. I am down to 40 layers of paint on poor debbie's face. The good new's is she lost 20 pounds, but I can't finish the face. I tried a cap and that didn't help. how can an area 1" X1" be so tough. Acrylic on canvas 16"X18"
this painting is no longer available.

Lagoon Como

There is a picturesque lake somewhere in Italy called Lake Como. A lot of respected painters try to capture moments in places like that or Venice. It looks a little like this only there are lots of stone vases with red geraniums set out along orange stucco walls. Other than that its still Lagoon Como. Do you like sausage on your pizza? It is difficult to turn away from beauty like this!

Acrylic on Canvas 12"X24"

This painting is no longer available.

Justin's Pasture

Justin Nilson is another one of my 80+ aged uncles. He used to have a dairy farm. He had all the modern stuff, like plows and corn pickers. One year his plow caught the corner of a very large rock. Soon after that he sold his dairy cows and switched his operation to beef cattle. The plow hasn't put furrows in his pastures in 30 years.
 Acrylic on Canvas 12"X24"
this painting is no longer available.

Don't Look Back (SOLD)

There is a lesson here for all of us. Somehow these animal paintings are beginning to feel like just an induldgence. Who want's some ass hanging on their wall? . I may hang this in my May One Artist Show at The Dare County Arts Council Gallery in Manteo, NC. Unless somebody out there in cyberworlds wants an ass hanging on their wall. Acrylic on Canvas 36"X24".

This painting is entered into the Molly Fearing Art Competition (SOLD)

STAY OFF THE DUNES (SOLD)

I didn't mean to turn this dune into a garden, but I guess it is. Which reminds me, STAY OFF THE DUNES!

acrylic on canvas 16"x24"
this painting is sold.

Mom's Rooster (SOLD)

This was Mom's favorite rooster. I think I got my love for feathered creatures from her. Or, it could have been that greasy pizza, but I think it was the wine. Acrylic on linen 16"X12" Go ahead, buy it.(SOLD)

Beyond the Horizon (SOLD)

All your dreams will come true. You can show off your new tattoo. The kids will be out of school. The perfect beachday awaits. Emerald waves are lapping on summer's sand. Just beyond the horizion. Vacation on the OuterBanks. Acrylic on canvas 16"X36" (SOLD)

Milepost 10.X (SOLD)

Another sunny day on the beautiful Outer Banks of North Carolina. Jack Kerouac called them "long flyless afternoons with Orange Crush". This house has a nice sculpture of a dolphin over the front entry. I made that mistake of asking Cindy what she though of my new work. Yes, I am a glutton for punishment or I mean critiques. "It needs something". I added the car. pure fantacy. Acrylic on canvas. 20"X16" (SOLD!)

Milepost 3(SOLD)

A bright sunny day on the OuterBanks. I decided that the telephone pole alone did not completely divide the painting in half so I added the trashcan. "Just beyond the cottage someone is running slow motion on the beach, golden retriever in tow." Another one of them endless days. Acrylic on Canvas 16"X 20" (SOLD)

"Sand patterns" SOLD

After the wind dies down sand patterns appear along North Carolina Highway 12. Oil on Canvas (SOLD)