The Abandoned Leona Faith in Wanchese Harbour

This painting has been sitting in an obscure part of my studio for 11 years. The trawler “Leona Faith”

during her demolition in Wanchese Harbour circa 2009.

Oil on canvas 16”X20”

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In a Red Bikini (SOLD)

Finally. I started and halted no less than half a dozen paintings, not really "feelin' it" with any of them. I started this one and the next thing I knew I was putting red smears on all the little parts.

Oil on panel 11"X14"

this painting is sold.

Soon (SOLD)

This is sort of what my ancient cat "Prissie" looks like. She is 18 years old. yes. 18. She sleeps all the time and is missing a lot of teeth. When she awakes and looks at me with tired eyes, I answer "soon". Oil on canvas 5"X7"  This painting is sold.

Red Lobster (SOLD)

I host a painting workshop in my studio on most tuesdays. Today we all painted red lobsters.

Here is mine.

This painting is sold.

 

Dire Frog

Oil on canvas 36"X24"
This painting is no longer available.

Stranded, Caught in the Crosswalk (SOLD)

I have been painting this surfer on two different canvases at two different beach accesses for the last 2 days. Indeed, and then I realized it was me.

"Stranded, caught in the crosswalk."
Oil on canvas 16"X12"
This painting is sold.

Nags Head Beach Access(SOLD)

Some one asked me if OBX stood for Out of Body eXperience. Only on vacation. This is a beach access along the beachroad. In a way this painting is opening an entire new scene of paintings to me. I am kind of excited about this piece.

Oil on canvas 20"X16"

This painting is SOLD.

Canadas on Ice (SOLD)

These are Canada Geese and not Canadian Geese.

Canadians are people with DNA similar to regular people.

Oil on Canvas 11"X14"

This painting is SOLD

 

Attempts at Rows(SOLD)

Oil on canvas 14"X11"
(SOLD)

Horse and crab

Pencil sketches

John's DriveIn Kitty Hawk

This is John's DriveIn in Kitty Hawk, NC.
This place has been a lunchtime institution during the season on the Outer Banks for probably 30 years. I was more than a little upset when they stopped serving "Tuna Boats"  (fried tuna bits and fries in a paper boat).  Now they serve "Dolphin Boats" or ocassionally "Trout Boats"   I believe there is a bit of the original oil  from 30 years ago still in the fryer.

 Open in Season. No Public Restooms. I am still trying to create the trainwreck effect. I have not tried starting with a completely black canvas except in one mini blue crab. It may be an approach. I do like the fluid feel of this piece.
Oil on canvas 8"X16"
this painting is no longer available.

Tragic Tail of Happy Dog

This one was fun. More of the Trainwrecks in SloMo.

Oil on canvas 14"X10"

Please baby nodp

"Gimme back the money baby" Rev. Gary Davis

The Wild One (nodp)

This lucky little girl got to try out her trainer wheels while on vacation with her family on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

Oil on canvas 9"X12" not for sale

Bring it with you when you come (SOLD)

For me a work in progress can change in good ways. I decided to forget the architecture. I think it is an improvement. This is a very good exercise to see my works in progress next to my photos in thumbnail.

This painting is a work in progress. I decided to show you my subjects. I saw what Dana Cooper did with the 5 girls on a bench and here I come.  I decided to try to paint this because I did not think I could.   I am still not sure. Sometimes my works in progress should have stayed there or here or bring it with you when you come.

Now that we are discussing bring it with you when you come........

Someone bought "Serendipity" the house in Rodanthe in previous paintings and is moving it to a "safer" location. As a rule the minimum building  distance for a single family residence  from the ocean (MBL) (minimum building line) is determined this way.

 The erosion rate X The length of your mortage. 

an example.

A 30 year mortgage in an erosion zone determined to be 4 feet a year would be 120' back from the first line of stable vegetation, wherever that is....

Oil on Canvas 8"X16"
this painting is sold.

A little Shirley Now and Zen (SOLD)

Here again is my cat doing zen like things in my backyard. I need a new venue or a new pet or a jonre. Maybe a niche. I have always wanted to have my own one of those. Yes, I need a nice little niche. Not too big, not too small, just one to call my very own. One that fits this perfect hell I'm in.

Oil on canvas 8"X20
(SOLD to a repeat collector)

Nascrab

A blue crab moving fast

Oil on canvas 20"X16"

this painting is no longer available.

Pacifics in Chains(SOLD)

This is Pacifics, a commercial fishing boat docked in Wanchese Harbor, on the Outer Banks of  North Carolina.
Oil on canvas 20"X16"
This painting is sold.

Old Guy on Board (SOLD)

This was a fun painting.

oil on canvas 14"X10" (SOLD)

Orange Wings

This little girl had too much going on not to paint her.

Oil on canvas 12"X16"
this is no longer available.