Plutocrab (SOLD)

I heard this term used a lot during the election.

 This is what one might look like.

 Oil on canvas panel 6"X8"

this painting is sold.

 

 

Nag's Head Waterfront

Oil on panel 11"X14"

I dont know what happened to this. I may have painted over it. I do that sometimes.

this painting is gone.

Lobster with Lemon (SOLD)

Oil on canvas panel 6"X8"

this painting is sold.

 

VooDoo Heron (SOLD)

These blue herons are perhaps my favorite bird to paint. So royal in stature.

Oil on canvas 8"X16"

this painting is sold.

Eyes on the Prize (SOLD)

I recently read a description of a painting of baby chickens chasing after another with a butterfly or worm. The premise sounded too good not to at least try. Here is my version.

Oil on canvas 8"X10"

ricknilson@gmail.com

thanks for looking

this painting is sold

Ocracoke Skyline

The landscape of Ocracoke Island and Silver Lake. That is the Anchorage Inn and Marina in the background. You can rent a boat or a golf cart. Ask for Bill. Tell him Rick sent you.

Oil on panel 8"X10"

Price $150 plus $12 shipping

Mad on Rooster (SOLD)

This one was the most fun I've had in a while. I hope you like it also.

Oil on panel 10"X14"

Well howdy doo, this painting is sold.

Channel Marker (SOLD)

Oil on panel 9"X12"

Thanks for looking.

This painting is sold.

Proud Rooster (SOLD)

I always enjoy painting chickens.

Oil on canvas 9"X12"

thanks for looking.

This painting is sold.

Peep Show (SOLD)

Still life with cupcake and cherry

Oil on panel 5"X7"

This painting is sold.

Blue Heron and The Frog

Sometimes....well, sometimes you're the frog and then

sometimes I am the Walrus.

Oil on panel 8"X10"

Price $150 plus $10 shipping.

ricknilson@gmail.com

Sailboats on Silver Lake (SOLD)

I could have worked on this for days more. A scene from The Anchorage Inn and Marina on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina.

Oil on canvas 22"X28"

This painting is sold.

Cake with Cherry AlaCarte (SOLD)

This was fun.

Oil on panel 6"X8"

still life of cupcake with cherry

This painting is sold.

Boy Fishing (SOLD)

I rather liked this. My reference photo was really small and blurry.

A boy fishing on the Hatteras Island Ferry Docks.

Oil on panel 6"X8"

Thanks John. This painting is sold. 

Hershey Miniatures (SOLD)

Oil on panel 6"X8"

still life with chocolate

ricknilson@gmail.com

this painting is sold.

Bernese Mountain Dog (SOLD)

This was fun.

Bernese Mountain Dog

Oil on panel 6"X8"

This painting is sold.

Labrador (SOLD)

A sketch of Labrador.

Oil on panel 8"X8"

this painting is sold.

Three Cupcakes (SOLD)

A still life of chocolate cupcakes with sprinkles.

Oil on panel 6"X8"

This painting is sold.

Cleaning the Catch (SOLD)

I thought I would try painting this guy once more.

Oil on panel 6"X8"

figurative

This painting is sold.

Lighthouse on Ocracoke Island (SOLD)

Oil on panel 8"X10"

A Landscape scene on Ocracoke Island

this painting is sold.

Buffalo (SOLD)

I call it "buffalo".

6"X8" Oil on panel

This painting is sold.

Tomato and Onions (SOLD)

I was pleased with this. It just appeared in front of me when I wasn't really paying attention, and I like it when that happens.

A still life of vegetables.

Oil on panel 6"X8"

Thanks for looking.

This painting is sold.

 

A Fish Monger

Here a first mate on one of the Charter Fishing Boats on Ocracoke Island fillets a dolphin, aka, mahi mahi..

Oil on panel 6"X8"

This painting is no longer available.

Double Shuffle (SOLD)

I stared at this still life of two pear and just could not bring myself to name it that.

Double Shuffle.

Oil on panel 6"X8"

this painting is sold.

Lil Red Rooster (SOLD)

Red Rooster, Red Rooster

Oil on panel 6"X8" 

This painting is sold.

Pincher (SOLD)

Oil on panel 6"X12"

stonecrab claws and pinchers

this painting is sold.

 

 

Ball Mason Jar (SOLD)

I am liking this piece a lot...and this time I really mean it.

Still life of ice tea in mason jar

oil on panel 8"X10"

This painting is sold.

Thank you.

 

Fiercely Tomato (SOLD)

Oil on panel

Still life

6"X8"

This painting is sold.

Breakfast (SOLD)

Sometimes I'm pleased with my work, sometimes not so much. I feel my efforts here are...likeable. 

Still lifes have that whole arrangement thing to deal with.

Oil on panel 6"X8"

This painting is sold.

free shipping  

Pears (SOLD)

Here is more of the "truth". Honestly.

a still life of pears on stripes.

Oil on panel 6"X8"

This painting is sold

 

Bunny Whore

still life

 a stuffed animal. a rabbit perhaps.

There is that certain honesty that comes with painting or drawing from life.

This wasn't going anywhere!

Oil on panel 10"X8"

 

 

Ice Tea with Lemon (SOLD)

I decided to give some serious consideration to the still life. I also decided I should be working on smaller formats. I am liking the results of my attempts. It seems to allow me a sense of "loose" that I felt has been lacking in my recent work using reference photos.

Oil on panel 6"X8"

this painting is sold.

 

Tabasco (SOLD)

Still Life

Oil on panel

4"X8"

this painting is sold

Three Onions

This was a fun little still life of three different kinds of onions, red, white and yellow. You knew that.

Still Life

Oil on panel

6"X8"

price $110

shipping included.

Big Tuna (SOLD)

I liked my last fish enough to try and do another.

Oil on panel 10"X24"

This painting is sold.

Still Life with Fruit

This was a fun little still life in green

Oil on canvas 6"X8"

$100 plus $6 shipping

ricknilson@gmail.com

Landscape with Rentals (SOLD)

These houses for rent along the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

Oil on canvas 6"X8"

This painting is sold

 

My Blue Heron (SOLD)

I did not want to overwork this. I hate those paintings that you work and rework and rework. This wonderful bird hangs out in my backyard in the winter. He has been standing on a piling most cold winter mornings for several years. I now look forward to his coming and spending a few months with me.

Oil on canvas 22"X28"

This painting is sold.

Up a Creek

oil on panel 9"X12"

Red Angus

oil on panel 8"X10"

Bigeye Tuna (SOLD)

This was a fun little attempt at a tuna.

Oil on panel 8"X10"

This painting is sold.

Cottage with White Corvette

Oil on canvas 11"X14"

Buy this painting on PayPal

Price: $265 USD plus $12 USD s/h

Or, send me an email

Ole Crow (SOLD)

I liked the way this guy turned out.

Oil on canvas 11"X14"

This painting is sold

Rust Never Sleeps (SOLD

Oil on canvas 9"X12"

This painting is sold.

The Aristocrab (SOLD)

Oil on canvas 22"X28"

 

I was busy last week attending to the full time needs of Rick Nilson. I did, in the off moments managed to smear some paint on this crab.

This painting is sold.

 

Brown Eyed Gull (SOLD)

Damned if it ain't.

Yours truly.

If you would like to buy this painting of a seagull send me an email.

Oil on panel 8"X10"

I painted this in 2012 and sold it in 2022.

this painting is sold.

Cottage and Red Pickup (SOLD)

Oil on canvas 11"X14"

I rather like this.

This painting is sold.

Fancy Gulls (SOLD)

Birds out on a limb.

Oil on canvas 9"X12"

this painting is sold.

The Boat Ride

This one made me smile.

Oil on panel 10"X16"

$150 (free shipping)

ricknilson@gmail.com

Blue Heron Study (SOLD)

A study of blue herons

Oil on panel 10"X16"

This painting is sold.