I must have had a good time. (SOLD)

This was a fun sketch of a corner of my "studio". It felt good to be at this.

Oil on canvas 24"X24"

this painting is sold.

Bait on Ole McGregor (SOLD)

Good news.

Another month.? It has been. I have had this work in some stage on my easel for that long.

I am back. Back to a new normal. My marathon construction project drags on. The scope of the work changed, but I back to having a "habitable" space to paint.

 

Thank you all for following my blog and liking my stuff.

Here I am adding a coat of protective finish to a few paintings in a corner of my mostly completed "studio".

Oil on canvas 24"X24"

this painting is sold.

Waste Deep (SOLD)

I find myself easily distracted and sweeping the floor a lot. I am waist deep in remodeling my "Studio". I make the "in parentheses" sign with my fingers every time I mention it. My "Studio". I am waiting on windows and sheet rock and I am painting in the middle of a construction zone. I have faith and believe that doing this construction project is the right thing, but I must admit, it is a distraction from painting.  To tell the truth, selling this painting would go quite a ways in convincing me!

Oil on linen 18"x24"

I met the people that bought this piece. and here is what Waste Deep means.

Thank you for buying this and now I am convinced.

this painting is sold.

 

Reddeemed (SOLD)

Its been a month? Wow. Good news everybody. I had a kidney removed and it was not cancerous. Happens about 3% of the time. I feel fine. My studio is coming along. Its going to be great. I am liking this painting. How better to describe my feelings? Reddemed. The name of the red boat.

 I dodged that bullet. Who knew?

I am blessed.

I fished in Florida last week, but the fishing was not good. Red Tide was blamed for a pretty bad fish kill along the beaches. My first experiece with Red Tide. Tough stuff.

Oil on canvas 24"X36"

Detail

This painting is sold.

Works in progress

 

Unremarkable as it may appear above is a birds eye view of my studio. All the wallboard has been removed and tomorrow I will tear out all of these sloped walls and replace with a standard wall section. I will gain about 200 square feet of floor space. Its gonna be great.

The painting above and in the birds eye of my office is

"Redeemed and For Sale"

Another work in progress.

Oil on canvas 24"X36"

 

 

 

Shirley at the Gate (SOLD)

My cat got sick. I realized I had better paint her once more anyway. She got better.

So has my painting of her. I splurged on some linen canvases. 

Oil on linen 16"X20"

This painting is sold.

thanks for looking.

Heart U (SOLD)

Cupcakes and the Telltale Heart

Oil on panel 10"X10"
I liked the reflections of the hearts in the foil.

This painting is sold.

Wet (SOLD)

Blue Heron flying bye.

Oil on canvas 24"X24"

This painting is sold.

Fly Away Flap Your Wings (SOLD)

Oil on canvas 24X24"

This painting is sold.

Thanks for looking

 

 

 

Speckled Trout

I decided to add more speckles please, and finally getting a grip on my googles revisions to my blog.

This painting is in the Jim Nilson collection.

I am still in the middle of figuring out how to load these images on my blog. Every time I do something different. I painted some speckled trout. Here they be.

Oil on canvas 24"X36"

Thank you, Jim. I will owe you forever and glad to know it hangs at the lake.

sincerely.

 

NeoCrabs (SOLD)

 Media: oil on panel

Size: 24 in X 7.5 in (61 cm X 19.1 cm)

This painting is sold.

Figuratively Skimboarding

 

About This Painting:

a skimboarder waiting for the right moment

Media: oil on panel

Size: 8 in X 10 in (20.3 cm X 25.4 cm)

Price: $150 USD

How to Purchase:

Buy this painting on PayPal

Price: $150 USD plus $12 USD s/h

Or, send me an email

Rent (SOLD)

I am having some difficulty with my blog. I can not load images from my computer. It has to come from someplace else. ie, dailypainters.com website. I think it has something to do with my "google account", but I am not in the mood right now.
and besides, "this painting is sold"

Pelicanation (SOLD)

About This Painting:

a brown pelican in wanchese
This painting is sold.

 

Spices (SOLD)

About This Painting:

A still life of seafood condiments. good with fish, shellfish and chicken

this painting is sold.

Meanwhile back at the Stinton Ranch (SOLD)

 

This house, known as The Stinton Ranch sits in the Alblemarle Sound at the end of Soundside Road in Nag's Head, North Carolina. Pretty much the only house I know that does. For reason's unexplained this house is on the National Historic Registry. The home was demolished in Hurricane Irene. I was sad to hear of its demise. I was puzzled when they decided to rebuild it. I have painted this house before. Since they decided to rebuild it, I decided I should at least make an effort to paint it again. I do not know if the original owner's of the property are living there.
This painting was done from a photograph of the original structure, and thus more accurate than what is now constructed at the end of Soundside Road.
Good News Everybody. I have renal cancer. I believe it is very curable. I will have surgery soon. I probably won't write about this much more. I don't want me or my painting to be defined by this.
I am going to remodel my studio and add some more square footage. I am going to do my best to keep painting through all of this.
I will have a new photograph of myself done soon. I might put on a new shirt. Life is wonderful. I am excited about how this ordeal will reinspire passion for improving my skills as a painter. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. Bon Ton Roulet!
About This Painting:

The Stinton Ranch sits in the Alblemarle Sound at the end of Soundside Road in Nag's Head, North Carolina. This house is on the National Historic Registry.

Media: oil on panel

Size: 24 in X 23 in (61 cm X 58.4 cm)

Well bust my buttons. This painting is sold.

Cancer Crab (SOLD)

Last week I went to see my doctor. After some tests he told me that I have cancer. I will go next week for more tests and probably an operation out of town. Needless to say I am a bit nervous about this, but I have lived a wonderful life so far. I hope to be painting again soon. I will probably be sporadic with my posts and paintings. I think the worst part of this is my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer in June. She has one more chemotherapy treatment left.

Oil on canvas panel 6"X8"

$110 plus $12 shipping.

Thanks for looking

this painting is sold.

Shrimp (SOLD)

what is the mutiple of shrimp. shrimps. no.

This is my last painting of the year. I painted more hours this year than any other year. I also posted less paintings. I also rejected more, and I think I have learned a lot about painting. I hope to do more of it in 2013. I hope we all have an interesting year.

Oil on canvas 9"X12"

$175 shipping included

thank you to all who follow my blog.

This painting is sold.

 

Tree Study (SOLD)

Tree study

Oil on panel 6"X8"

at Enemy Swim.

thanks for another great year.

this painting is sold.

Entice with Spice (SOLD)

I was reading somewhere  that the age of the blog is giving way to facebook and twitter. I don't know for sure if that is true statement.  What is a true statement is that I was a more convincing liar before Facebook. Practicing the craft of deception and keeping up a perky facebook  status among "friends" requires maintaince to stay relevant. Honesty is the best policy, unless, of course, you are an exceptional liar.

This is a still life of seafood condiments.

Oil on panel 6"X8"

this painting is sold.