New Orleans Night

Title: New Orleans Night
Size: 20 x 24
Medium: oil on stretched gallery canvas

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PAINTING and INSPIRATION:

Every once in awhile I have to paint a cityscape, and this is one of my favorite New Orleans night scenes in awhile. I spent extra time on the details and several people so that I could capture the energy and atmosphere of the French Quarter. I like the little girl. I used lots of quality winsor newton artist oils with my favorite palette knife and had a blast. Hope you enjoy!

Glory in the Sky

Title: Glory in the Sky
Size: 20 x 24
Medium: Oil on stretched gallery wrapped canvas

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PAINTING and INSPIRATION:

Lots of layers of color, first with knife and lots of glazes with brush. Sometimes I look at a sky and the colors are just breathtaking. I love to paint colorful twilight and early morning skies. I take lots of photos to paint from but most of it it is drawn from memory because photos are just too dark and leave out all the true colors, especially an evening photo. So this one uses a lot of imagination. Inspired from my many travels...hope you enjoy.

Fall Trees and Sky

Title: Fall Trees and Sky
Size: 20 x 24
Medium: Oil on gallery stretched canvas

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PAINTING AND INSPIRATION:

I paint lots of fall trees and I just love to paint them in vibrant colors with lots of thick impasto texture. This is one of my favorite ones that I've painted in a while. I'm a big fan of these rich reds and golds and if you zoom in on the bark, it makes you want to touch it!

A Little Girl in Sunflowers

Title: A Little Girl in Sunflowers
Size: 20 x 24
Medium: Oil on stretched canvas

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PAINTING AND INSPIRATION:
I'm in love with my daughters and fond of Sunflowers so I thought this a lovely combination. On this Thanksgiving day I think about how lucky I am and what a wonderful life I have and hope you all do too. I'm most grateful for my fantastic family and they are a constant inspiration for many of my paintings. Little girls are a joy to paint. This painting is rich with texture and color and this photo doesn't do it justise at all. Lots of work and love went into this one!

A Splash of Color in the Rain

Title: A Splash of Color in the Rain

Size: 16 x 20

Medium: Oil on gallery wrapped canvas

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PAINTING and INSPIRATION:

It's that time of year! It's bundle up and break out your umbrella time here in Virginia and I love to paint rain this way. This original has lots of texture and broken color and is my favorite rain painting in awhile. I hope you can zoom in on some of the great textures in this one.

I hope everyone has a great holiday with family and friends. Thanks for looking!

Montery Bay, California

Title: Monterey Bay, California

Size: 16 x 20

Medium: Oil on gallery wrapped canvas

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PAINTING and INSPIRATION:

I love to paint oceans and per suggestion from one of my collectors, I am painting a few Monterey paintings and having a blast. I used to dive the kelp beds here many, many years ago, when I was young and brave. California oceans have beautiful surf, rocks and water movement, so they are lots of fun to paint. I used lots of my favorite cobalt blues and brush on this painterly piece. Hope you enjoy.

Big Bad Barnyard Rooster

Title: Big Bad Barnyard Rooster
Size: 16 x 20
Medium: Oil on gallery wrapped canvas

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PAINTING and INSPIRATION:
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I painted this portrait of a big, bad barnyard bird in rich, super thick oils with knife, and hope that you all have a wonderful holiday!