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Thursday, 23 May 2019 17:22

Showing at Piccolo Spoleto 2019

The 40th anniversary of the Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Exhibition is here! The artists are set up and the weather is beautiful in Marion Square, downtown Charleston SC. This is my 8th year participating in the show. My theme this year is ...

Sunday, 15 May 2016 11:00

Working on a new painting

Here is what is currently on my easel. I love to paint wildscapes and in particular Lowcountry wildscapes but also wild places that I travel to. For this painting, I was inspired by ...

Monday, 09 May 2016 07:01

Drawing From Life

One of the things I always enjoy is drawing from life. While I am thankful for all the modern tools we have at our disposal such as cameras, nothing compares to actually sitting down in front of an object in real life with natural light, studying it with...

Monday, 01 June 2015 07:47

Tools of the Trade

I am often asked what supplies I use. I like to paint using silverware and wooden spoons to challenge myself but when I do use brushes I like to use Signet by Robert Simmons!  Really, I paint with...

Sunday, 01 March 2015 00:00

Blurred Lines

Hunting Island is a wild and primeval maritime forest on the coast of South Carolina.  It is one of my favorite places to visit.  It is deeply dark, haunting, mysterious and primitively gorgeous.  A few months ago I explored these coastal wildscapes and...