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"All good things" - abstract in acrylic inspired by Romans 8:28 View fullsize

"All good things" - abstract in acrylic inspired by Romans 8:28

"Watching over" - oil painting in honor of David Grimes View fullsize

"Watching over" - oil painting in honor of David Grimes

"Birthday flowers" - oil painting for a special 90 year-old Grammy! View fullsize

"Birthday flowers" - oil painting for a special 90 year-old Grammy!

Charcoal sketch of a rustic farm View fullsize

Charcoal sketch of a rustic farm

"October in Vermont" - oil painting from photo taken in 2023 View fullsize

"October in Vermont" - oil painting from photo taken in 2023

"Heidi" - abstract oil of a sweet girl! View fullsize

"Heidi" - abstract oil of a sweet girl!

"Harbour Town  lighthouse" - oil done entirely with palette knife View fullsize

"Harbour Town lighthouse" - oil done entirely with palette knife

"Dreaming of Tuscany" - oil painting featured at Holt School Show, Charlotte Art League, 2023 View fullsize

"Dreaming of Tuscany" - oil painting featured at Holt School Show, Charlotte Art League, 2023

"Ollie" - small oil painting of a special furry friend View fullsize

"Ollie" - small oil painting of a special furry friend

"Patagonia" - oil painting from a photo taken by David Bell View fullsize

"Patagonia" - oil painting from a photo taken by David Bell

"Days with Monet" - my oil version of Monet's "Sainte-Adresse", sold in 2013 at Christie's for 2,861,875 British pounds View fullsize

"Days with Monet" - my oil version of Monet's "Sainte-Adresse", sold in 2013 at Christie's for 2,861,875 British pounds

"Holy crow!" - oil painting from photo taken by Matt Kern in Israel, March 2023 View fullsize

"Holy crow!" - oil painting from photo taken by Matt Kern in Israel, March 2023

"Mountain magic" - oil using mostly palette knife View fullsize

"Mountain magic" - oil using mostly palette knife

"Serenity now" -- oil painting from photo of Sea of Galilee taken by Matt Kern, March 2023 View fullsize

"Serenity now" -- oil painting from photo of Sea of Galilee taken by Matt Kern, March 2023

"Sunflowers" - oil painting from photo View fullsize

"Sunflowers" - oil painting from photo

"First alla primas" - my first three alla prima (wet on wet) paintings, featured at Holt School's show at Charlotte Art League, March 2023 View fullsize

"First alla primas" - my first three alla prima (wet on wet) paintings, featured at Holt School's show at Charlotte Art League, March 2023

"Thankful" - oil painting of photo of Panama City Beach taken on Thanksgiving day (2023) by Alis Albritton View fullsize

"Thankful" - oil painting of photo of Panama City Beach taken on Thanksgiving day (2023) by Alis Albritton

"Baxter" - a small oil mashup of Van Gogh's Starry Night with this cute chug's (chihuahua /pug) mug shot! View fullsize

"Baxter" - a small oil mashup of Van Gogh's Starry Night with this cute chug's (chihuahua /pug) mug shot!

"HHI beach" - oil painting from photo of Hilton Head Island, SC View fullsize

"HHI beach" - oil painting from photo of Hilton Head Island, SC

"Who's a good boy?" Portrait of Charlie, a special black lab and best friend. View fullsize

"Who's a good boy?" Portrait of Charlie, a special black lab and best friend.

Quick mini oil painting for art class! View fullsize

Quick mini oil painting for art class!

"Loose flowers" -- it's funny how some of the quickest pieces can be my favorites! This was completed in just over an hour; oil on canvas sheet.
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"Loose flowers" -- it's funny how some of the quickest pieces can be my favorites! This was completed in just over an hour; oil on canvas sheet.

"Linda's roses" - birthday roses for my dear friend View fullsize

"Linda's roses" - birthday roses for my dear friend

"Hydrangeas"  -- tabletop floral created in art class for Mother's Day. Missing my sweet mom in Heaven! View fullsize

"Hydrangeas" -- tabletop floral created in art class for Mother's Day. Missing my sweet mom in Heaven!

"Honeysuckle dreams" - a whimsical piece combining three favorite things: 1) honeysuckles 2) sunrise 3) mountain! View fullsize

"Honeysuckle dreams" - a whimsical piece combining three favorite things: 1) honeysuckles 2) sunrise 3) mountain!

"Marsh" - I used AI to create the image of this marsh, then painted it with a heavy hand (lots of oil paint!) View fullsize

"Marsh" - I used AI to create the image of this marsh, then painted it with a heavy hand (lots of oil paint!)

"Carnival" was done with oil and cold wax using stencils, strings and various tools for scraping. A fun and new medium for me! I took a 3-day workshop in Asheville to learn this new technique. View fullsize

"Carnival" was done with oil and cold wax using stencils, strings and various tools for scraping. A fun and new medium for me! I took a 3-day workshop in Asheville to learn this new technique.

"Cold Mountain" -- there's an actual Cold Mountain in North Carolina but this was named for the cold wax medium used. It's on a wood panel to support the  heavier concentration of wax. View fullsize

"Cold Mountain" -- there's an actual Cold Mountain in North Carolina but this was named for the cold wax medium used. It's on a wood panel to support the heavier concentration of wax.

"Cosmos" and "Happy Blues" -- these two wood panels weren't designed to be paired together but it worked out....and I needed something on the walls in a remodeled guest bath. They were done in oil and cold wax. View fullsize

"Cosmos" and "Happy Blues" -- these two wood panels weren't designed to be paired together but it worked out....and I needed something on the walls in a remodeled guest bath. They were done in oil and cold wax.

"River Arts" -- This oil and cold wax piece on wood was created at the workshop I attended in the River Arts district of Asheville. The colors in the river were revealed after scraping the wax away with a palette knife. View fullsize

"River Arts" -- This oil and cold wax piece on wood was created at the workshop I attended in the River Arts district of Asheville. The colors in the river were revealed after scraping the wax away with a palette knife.

Hilton Head landscape at the client's lovely home!
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Hilton Head landscape at the client's lovely home!

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"All good things" - abstract in acrylic inspired by Romans 8:28
"Watching over" - oil painting in honor of David Grimes
"Birthday flowers" - oil painting for a special 90 year-old Grammy!
Charcoal sketch of a rustic farm
"October in Vermont" - oil painting from photo taken in 2023
"Heidi" - abstract oil of a sweet girl!
"Harbour Town  lighthouse" - oil done entirely with palette knife
"Dreaming of Tuscany" - oil painting featured at Holt School Show, Charlotte Art League, 2023
"Ollie" - small oil painting of a special furry friend
"Patagonia" - oil painting from a photo taken by David Bell
"Days with Monet" - my oil version of Monet's "Sainte-Adresse", sold in 2013 at Christie's for 2,861,875 British pounds
"Holy crow!" - oil painting from photo taken by Matt Kern in Israel, March 2023
"Mountain magic" - oil using mostly palette knife
"Serenity now" -- oil painting from photo of Sea of Galilee taken by Matt Kern, March 2023
"Sunflowers" - oil painting from photo
"First alla primas" - my first three alla prima (wet on wet) paintings, featured at Holt School's show at Charlotte Art League, March 2023
"Thankful" - oil painting of photo of Panama City Beach taken on Thanksgiving day (2023) by Alis Albritton
"Baxter" - a small oil mashup of Van Gogh's Starry Night with this cute chug's (chihuahua /pug) mug shot!
"HHI beach" - oil painting from photo of Hilton Head Island, SC
"Who's a good boy?" Portrait of Charlie, a special black lab and best friend.
Quick mini oil painting for art class!
"Loose flowers" -- it's funny how some of the quickest pieces can be my favorites! This was completed in just over an hour; oil on canvas sheet.
"Linda's roses" - birthday roses for my dear friend
"Hydrangeas"  -- tabletop floral created in art class for Mother's Day. Missing my sweet mom in Heaven!
"Marsh" - I used AI to create the image of this marsh, then painted it with a heavy hand (lots of oil paint!)
"Carnival" was done with oil and cold wax using stencils, strings and various tools for scraping. A fun and new medium for me! I took a 3-day workshop in Asheville to learn this new technique.
"Cold Mountain" -- there's an actual Cold Mountain in North Carolina but this was named for the cold wax medium used. It's on a wood panel to support the  heavier concentration of wax.
"Cosmos" and "Happy Blues" -- these two wood panels weren't designed to be paired together but it worked out....and I needed something on the walls in a remodeled guest bath. They were done in oil and cold wax.
"River Arts" -- This oil and cold wax piece on wood was created at the workshop I attended in the River Arts district of Asheville. The colors in the river were revealed after scraping the wax away with a palette knife.
Hilton Head landscape at the client's lovely home!
"Honeysuckle dreams" - a whimsical piece combining three favorite things: 1) honeysuckles 2) sunrise 3) mountain!