Jan 02
Christmas came and went at our house like a blue northern blowing across the Texas plains. The days seem to accelerate and gain speed with each passing year. But the meaning of Christmas remains constant and immovable. And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the …
Oct 17
Saturday, October 15 – It is always a blessing and an honor to receive an award for a painting. Competitions are always a time to focus on strengths and weaknesses, and perhaps learn from the perspective and skills of the Juror, who for this show was Kaye Franklin. Kaye is an excellent artist working in oils …
Sep 19
My wife and I love to go on little excursions across Texas, and sometimes across the South when we have time, armed with a couple of cameras. Donna shoots mostly wildlife, and I am always on the hunt for, well, mostly anything that looks interesting that I might use to work out an oil or …
Apr 21
Beginning April 14th and running through April 23, the North East Texas Fine Art Alliance sponsored the Paint Historic Terrell Plein Air event in and around Downtown Terrell, Texas. Terrell was established in 1873 as a railroad town, and was named for Robert A. Terrell, a pioneer who originally came from Murfreesburo,Tennessee. The weather did …
Apr 12
The annual “Paint the Glen” Plein Air Event that is sponsored by the Barnard Mill Art League, kicked off Saturday morning, April 9th, with an unofficial “nocturne” outing Friday night, April 8th. See bottom of page for more. Spring in Glen Rose, Texas is always beautiful. Bluebonnets, Indian Paintbrushes and cactus add to the fresh …
Oct 28
Saturday, October the 17th was the first day of the Paint Rowlett Plein Air Event. When I headed out to participate in the paint out, my easel was still loaded with the limited palette I had used in a John Pototschnik workshop mentioned in previous post. It was a Quadratic Square, with Violet, Red Orange, Yellow and Blue …
Oct 24
My wife and I were blessed to take a trip back across the “River”, the mighty Mississippi, to visit family. Our trip really began with Memphis, (where our daughter, son-in-law and grand kids live) then through Nashville, Chattanooga, and a stop in Cleveland (Tennessee) where my son lives, along with my favorite mother-in-law :-). Fall is one …
Sep 06
I was recently blessed with news of the acceptance of two works in oil into the 2015 Seven-State Biennial Exhibition. The Juried exhibition is unique in that it begins September 26, 2015 at The Nesbitt Gallery, located on the campus of the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma in Chickasha, Oklahoma and ends on the 31st …
Oct 13
October has been a rather busy month, with several art shows and a couple of Pastel demonstrations at local art clubs. October 9th I loaded up some examples of pastel work, along with easel and pastels and headed to the North East Texas Fine Art Alliance meeting in Terrell, Texas. Every spring NETFAA host an annual …
Jun 13
The last part of May and the first week of June of this year was the 9th Annual Paint Historic Waxahachie (Texas). I believe I have painted in all but 2 of the annual events, and I always enjoy the challenge. Waxahachie is a beautiful town packed full of history and old architecture. I love both. …
Mar 29
This afternoon I came home from Terrell, Texas, having completed my forth plein air painting for the Annual Paint Historic Terrell paintout event. The spring paintout is hosted by wonderful folks of the NorthEast Texas Fine Art Alliance, or NETFAA. I participated in this event first in 2013 and enjoyed both the people involved and …
Feb 10
I recently completed a small oil painting of a portion of the front of the Hall of State building in Dallas’s Fair Park. Considered one of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the state, the Hall of State building is at the head of the parks Esplanade, which includes the Centennial Building, the …
