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Oct 17
Fall Festival of Arts, Granbury
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
Art for Gas
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 …
Aug 30
An Artists Christmas
My wife Donna and I donated a couple of pieces of art and photography for this years fund raising gala, An Artists Christmas, for Camp Fire, held year at the Fort Worth Zoo. Our works, along with 80 other pieces from local artists, will be auctioned off at the event. The Gala is November 12. Click here for …
Jun 15
Do You Remember?
Memory is one of those functions of the brain that is most taken for granted, until it begins to slip away. God gave us the awesome creation of the brain… a small computer in our head that does all kinds of incredible things day in and day out. Recall of past events is one of …
Jun 11
Painting on Oahu
Spring of 2016 turned out to be quiet a spring. The first of May I was painting in Italy (Texas), and by the end of the month I was set up on the beaches of Oahu. An awesome place to paint, and visit friends. I had to make paint box form materials from Asel Art …
May 30
Southern Engineering
To say that I love(d) my Jullian Plein Air Easel would be an understatement. I really loved everything about it, especially the fact that is was made of real wood, had cool hardware, folded and I could throw it on my back using the leather straps I added when I bought the easel back in …
May 01
Miller Paints the Millers
The Colleyville Garden Club invited a few artist to setup and paint at some of the homes that were participating in the 22nd Promenade Garden Tour in Colleyville, Texas. The selected homes had beautiful landscaping and gardens, and the Dale Miller home I was assigned was one of the best looking on the tour. The visual treats …
Apr 21
Paint Historic Terrell
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
Paint the Glen
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 …
Dec 19
The Good News of Christmas
Christmas is a favorite time of year for many people. I love it myself. Celebrations of Christmas can be seen in the many and varied trappings of this holiday. All kinds of traditions have been mixed together to create an eclectic holiday that sparks all kinds of reactions in our culture. And, all this Christmas lore can …
Oct 28
Bridges
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
Gold in Them Hills
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 …
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Heirloom House Portraits
House Portrait, 11 x 14 Oil on panel, SOLD
House Portrait, 12 x 9 Oil on panel, SOLD
House Portrait, 12 x 16 Oil on panel, SOLD
Plein Air
Living Water, 12 x 9 Oil on panel, SOLD
The Red Box, 12 x 9 Oil on panel, SOLD
A Road Runs Through It, 12 x 9 Oil on panel
SOLD
Fresh Paint
Winter Rest, 8 x 10 oil on mounted paper, SOLD
Smoky Mountain Rain, 12 x 9 oil on panel
Broken Window, 12 x 16 Oil on panel, Available
Yellow Barrel, 12 x 9, Oil on panel, Available
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