Category: Oils

The Christmas Tree

Over the years I have shot many photos to use as reference for paintings. In search for one particular photos recently, I came across another I had forgotten about. It was a snow scene I shot one winter here in Texas. I always loved the photo but had never created a painting based on it. …

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A Journey in Oils & Pastels

Solo Show at Irving Art Association, Irving Texas

One of the art organizations I am a member of, the Irving Art Association, has made one of their gallery spaces available to me to exhibit a selection of my work. There will be over 40 works hanging from July 28 thru September 28th. Most of the work is available to purchase. • Meet & …

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A Thirsty Land

kingfisher

Memorial Day, 2018, found my wife and I and two close friends on the Pease River in the south eastern part of the Texas panhandle. I have always loved this area ever since my artist friend, Pete Quaid, introduced me to it several years ago. The Texas panhandle has its own unique beauty. My wife …

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Whatever Your Hands Find to Do…

The man to whom God gave an incredible amount of wisdom once said: “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.” Ecclesiastes 9:10 There are many vocations that are “hands-on”. Building, cultivating to name …

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Do You See What I See

Dutch Art Gallery Fall Show

December 2, 2017 the Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas is hosting the show reception for the “Do You See What I See” art show and competition. The reception runs from 11:00 a.m. thru 6:00 p.m., with the Awards Announcement at 2:00.  I have three works in the show – two oils and one large pastel. …

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Paint Historic Waxahachie 12th Annual Event

The Overhang, plein air oil painted on location in Italy, Texas

BEST OF SHOW This spring has been a busy one…. I was blessed to paint in Marble Falls and a couple of “garden tours” in Southlake and Fort Worth, and then there was the Paint Historic Waxahachie Plein Air Event in Waxahachie, Texas. This year was the 12th Annual… I think the first one I …

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Marble Falls – Paint the Town

Marble Falls Paint the Town Plein Air Event

March 30 thru April 1, 2017, I will be painting in the 11th Annual Plein Air Juried Exhibition in beautiful Marble Falls, Texas. This Plein Air event called “Paint the Town”,  will feature artists from across the nation, painting scenes around historic Marble Falls and other Hill Country locations nearby. A nationally recognized plein air judge will …

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Trees

The Woods - Plein Air Oil on Panel, 12 x 9

North Texas winters can be all over the map – snow, ice or close to 80 degrees. But this January, we have had some awesome days sprinkled throughout the month and hopefully it will continue into February. The temperature has been warming up to the 60’s and sometimes 70’s and the sky’s have been blue. …

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When the Boys Come Home…

Commission work, Oil on Canvas

A few weeks before Christmas, 2016 I was blessed to create a commission piece for Byron and Sidney Thorsen, who were wonderful to work with. We connected through a contact from Weiler House Fine Art Gallery in Arlington, Texas. The Thorsens requested a painting of an old family homestead in Louisiana. I worked from several …

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Exhibit at OPOMAC

Old Post Office Museum and Art Center

DECEMBER 10th, 6:00 p.m. For anyone wanting to break from the madness of the city or business of the holiday season, join us for a night at The Old Post Office Museum and Art Center in Graham, Texas. The museum has allowed me to exhibit almost 90 works of art this December through January.  December …

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Do You Remember?

Arizona at Pearl Harbor

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 …

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Painting on Oahu

Plein Air on Oahu, Hawaii

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 …

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