May 02
Spring in north Texas is the payoff for enduring the 110 degree summer. Most of the time the weather in spring, in Texas is intoxicating. Three things I find myself chasing when the weather warms and the world turns green: Canoeing, sometimes fishing and going out into the great outdoors to paint; aka Plein Air. …
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 13
A little over a week before Valentines Day, I broke away from the “salt mines” and experienced the exhibit of Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (1863-1923) at the Meadows Museum on the SMU Campus. I don’t get out to do this much, but usually when I do I am not disappointed. I would not have gone or …
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 …
Jan 27
It was a little chilly the Saturday morning a group of painters settled in Grapevine, Texas to paint some of the historic scenes. Wind was blowing pretty hard, and I guess chilly is a bit of an understatement. It was cold. However it did warm up nicely towards noon. I set up across the tracks. …
Jan 10
You never know what the month of January will bring you in north Texas. Cold, ice, snow, or maybe a nice spring-like day that makes you want to go fishing. Not long after New Years day we had such a day. Several painters were heading out to Ellis county to paint around the Five Points …
Dec 27
A few days before the new year began I was able to go out and paint. The day was warming nicely when I met with Kent Brewer, Tina Bohlman, Doug Clark and some other local painters. We headed to Five Points, a small community in Ellis County, Texas. If you remember the movie Places in …
Aug 24
Like many people, lights grab my attention. One evening in Fort Worth the sun was setting in the west, and the reflection of that sunset was in these two towers in downtown Fort Worth, as you were looking east against a darkening eastern sky. The oranges and blues compliment each other as another day fades …
Aug 15
Friday, September 6 thru Saturday, September 28 – Historic Fort Worth, Inc. will sponsor an exhibit and sale with 45 local, Texas artist. This show and sale promotes local artist and many of the themes relate to the preservation of Fort Worth buildings and landmarks. The show has three sections: Main Exhibit, Miniature Section and …
Aug 13
Far west Texas is fascinating to me. Maybe because it’s totally opposite from the climate where I grew up – north Georgia and east Tennessee. There, in the “Old South”, it is always wet and green. I remember those cool, damp summer evenings when the dew would cover the grass like frost. West Texas, the …
Aug 09
Two works were accepted into the Annual Irving Art Association’s Wildlife Competition in Irving, Texas. One was a 22 x 28 oil on canvas called “Chillin Out” (below) and the other one was a 24 x 24 oil on canvas called “First to the Roost”. The show runs from September 2, 2013 until September 28, …
Aug 05
Hats off to the folks at the Breckenridge Fine Arts Center for the excellent job on the 22nd Annual Juried Art Show in Breckenridge, Texas. The show was well rounded with various works, and the food was second to none.
