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 …
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 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 …
Jun 15
Unlike Texas, everything is very green in the middle of summer in Tennessee. Hardwoods, pines, green on green. And did I mention the Tennessee River? My wife and I were blessed and visited our daughter and son, son-in-law and grandchildren for a few days of camping on the Tennessee River. First couple of days the …
Jun 06
The temperature was nice and cool…still in the 90’s. When it’s June in Dallas, it’s kind of like standing on the coast when a hurricane is coming…you know what’s coming, hoping it won’t, but knowing it is only wishful thinking. I went out with a group of plein air painters to the south side of …
Mar 23
Terrell is an interesting town, full of unique history for anybody who wants to take a look. It was founded by a man from Tennessee back about 1873 – Robert A. Terrell. I really enjoyed investigating the town while looking for locations to paint. Learned some interesting history that surprised me. One such surprise was …
