Roger Dale Brown Workshop

I recently attended a landscape workshop led by Roger Dale Brown. What a learning experience! His approach and palette were an excellent retraining tool for me. Roger's painting method has strong traditional undertones with thin paint. Developing the base of the painting with simple strong masses to it's more finished level moves very quickly with this method. Great workshop!

Back Outside

So wonderful to be back outside these last couple of weeks. Painting plein air is just so refreshing. Found some new locations. Nowlin's Creek is a small local spot off Highway 10.

Nowlin's Creek a Runnin' 12 x 16 Oil on Linen

Rushing Through 12 x 12 Oil on Linen

Sitting Pretty 10 x 10 Oil on Linen

Trapped Inside

I became a little stir crazy in March with all the bad weather so I ran up to the store and bought flowers. The lilies beautiful color definitely brighten a couple of days.

Cool Burst Lilies 10 x 10 Oil on Linen

Purple Stock and Pink Peonies 12 x 24 Oil on Linen

Tiger Lilies Orange Burst 10 x 10 Oil on Linen

Scottsdale AZ Plein Air

I recently attended a workshop at the Scottsdale Artist School and enjoyed a couple of days of plein air painting at Papago Park with instructor Gregg Kreutz. This was a new color palette for me. The light was soft and overcast.

Edge of the Botanical Garden - Papago Park 9 x 12 Oil on Linen Panel

Soft Winter Day - Papago Park 12 x 16 Oil on Linen Panel

Camel Back View - Papago Park 9 x 12 Oil on Linen Panel

New Gallery Affiliation

I am very pleased to be a new member of the The Art Group Gallery now located in Pleasant Ridge Town Center  11525 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, AR. Our first open house will be February 7, 2014 4:00 - 8:00 pm. Come by and visit! The Gallery is now open daily from 10 am - 6pm and Sundays 1 - 6 pm. Call 501-690-2193 for more information.

New Work displayed at The River Market Art Space Wall

Very pleased to be the featured artist at the
River Market Art Space Wall for January, February and March

Working Inside at the New Easel

The holidays this year on the family side have been quiet with all my children in other parts of the country. But an opportunity to be a featured artist at a good local venue The River Market Art Space wall put me in painting gear to develop some larger studio works. My new Sorg easel was a great choice for a Christmas present especially since it came two weeks before Christmas.

Golden Pair - Oil on linen 18 x 24 inches

Nestled Back - Oil on Linen 18 x 24 inches

Passage back to the Oaks - Oil on Linen 24 x 30 Inches 

Settled In en Plein Air - Oil on Linen 16 x 20 Inches

Where the River Meets - Oil on Linen 24 x 30 Inches

Rows and Rows of Green en Plein Air - Oil on Linen 24 x 36 Inches