Kinbane - watercolor

watercolor, 2019

available, 11"x15"

      On the Irish coast. There's a lot of dry brush on this one for everything from highlights to rock and sand shapes.

Derrycunihy - watercolor

watercolor, 2018

available, 11"x15"

prints also available

      A small church by a river in Ireland.I struggled a lot with this one. But, at least I'm happy with the sky.

Carricknahowley - watercolor

watercolor, 2017

available, 9"x12"

prints also available

      I'm very happy with this one. It's just loose enough; it's Ireland; the sky isn't completely terrible. I actually found the location through a YouTube clip from a BBC show called Awash With Colour wherein Dermot Cavanagh teaches a celebrity to paint a particular scene in Ireland. In one episode Cavanagh and the celebrity of the week (I don't remember who it was now.) painted this location from a different perspective. I found the location and several photos of it through Google Maps.

Beach Baby - watercolor

watercolor, 2017

nfs, 11"x15"

      My first great-niece. I shot a few photos of her on a chance meeting between my wife and I and my nephew and his young family at a popular NC beach. Neither of us knew the other was there until they posted something to Instagram. A couple weeks later, they've got a portrait of their little beach baby. Honestly, this might be one of my best.

Edgefield School - watercolor

watercolor, 2017

available, 11"x15"

prints also available

      Just a fairly quick impressionist landscape of the old school in Edgefield, a magical place. As always, I wish the sky had scanned better; it's a moderately better one than usual.

Red Boat, Manteo - watercolor

watercolor, 2016

available, 11"x15"

prints also available

      I took the reference photo for this when my wife and I went to the Outer Banks of North Carolina last year to celebrate our 25th anniversary. Today is our 26th.

      I probably can count the number of water scenes I've painted on one hand. I never feel like I capture it just right. But, this one worked out pretty well. 

Sydney Harbor Bridge - watercolor

watercolor, 2016

available, 11"x15"

prints also available

      Another one from New South Wales, Australia for Virtual Paintout. Just about hit this one out of the park; no pun intended. This is the kind of image I spend a lot of time searching for each month for Virtual Paintout. Leading lines, depth, contrast and at least a little color are all here.

Istanbul #1 - watercolor

watercolor, 2015

available, 7"x11"

prints and gifts also available

      Virtual Paintout is in Istanbul this month. 

Beach Combers, Nags Head - watercolor

watercolor, 2015

11"x15" $150

prints also available

      This is from a photo I took while at the Outer Banks back in March.

The Creature - charcoal

charcoal, 2014

original available, 8"x10" $100

prints also available

Number 5 in my Classic Horror series.

Waterway - watercolor + ink

mixed, 2014

original available - 9"x12" $65

prints also available

Virtual Paintout (http://virtualpaintout.blogspot.com/) is in Slovenia this month. This scene is found in Seca, Piran.

Lake Shore - ink & watercolor

mixed media on handmade paper, 2013

original available - 8"x10" $100

prints available

Venice - ink + watercolor

mixed, 2013

for Virtual Paintout - http://virtualpaintout.blogspot.com

prints available