Mr. Ed's - watercolor

watercolor, 2014

original available, 11"x14" $200

prints also available

     Loose and sketchy, this one originally was painted as a half-sheet (15"x22"). But I wasn't happy with the upper half. I was much happier with the crop and this should work nicely in an 11"x14" mat.

Banner Elk - watercolor

watercolor, 2014

original available, 8"x10" $100

prints also available

     This one is painted from a photo I shot at the Banner Elk Winery here in North Carolina several years ago, so long ago, in fact, that it was shot on film. I shot several photos while we were there with an eye toward painting them later. This is the first -- and will probably be the only -- one I've actually painted. I hit it loose and more suggestively. I'm trying to move away from being a camera myself  - at least sometimes.

Winter Farm - watercolor

watercolor, 2014

original available, 8"x10" $75

prints also available

     An old farm in Guilford County, NC slowly being surrounded and crowded by development and modernity. It faces a medical and office complex that's less than five years old just across the road. Fifty yards to the right of this view is a busy four-lane highway. Thousands of people rush by every day never knowing the peace and simplicity that's just out of sight.

Shoe Repair - watercolor

watercolor, 2014

original available, 11"x15" $200

prints also available

A scene in downtown Salisbury, NC I drive by every time I go through to my daughter's school.

Guinness #1 - gouache

gouache, 2014

original available, 7"x11" $125

prints available

I went very loose with this one. I'm still not sure about it, but it's growing on me.