Ellie Goes Plein Air with me
 This is a photo of my English Springer Spaniel. She goes with me any time I allow her to go...this time she's at the Pocket in Walker County. We had a ball there back in March when the Jack in the Pulpit bloomed. Read Full Story
Hanging Nanny's Commissioned Piece
 My mother-in-law is my best client. Here I am hanging a piece she commissioned for her game room. Read Full Story
Straightening a Commission
 This is a NOT Plein Air Painting but I loved the colors. Read Full Story
Buford Historical Plein Air Festival Reception
 These 6 x 6's were my favorite paintings done this week end in Buford. Many great painters inspired me to come home and paint better plein air paintings.The dates were April 24 and 25, 2009. Thanks to Judy and Carly and all the sponsors at The Tannery Row it was a great success. Read Full Story
April 3,2009
 Lucky me! Painting in Mr. Cason's Garden at Callaway Gardens. Where is my model? She didn't stay long. Read Full Story
September Sunflowers
 September 7, Carol, Durinda, and I painted amidst 100 acres of sunflowers. It took us an hour to drive so it was a high noon painting. Too hot. I had painted here twice before when the time of day was much better. I have little clue as to why I started such a large one except I wanted to try a technique where I painted red, yellow, and blue ovals of acrylics, let dry, and then paint over the primary colors rubbing out some of the top layer to reveal the colors of light. Looks like I ne... Read Full Story
Attempting to Paint a Tent
 September 6th at the Reenactment of the battle of Tunnel Hill, GA about a dozen artists from Thomaston, Ackworth, Cobb County, Whitfield and Catoosa Counties painted en plein air. Great to meet new friends. Here I am attempting to paint people moving around which is not the easiest thing to do. But great practice. Read Full Story
Vine Ripe Tomatoes
 Painting produce stand across the street from the Tennessee Baptist Children's Home where Jo Thomas, Lora Miller, and Sandra had a booth at the Art Festival benefiting the Home and sponsored by The Orchid Gallery-Beth Cox and by Civic Art League member-Barbara Ware. Any opportunity to paint is a good one. Jo took the small painting across the street and came back across 5 lanes of traffic carrying two bags of three cantalopes and a dozen juicy red tomatoes. Bartering is good! Read Full Story
Pastel Painting in Maggie Price Workshop
 "Having fun" looks like this. Unfortunately the glare on the photo is distracting. Painting complimentaries as an underpainting is one of Price's techniques we employed. Rita Bickerstaff had invited me to go with her. Carolyn Molder, a Callaway gardens comrade, was Maggie's student also. Good to see her. Read Full Story
More Than A Taste Of Calhoun
 Cathy Cooksey was generous to allow me to use this corner of her tent...the outside too. The last Saturday in April found Cathy, BJ, Tim, and me sitting all day in Calhoun. It was a perfect day weather wise. Read Full Story