"Crowd"

6" x 6"
Oil on Masonite
$80

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I don't have much to say about this one. I wanted to do another piece with fruit, but I wanted it to have a greater variety of colors than the previous ones. This one was also done earlier in the day than the others, so the light is much more bright and sunny.

"Pair"

6" x 6"
Oil on Masonite
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My painting professor in college used to tell us to just "shut up and paint" if he thought we were thinking to much about our pieces rather than actually working on them. I think with these daily paintings, this is exactly what I am doing- painting first and thinking about it later. I guess my typical view has been that I should paint something because it is beautiful or meaningful. However, recently I believe that something can have beauty and meaning because it has been painted. Doing a painting a day forces me to paint something first and then figure out why. This also lets me paint more freely and not worry if it is "good enough" or "meaningful enough." The result is that these pieces, no matter how simple the subject, reveal more about who I truly am.

"Reflected"

6" x 6"
Oil on Masonite
$80

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Good Morning friends! Sorry I didn't post this last night, but I fell asleep and didn't remember until this morning that I hadn't done it. Good thing it is Friday! I had thought about calling this one something like Alone, or Fallen, but the bright colors and the shape created by the reflection seemed to contradict those darker titles. I will post another piece tonight.

"Trio"

6" x 6"
Oil on Masonite
$80

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I really enjoy painting these pieces of fruit. They have allowed me to loosen up a bit in my technique, and focus more on the color and brushstrokes than on faithfully rendering the form of the object.

"Forbidden Fruit"

6" x 6"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD


I realized the other day how infrequently I pray for God to show me the subject of my next daily painting. I often pray for the process of creating the piece, and thank Him for the ability to paint, but I rarely ask for a subject to paint. Sunday night, though, I prayed specifically that God would show me what I should paint the next day. About mid-morning on Monday, one of my co-workers came into my office and said I needed to take a picture of another co-worker's large, and beautiful pear. And, there was my answer. It is not an amazing or deeply meaningful piece of art- simply a pear sitting on a desk- but I had such joy in creating it, and such freedom from searching around for something I deemed "worthy" to paint. It just goes to show that I need to have faith that God will provide for the small decisions, as well as the large.

"Natural Wonder"

6" x 6"
Oil on Masonite
$80

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I don't do many landscapes, but I just love the beauty of this scene. This is from a picture I took at a family reunion up at Lake James, NC. Our whole family piled on to my aunt and uncle's houseboat and rode out on the lake to see the sunset. It takes my breath away to see the beauty of God's handiwork. My own piece is but a shadow of that wonder.

"Shall We Dance"

6" x 6"
Pencil on Masonite
$80

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This piece is from one of my favorite pictures of me and my dad. We are dancing at my friend's wedding. I think I prefer doing portraits of the people I love the most, because then I am able to capture a bit of their personality along with their likeness.

"In the Sun"

6" x 6"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD

This is one of my sister's puppies lying on the stairs in the sun. I wouldn't be exaggerating if I said that this is this dog's favorite pastime!

"Open Book"

6" x 6"
Oil on Masonite
$80

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I have started doing a book club with some friends of mine on Monday nights, so that was the inspiration for this piece. This is also in great anticipation of "Harry Potter" coming out on Saturday!

Self Portrait Saturday

6" x 6"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD

As you can tell from the lack of posts last week, I didn't get much painting in. Part of that was because it was a very busy week, but I was also having some problems with motivation. To help get myself out of that, I decided on Saturday to paint something completely different than my typical daily painting. A self portrait is something I haven't done for a while, but I also approached this one with a little more of a free, expressionistic style. I believe it served its purpose. Now, back to work...

More Progress

This has been a crazy week for my daily paintings, but I have made a bit of progress on this larger one. I am really working on getting the singer to jump forward. You can always tell what I am the most concerned about because I leave it for last...

"Perk Up"

6" x 6"
Pencil on Masonite
$80

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This is an antique coffee pot from my collection. A conversation with some friends this evening has really gotten me thinking about the purpose of pieces like this one. I don't think anyone would argue that this piece is particularly thought provoking, meaningful, or "spiritual" in any sense. Often times, because of this I am tempted to dismiss these pieces as mere exercises, with no real purpose. However, if I devote myself fully to Christ and to the work that he has given me to do, then whatever I create, no matter how trivial it may seem, will be a reflection of Him. It is a thought I need to constantly remind myself of as I am dashing off a quick painting between work and all the other things I am committed to.

"Reflections"

6" x 6"
Oil on Masonite
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This is the same subject as a couple of days ago, just a different angle. The thing I like about painting reflections is that they border on the abstract. This piece is completely identifiable as a coffee press, but the color and the randomness of the reflections almost become something else. There is so much color in this object, even though most people would describe it as being "silver."

Progress

My dad's suggestion for a title - "In the Mood"

"Fresh"

6" x 6"
Oil on Masonite
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I love holidays. They give me so much more time to paint! I'm really happy with this one. Hope you enjoy it, and happy 4th.

The piece I intended to post tonight was actually started last Thursday. It was another one of my 40's magazine covers, but after wiping the face out three times, I have currently abandoned it. Instead, here is a larger work in progress, currently untitled. If you have any suggestions, let me know.

"Grouping"

6" x 6"
Oil on Masonite
$80

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I had my family staying with me this weekend, and all the mugs sitting around gave me the inspiration for this one. I like how the light shining up through the wicker table reflects off the side of the ceramics.