Swing pieces available!

"In Flight"

10"x 14"
$150
Oil on Masonite


"Swing Out"

10"x14"
Oil on Masonite
$150

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These two pieces, completed several months ago, are now available for sale. They are both framed in a black metal frame with a white two inch mat.

I want to say a big thanks to Blake Ross for his help on improving the photographs of my work. You can see his amazing work on his site, or you can see some of his photos in person at the October show at the Art & Light gallery. The gallery is located at 1211 Pendleton St., and is open Friday, October 5 from 6-9pm, and Saturday, October 6 from 10am-3pm.

"The Love of a Sister"

6" x 6"
Oil on Mat board
$80

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Yesterday was baby sister's birthday, so I decided to do this piece in honor of her. This is from a picture I took several years ago. Happy 24th little sis!

"Dress Up"

6" x 6"
Oil on Mat board
$80

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This is a necklace that my sister gave me several years ago. I was unsure how I was going to approach painting all the beads and links in the chain, but I think the loose highlights produce the effect that I was looking for.

"Hole in the Sky"

6" x 6"
Oil on Mat board
SOLD

I have started taking my camera with me everywhere, because whenever I do not have it I come across something I want to paint. On this particular day, I walked out of my apartment, but had to run back in to grab the camera and photograph these amazing clouds. This one is very loose, but I think it caught the feeling of the sky that day. I especially like this one from a distance, so if you can, get up from the computer and walk a distance away to look at it.

"Into the Hills"

6" x 6"
Oil on Mat board
SOLD

A huge thanks to my friend Virginia for sending me some of her pics from Italy. This one is from a piece of one of those photos. I like the feeling of being inside a cool, dark, cozy room, but looking out onto and amazingly breath-taking scene. On the landscape portion of this piece, I really kept myself from getting too caught up in the details of the scene, and really tried to just capture the colors and the feeling of the beautiful, wide-open space.

"Into the Dark"

6" x 6"
Oil on Mat board
SOLD

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This is the last of the pear paintings- at least for this week. I loved the idea of having the reflections in the glass being part of the focus.

"On the Ledge"

6" x 6"
Oil on Mat board
SOLD

I got the idea for this piece late Saturday night. While I have been trying to focus more on it recently, I realize how often the background of my pieces tends to be somewhat of an afterthought. On this one, I wanted the pears to still be the central focus, but I wanted their environment to play an important part. This is the window ledge behind where I usually set up my still lifes.

"Solitary"

6" x 6"
Oil on Mat board
$80

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This is obviously a continuation of last night's subject matter. I really focused on the surface texture of the pear as well as the color. I also wanted to pick up some of the colors of the pear in the background.

"Too Colorful to Eat"

6" x 6"
Oil on Foam board
SOLD

I bought these pears over the weekend, but instead of eating them, I spent the whole weekend painting them. I love the colors- the bright green on one side, and the rosy glow on the other. I am constantly amazed at the beauty of creation.

"Delicious"

6" x 6"
Oil on Foam board
SOLD

It really fascinates me how little strokes and dashes of color, when looked at from a distance, become a solid and recognizable object. I love the looseness of the strokes in this one. It seems to have a lot of color variation in it, even though I only used three. I also like the high contrast between the dark shadows and the bright highlights on the top of the apples.

"Woman in Purple"

6" x 6"
Oil on Mat board
$80

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Typically when I am starting a painting, I do an under painting in yellow or grey, or a lighter version of the color of the object I am painting. However, on this one I did the entire under painting in purple, which gave the whole piece a rosy glow and left a purple outline around the figure. It really gives this piece a different feeling than some of my other pieces- a little less polished yet with more impact.

"Key to Success"

3 1/2" x 5 1/2"
Oil on Mat board
$65

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This is not the piece I intended to paint last night. I started on another piece, and then went out for a couple of hours. When I came back home and resumed painting, I realized how ambitious a subject I had picked, and I suddenly was completely uninspired. But, the last thing I want to do is to not paint simply because I "don't feel like it." So around 10:00 last night I created this little piece. I wouldn't consider it the best piece I've ever done, but at least I kept going despite the obstacles- what I would consider a major "key to success."

"In the Garden"

6" x 6"
Oil on Foam board
$80

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I don't have words for this one. Letting the image speak for itself.

Art & Light opening

Below are a couple of pictures from the Art & Light Gallery opening. It is such a great venue, and the whole night was a success. We had a great turnout, and had a lot of fun with our local musical guests, Jazz Mountain. Thanks to everyone who came out. After a very busy week, I have gotten back on my daily painting schedule, and will be working hard preparing for two more shows in October!

"Time Passing"

6" x 6"
Oil on Foam board
$80

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As promised, here is the completed piece that I started the other night. I like how the background adds a bit of depth. I will post pictures from this weekend's art show opening on Monday.

"Time Passing"- In progress

This is the sundial in my parents' garden. I hated that I couldn't finish this one last night, but I spent so much time on the detail of the sundial, that it was very late and I didn't want to rush through the background. I will post the completed piece tomorrow.

Hello all. I was out of town for most of the weekend, and have been busy getting things ready for the gallery opening on Friday, so I haven't done much painting. Don't worry, I will be posting again very soon. Just a reminder that the Art & Light show opens this Friday and Saturday. There is a great story in the Greenville News about Ryan Calloway, one of the artists in the show. Check it out. Hope to see you all this weekend.