"In Her Hands"

6"x6"
Oil on Mat board
$80

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This is another piece from my sewing series, which will be on display at the Art & Light gallery this Friday night and Saturday afternoon. I like how focused this woman is on her task, and the sepia tones seem to give it such a warm, comfortable look.

"Breaking Out"

6"x6"
Oil on Mat board
SOLD

I love this piece. This was from another photo I took at our shoot at that old house. I just love the colors and the loosness of it, but it still reads clearly what it is.

"Hand of the Artist"

6"x6"
Oil on Mat board
$80

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I painted this piece a couple of weeks ago, but only recently realized that I never posted it. Although I am right handed, when I paint I always hold a rag and one or two brushes in my left hand. Often, I also hold the piece I am working on! This just goes to show that you do not have to look very far outside yourself to find interesting things to paint.

I will be the featured artist in November at the Art & Light Gallery in West Greenville. The show opens on Friday, Nov. 2 from 6-9pm, and Saturday, Nov. 3 from 10am-3pm. And, while you are downtown, be sure to check out the many artists' studios open for Greenville's anual Open Studios!

"Shears"

6"x6"
Oil on Mat board
SOLD

In case you are wondering, this one is of the handle of a pair of scissors. I just love how you can put so many colors into a reflective object and still have it read as silver.

"Shining Through"

6"x6"
Oil on Mat board
$80

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I was on a photo shoot for work at the begining of last week, and one of our locations was this old run-down chapel out in the middle of nowhere. It was such an amazing location, and I spent much of the time snapping pictures on my cell phone to paint later. On this one I attempted to capture the diffused light coming through the old broken window panes. I will explore this further in some later paintings.

I spent this past weekend in Florida celebrating my good friend's wedding. Unfortunatly I came home and got sick! This is a piece I did for my friend and her new husband. Congratulations EB and Josh! I will get back to the daily paintings tomorrow.

"Straight Stitch"

6"x6"
Oil on Mat board
SOLD

I discovered a site recently that had pictures of various old sewing machines. I thought the detail on this one was gorgeous. This piece was actually fairly difficult to paint. The trouble was trying to clearly show the raised patterns in the silver, while still maintaining the strong reflections and shadows. After much trial and error, I think the final product turned out well.

I will be in Florida the rest of this week, but will have many new pieces to post next week!

"Blue Coat"

6"x6"
Oil on Mat board
$80

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I was searching for images for another project recently, and came across an old photograph of this woman. I loved the confident and direct way she is looking at the viewer, as well as the fact that her coat is so large that it covered her hands. This was so much fun to paint, and I was really able to achieve a lot of depth and dimension in the figure.

"Stitches"

6"x6"
Oil on Mat board
SOLD

A continuation of the recent theme. I focused mainly on the contrast of light and dark in this one. It is simple, but I think it is still striking in its boldness.

"Tarnished"

6"x6"
Oil on Mat board
SOLD

In order to get the aged and tarnished look of the silver, as well as to capture the reflections on the surface, I underpainted this piece with yellows, reds and greens. I then laid the gray highlights over the top. I think it worked pretty effectivly.

"Spools"

6"x6"
Oil on Mat board
SOLD

Continuing with last night's theme, here is a collection of various spools of thread.

"By the Pattern"

6"x6"
Oil on Mat board
SOLD

This is actually my sewing machine. It is an old Singer machine that was my mom's. I wanted to push the colors a little in this one. It is easy to simply try to reproduce the exact color of an object. But, when you really look at something, there are so many more colors present- highlights are full of blues, pinks and yellows; Shadows contain greens and reds. We only need to look a little harder.

"Outside Looking In"

6"x6"
Oil on Mat board
SOLD

I apologize for the lack of posts last week. Most of the week was spent framing and hanging pieces for the UVA show opening on Friday. A huge thanks to all of you who came out to the opening. It was a huge success. I did manage to do this piece in the midst of all the chaos last week. This is another one from my friend's trip to Italy.

"Trinket"

6"x6"
Oil on Mat board
SOLD

This is my favorite pair of earrings. They match the necklace I wear all the time.

UVA Group Show

This month, my work will be a part of the Upstate Visual Arts Group Show. The opening reception is this Friday night, October 5th, from 6-9pm. The gallery is located at 701 Pendleton St., and the work will be on display through the entire month of October.

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.