Homestead
I finished this piece basically in one extended painting session, recreating a piece I’d done back in 2005 (wow, that’s almost 20 years ago!). The original was smaller and not as wide as this one. I’ve included a couple of zoomed in detail shots below.
Homestead, 30x57”, $2000
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First three paintings of 2024
Last year, art sales were a struggle. I had a few successful shows early on, but then sales dwindled in the second half of the year, and I became unmotivated and stopped painting for months—too long really.
But it’s a new year, and I’m back and excited about creating new paintings and rekindling my creativity—I’ve already got a few ideas I’d like to explore in that regard. I am ready to getting back out into the world of art sales, starting with a return to the New Orleans art markets this year (starting January 27th at Marsalis Harmony Park).
That aside, and fresh off the easel, here are the first three paintings of the new year! Let me know if you’re interested. More to come.
Egret with Halo, 36x24”, $1000
Energetic Landscape #7, 18x24”, $500
Live Oak on the Lake, 24x18”, $500
From the air
This is a reworking of an older painting that never really made it out of the studio for art shows (this often happens when I’m just not confident in the finished piece; it gets left behind). Using a pallet knife, I added texture and gave it a more vital essence, if you’ll excuse the artsy platitude. I like the resulting painting and I will be bringing it to my next art show!
Aerial Landscape, 24x30”, $600
Sunflower Field, triptych
Add a touch of nature's radiance to your living space! The total size of this original triptych painting is three feet tall by six feet wide. Its scale allows it to become a captivating focal point, commanding attention and infusing any room with life. Whether placed in a living room, kitchen, or bedroom, this stunning sunflower painting will breathe new life into your home, instantly uplifting the ambiance and filling the space with joy.
Sunflower Field triptych, 3 - 36x24”, $3200
Nautical
One of my larger paintings, this three feet by six feet piece would be a beautiful addition to a beach house or as a centerpiece to a family/living room. I’ve always enjoyed tackling larger canvases—something freeing about having more space to work with. The airy atmosphere of this one is satisfying to me, as are the little sails on the horizon . . . also: what life-choices is that guy on the bow of the ship contemplating?
Nautical, 36x72”, SOLD
Balcony, Downtown Covington
Started this painting 'en plein air', during an art market last year. Finally got around to putting the finishing touches on it. I like the flat, abstract planes and surreal, electric-blue shadows.
Balcony, Downtown Covington, 30x24", $800
Three new small paintings
Bend in the River, 11x14”, SOLD
Blue Crab, 11x14”, $150
Rainy Street, 11x14”, NA
Mad Symphony No. 6
The sixth painting in my Mad Symphony series. This is the first attempt at a vertical format. Works well, I think. Posting the video of the painting process down below.
"Mad Symphony No. 6", 40x30", $1200
Notes on a Landscape: Trees are Like Metaphors
A return, for me, to a larger canvas size (basically three feet tall by five feet wide), this one was satisfying to complete—though it was a reminder of how much more work it takes to cover a canvas of this size. I’m obviously not done with this Notes on a Landscape series. My favorite part is the interplay between the beautiful sentiments portrayed, alongside silly trivial things. Stream of consciousness writing has always fascinated me. It’s a fun exercise, however brief in this application.
Here’s the little pseudo-poem in the middle of the field: “meet me in the park, beneath the trees, where the boughs bend, and sway in the warm windy-wind”
Video of the painting process coming soon!
Notes on a Landscape: Trees are Like Metaphors, 59x37.5”, $2300
Notes on a Landscape: Satsumas
The second in my Notes on a Landscape series. This one turned out well, I think. See the video of the painting process down below.
Notes on a Landscape: Satsumas, 16x20”, $300
Notes on a Landscape: Everyone Relax
It all started when, on a recent video, I was describing the early stages of my painting process as “notes on the painting itself”. As in, these basic shapes and tentative lines describe the future painting but not yet the painting itself . . . just notes jotted down for later reference. Then as I began this landscape, the phrase and the idea fused into one cohesive painting of abstracted bliss. Notes on a Landscape. It’s a play on words that makes sense to me . . . somehow. The painting is subtitled “everyone relax” because it’s one of the main phrases that stands out to me on the painting. I do intend to paint more in this new series of paintings.
Notes on a Landscape: Everyone Relax, 24x30”, SOLD
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