I just noticed that the article on me in Inside Northside Magazine is available on their website. If you’re interested in reading it and aren’t able to pick up a copy where you are, here’s the LINK.

I’ve done several posts in the past on the painting process - my painting process, that is - and I thought I’d dig those out and put them into the spotlight for anyone interested. So, here are four links - enjoy!

• Process: At the Big Table, in which I complete one of my favorite paintings
• Painting Process: Street Cars, in which I paint a New Orleans scene
• Marathon Portrait, in which I struggle with completing a face
• Pug Mug, in which I paint the mug of a pug

I just changed up the gallery on the site. I used to have it hosted on a different site, but decided to move it back here and host it myself. So check out the new gallery page!

Yesterday was my first showing at the Madisonville Art Market. The weather was terrific all day, and the unobstructed view of the river was peaceful and worth the trip all by itself. Before the show started, I spent the morning watching a lone pelican making passes along the river, dive-bombing for fish, gulping them down, and taking to the air again (I think he had moved on by the time the market started). (more…)

Chocolate Puppy 20×16″ $250

Just another cute puppy painting. Everyone loves a cute puppy painting.

I keep returning to these simple, colorless web designs. I don’t know what it is; it’s just nice and clean. Anyway, let me know what you think - especially if you have an idea for improvement. I’ll take it under advisement.

Also, my painting, “30 Minute Commute,” is on the cover of Inside Northside magazine this month with a nice little article within. So that’s something.

Four Dragonflies 10×20″ $250

Madisonville Art Market - Saturday, November 8th

Located along the Madisonville riverfront. I’ll be there!

The Northshore Art Market went well last Saturday, I thought. The weather was cooperative, and I sold enough small paintings to cover the booth fee for this one and the next. Thanks to everyone of you who stopped by long enough to have my business card slapped into your hands! A few of you even made allusions to wanting a portrait made in the near future (bless you - email me a photo and I’ll get started right away).

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Bogalusa became one big game of pine tree pick-up-sticks in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. I took this reference photo on a foggy morning after returning home from our evacuation vacation. The photo didn’t really show much of the destruction - unless you knew what our street looked like before the storm - but the eerie mix of fog and peach colored sky was the main reason I took the photo, and the reason I wanted to capture the scene on canvas. Although the actual painting is a bit darker and the sky a bit richer in color, here’s a photo of the final piece:

Returning Home, 30×40″ $800