Egret's Perch

This piece continues my "Fog Series". I have always loved driftwood, and some of the Georgia beaches abound with it. So I decided to combine to two aspects, fog and driftwood, to create a tranquil, almost lonely mood. But when I finished....it seemed too lonely to me. So I added Mr. Egret.
Oil, 18 x 24

Vignoble en Autumne

Sometimes I have to labor long and hard to make a painting "work" for me. Other times, it just flows effortlessly...I don't know why. Maybe it's an energy thing, or special inspiration. Or good music. Whatever was the reason with this painting, it just seemed to paint itself. If only they could all be that way! Just as a test to myself, I'm going to try to paint this scene again, in a much larger format. Oil, 10 x 20

Fog Walk

This is my second "beach fog" painting; in adding a few people walking along the distant beach, I can feel myself right there, with that light mist on my face. I'm doing a series of fog paintings, both on the beach and capturing the Tuscan morning mist.
12 x 24, Oil on Canvas

Beach Fog

For most people, beach = sun. But I've been on the beach when a gentle fog drifts across the waves and curls up over the dunes. There is a peaceful quality that fog renders which is absent when the sun is out. So I sought in this painting to convey that sense of tranquility that fog brings.
18 x 24, Oil on Canvas

Tuscan Gold

The idea for this painting came from two photos I took the last time I was in Tuscany. One was of this farmhouse, up on a hill, and the other was of a vineyard. Many times when I've been sipping a good Chianti, I've watched the sun bathe the Tuscan countryside with this golden glow, so I set myself the challenge of creating a scene that put the three elements together. Anyone for a glass of Chianti?
Oil on Canvas, 36 x 36

Marsh Harmony

I must have been feeling particularly calm when I worked this painting. I know I feel that way now when I look at it, and my hope is that viewers will also feel their shoulders lift a measure when they see it. It's a simple scene, but it makes me want to park my easy chair right there, pour a glass of wine and just relax. Does it do the same for you?
20 x 20, Oil on Canvas

St. Simon's Mood

I've always been fascinated by clouds. Someday, I'm going to do a Cloud Series of paintings, just clouds. For this painting, however, I set myself the challenge of giving the clouds an airy, almost foggy feeling: there and yet not important. I hope you'll give me feedback....do you like the feeling this painting generates?
12 x 16, Oil on Canvas