Fog Walk

This is my second "beach fog" painting; in adding a few people walking along the distant beach, I can imagine myself right there, feeling that light mist on my face. I just might do a series of fog paintings; they're fun!
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

Gray Day on the Marsh

We were having a very rare south Florida gloomy day. The sky looked opaque, and objects had a distant quality to them. So I asked myself, "What would happen if I took this coloration and imposed it on a St. Simon's Island scene?" Some of the paintings I've been most pleased with have started from that simple, "what if".
9 x 12, Oil on Canvas

St. Simon's Serenity

This painting came pretty easily: I was able to get into the studio early in the morning, and I had that serene feeling I get when there is nothing on my calendar for that day. I'm free to paint! It's a wonderful feeling.
Oil on Linen Panel, 9 x 12