Another new small 4x12 that will be at our Open House Thursday. Hope you can join us!

Open House

These are a couple of my newer small paintings. I will have them at our Holiday Open House this Thursday at the Tannery from 3-8pm. I often do these small versions to establish ideas for my larger paintings. It is a great way to work out colors and compositions and they end up turning out to be little gems! Come join us Thursday for a little holiday cheer.

Emerging

I am honored to announce my painting "Emerging" has been accepted into the International Association of Pastel Society's show. This was a rose from the garden I quickly put in a glass. The sunlight from the kitchen window came streaming in and it was a ta-dah moment!

Sneak Preview

Just a sneak preview of a couple of my paintings in my solo show hanging in Snellville City Hall. It is as close to the mayor's office that I will ever be! Please stop by and see it if you are in the area. It will hang until November 30th.

In The News

A big thank you to Elliott Brack for the nice article in today's Gwinnett Forum. I have a solo show in Snellville City Hall this month. If you are in the area stop in and see my new works. www.gwinnettforum.com/

Happy Jack

Happy Halloween Everyone!!

October Walk

I had painted a smaller version of this during the Gwinnett Parks Challenge and really liked the composition. I made some color shifts and painted it in a 30x40 format of the same scene. This will hang in a solo show at Snellville City Hall starting November 1st.

Glimpse Of Autumn

We had a great weekend in the mountains. Always great to go for a walk and find beautiful scenes at every turn.

Hay Day

I went out with a group of fellow painters to paint a new park. I was feeling a little guilty because I knew I had one more tractor painting to do. While I was painting along came a tractor (from the company I am doing the commissions for) to mow the pasture. I got the hint and came home and painted this last one.

Tractors, Tractors

These are a couple of commission pieces I have been working on for a corporate art project. The paintings are being mounted on a piece galvanized steel with a laser cut logo. I am excited to see it all together.

Apple Farm

Thrilled to have this piece accepted into the Hudgens Juried Exhibition. Opening reception is September 22nd from 2-4pm.

The Little Shed

Shared a beautiful Saturday morning with some fellow artists painting McDaniel Farm, which is the last park in our series. Please join us September 15th at Tannery Row Artists Colony to see all the works in the Gwinnett Parks Plein Air Challenge. The opening reception will be from 6-9pm. Come see the parks through the artists eyes.

The Point

This has been a fun piece to work. It is a total of ten feet long and 12 inches high.

Garden Party

Parks Challenge

These are a couple of my plein air studies from the Gwinnett Parks Challenge. The first is from George Pierce Park and the second is from Jones Bridge Park. We are having a great time painting the parks. I had no idea how big and beautiful all the parks around us are.

First Light

Early morning painting. I loved the way the light came up and warmed the landscape. I am pleased that this one won a
2nd place in the Inside/Out Show currently showing at the Tannery.

Bloom

I am honored to be one of the artists selected to participate in the new "Bloom" exhibit running at the Hudgens Center for the Arts through May 17th. It is a beautiful exhibition.

I was very pleased to have my work accepted into the Southeastern Pastel Society's 15th Juried International Exhibition to be held at Oglethorpe University Museum of Art in Atlanta, GA May 17 - June 12.
http://museum.oglethorpe.edu/

Eight Ball Corner Pocket

Getting ready for our anniversary show "Crazy 8's" this Saturday night at Tannery Row Artist Colony from 6-9. Everyone has a little eight in their paintings. Come join us!

First Snow

I love all the beautiful colors reflected in the snow when the sun is out. The first snow of the season always seems a little more special. There is always a little excitement when that first blanket of white covers the landscape.