The Names In The Rock

"The Names In The Rock"

6X6, Oil on Panel

SOLD

This is Frederiks Kirke in Copenhagen.  I had done this piece with the intention of submitting it for the Randy Higbee 6X6 competition but never got around to doing any more in this size.

This piece was actually completed in 2017.

Tatters

Tatters

12X24, Oil on Panel

Like Simple Prayers Fulfilled

"Like Simple Prayers Fulfilled"

9X12, Oil on Panel

Available

This is from a photo taken several years ago during a Christmas time trip to Maryland.  This is in an area called Morgan Run Environmental Area in Carroll County, Maryland.

#30 of 50

Patient Without Time

"Patient Without Time"

9X12 Oil on Panel

Available

#29 of 50
Obviously, I'm not going to make the goal of 50 this year at this point.  But I'll keep punching and see what I can do.  Maybe next year.

Spire of the South

Spire of the South

6X8, Oil on Panel

Available

So you're painting along and you've spent about 2 hours on something new and you're just about to close up the session.  You've got all the bones of the design in place.  All you have left in the next and maybe last session is the muscles, the light, and some jazz.  But then you see it... holy shit, how did I make THAT BIG of a screw up!

Then you sit, and sit, and sit wondering, pondering the choices, the solutions, all the options.  All the while, it whispers in the back of your mind, "Do I even bother to fix it??"

Well, did I?

Calhoun County Courthouse, Hampton, Arkansas.

#28 of 50

These Anchored Hearts Avowed

These Anchored Hearts Avowed

6X12, Oil on Panel

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From near Waco, Texas.  Sometimes I wonder if subconscious influences are genuine or only things I see after the fact and make up to fit a temporary mood.

#27 of 50

The Way is Lost Again

The Way is Lost Again

4X8, Oil on Panel

Available

Started in plein air at a small church in the village of Tjaereby Denmark.  I used Golden Opens in the field but then did an almost complete repaint in the studio in oil.

#25 of 50

Up Church Hill

Up Church Hill

9X12, Oil on Panel

Available

This one was completed quite some time ago but I never catalogued it except with some in-process photos on Facebook.  So I'm going to go ahead and count it on this year's tally of paintings.  From a criterium race several years ago in Little Rock.

#22 of 50

The Scales of Winter

The Scales of Winter

11X14, Oil on Panel

Available

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For The Glory of Helaklion

For the Glory of Helaklion

12X16, Oil on Panel

Available

#21 of 50

The Tablet of Juta

The Tablet of Juta

6X12, Oil on Panel

Available

I'm taking some older abstracts and developing some of the motifs and techniques into something more precise and purposeful.

#20 of 50

The Separation of Earth and Sky

The Separation of Earth and Sky

8X12, Oil on Panel

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Full moon rise from the top of Pinnacle Mountain outside Little Rock.

#19 of 50

Any Way the Wind Blows

Any Way The Wind Blows

8X10, Oil on Panel

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The wind is sure blowing a lot for me right now, just in way too many directions.  I guess I should actually take that as a blessing instead of the confusion it feels like.  From Palo Duro Canyon, Texas.

#18 of 50

Narrow But Not Straight

Narrow But Not Straight

11X14, Oil on Panel

Boxley Valley in Newton County near the Buffalo National River.

#17 of 50.

Waiting Where the Light Goes

Waiting Where the Light Goes

9X12, Oil on Panel

Available

Another from the Arkansas River Trail this spring, just recently finished in the studio.

#16 of 50

Portals to Light

Portals to Light

6X8, Mixed Media on Panel

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This is a little plein air piece that has been sitting around for quite some time.  I was never terribly happy with the result in the field.  There were a lot of things I DID like about it but it was never really connecting with me.  I knew what it was too and had even written about it before here.  I started this with Golden Opens and it was one of my first attempts at using those.  I was a little bit frustrated that I was unable to make a nice deep dark with them at the time.  I later purchased some new colors so I could get deeper darks but then found myself unhappy with the consistency of the paint and not able to work it like I would have liked.

Regardless, I may still take the Golden Opens with me in a couple of weeks when I travel to Denmark!

Anyway, enjoy this one because I really like the result after the rework with oils in the studio.

#15 of 50

Murmured in Dreams

Murmured in Dreams

9X12, Oil on Panel

Available

Near Steel Creek on the Buffalo River, Newton County.

#14 of 50

Carry Us All Away

Carry Us All Away

8X10, Oil on Panel

Available

Started en plein air along the Arkansas River Trail and finished in the studio.

#13 of 50

Yesterday's Paths

Yesterday's Paths

6X8, Oil on Panel

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A little plein air I started along the Arkansas River Trail before a massive storm rolled in.

#12 of 50

On Paths of Golden Light

On Paths of Golden Light

7X14, Oil on Panel

Available

From the top of Fort Roots in Emerald Park looking west towards Pinnacle Mountain and the Big Dam Bridge.

#11 of 50