Elliott County Watering Hole

11" x 14" oil on canvas unframed original painting.

Elliott county is one of the few places in the country that still can boast having pristine springs and creeks. This painting captures a watering hole used for cattle. When I traveling around the county these watering holes are to be seen everywhere. In this painting I also wanted to capture the fog as it was dissipating for the day.

Grayson Lake

I was driving home from Grayson one sunny summer day and I took this photo from the bridge as I was crossing over, lol "yes! I was taking photos while driving" something that I am sure is not a good idea, but I feel sure that many other artists know what I am talking about. I decided to make this a one day painting on a slab of board 5 1/5" x 15" and I combined the brush with the palette knife to complete this piece.
It is sells for $200.00, it does not need a frame. It can be hung set up on an table easel.

Autumn Trees

A walk in the woods

This an original oil painting on canvas, size is 18" x 27"

In this painting, I used my skill with the palette knife and oils to transport myself back to a moment in my childhood when I would spend my time exploring the hills of Southwest Virginia. Gazing upon this painting I find that the smells and sounds of those woods come back to me. I smell the musty earthiness of the layers upon layers of decaying leaves; I hear and feel the crunch beneath my feet while listening to the call of many different birds singing their own unique songs. In the distance I hear the babbling of a nearby creek and I smile knowing in my soul that this was a precious moment in my time on this wondrous earth, a time to be cherish.

Along the Catawba

This painting was one of my first plein aire works. It was a hot Carolina day along the river with other artist friends. It was one of those days to cherish. Good painting and good friends. 11" x 14" oil on canvas.

View from Pilot Mountain

This is another of my paintings from my Blue Ridge series. This painting captures the essence of the lone tree on top of a ridge over looking the mountains. This painting was also completed with the palette knife.

Smokey Mounatin Morn

Here is another painting done from the Blue Ridge mountain area in North Carolina. The way that the fog would cover the mountains helped to give the Blue Ridge it's nickname the smokey mountains. This an 11" x 14" oil on canvas, painted with the palette knife.

Blue Ridge Mountain

Blue Ridge NC

This is one of several paintings I completed during my Blue ridge mountain series. I often loved to travel the Blue Ridge parkway to look for amazing scenes such as this. This painting was completed with a palette knife, it is an 11"x 14" oil on canvas.