Mossy

This one is already sold...or at least has a claim on it. I walked away from the campsite into a more dark woodsy area and found this little scene. I was attracted to the textures and contrasts and the idea of the cycle of life.

Algonquin Park Paintings

I sat on islands deep in the heart of Algonquin Provincial Park in Canada and painted each of these directly. I used lake water to spread and mix the paint. This is what is called plein aire painting. We canoed in to these spots, set up camp, and I pulled my painting supplies out of my backpack. This is the real thing. If you buy one of these paintings and hold it up to your nose, you may be able to smell Canada itself.


Root Fingers, Algonquin Park
5 x 7 in. Pen and ink plus watercolor on 140 lb arches watercolor paper.

Algonquin Hillside
7 x 5 in. Pen and ink plus watercolor on 140 lb arches watercolor paper.

Roots and Rocks, Algonquin
5 x 7 in. Pen and ink plus watercolor on 140 lb arches watercolor paper.

Candle Holder

Last year we went on a camping trip to Land Between the Lakes State Park in Kentucky. We visited "The Homeplace" which is a working farm set in the 1850s with workers dressed in period clothing, houses, animals and outbuildings. I took some reference photos. 

I thought this was an interesting candle holder. It looks like a mug or pitcher that has been cut. I believe they call this "splatter ware" pattern, but I could be wrong. It was sitting on a mantle above a fireplace. I enjoyed capturing the mottled white paint of the wall and the splatter pattern as well as the wax candle drips.

Gray Barn

I was taking a walk through Lynchburg, Tennessee earlier this year and took a few photos. This painting was based on one of these images.

Red Shed

Designed from a photo I took in passing on a trip through Lynchburg, Tennessee.