Blue Ridge Parkway, South

Painted this near Floyd on the Blue Ridge Parkway when I was at a week-long Plein Air Paint Out in August. They even found a place for all the painters to stay! We all had a fabulous time. This is how the painting is framed with handmade Virginia grown cherry wood. 12" x 24" oil on canvas $300  SOLD

Friend's View, Fall

Painted this from a friend's view near the Blue Ridge Parkway facing East . . . I want to go back and paint more! 16" x 40" oil on canvas, framed  SOLD, thanks Heather!

Did I mention there was a bulldozer most of the time right in front of me where I was painting . . . NOT when I started it of course!

Happy New Year!

Hope the New Year brings you closer to your dreams, family and friendships. I am planning for more adventure, painting and kindness . . . Enjoy 2018!

(South Fork of the Potomac River, Highland County,  12" x 24" oil on canvas, framed)

Blue Ridge Parkway, Fall

This is a section of the Blue Ridge Parkway that is a morning view from this past fall, near my house. 30" x 40" oil on canvas, framed $1,250  SOLD

Fall, White Hall, VA

I took a painting that I did last winter back to the same location this past fall and changed it to the fall colors. I had never done this before . . . but had fun making it a different season. 24" x 36" oil on canvas, framed $950

2018 Calendars!

2018 Calendars are here, $2 plus .50 cents for mailing!
I am thrilled to be back on my blog . . . long story short, my site got high-jacked to China, and my brother Michael just came and figured out how to bypass them. So, I have tons of paintings to share with you and stories too.

Studio Landscape III

The third studio landscape this winter that is complete . . . hope to start another one tomorrow.
I really like this size and the vertical shape, I look forward to doing some this spring outside too.  24" x 36" oil on canvas framed  $850

Studio Landscape II

Second Studio Landscape painting, wanted to show it with the frame . . . having fun painting these! 24" x 36" oil on canvas, $850   SOLD

Studio Landscape I

I am working in the studio some this winter and am enjoying it! I have done three vertical paintings this size and will post the other two soon. This is from a photograph from the Blue Ridge Parkway in the fall, I have enjoyed abstracting it a bit.  24" x 36" oil on canvas, framed  $850  SOLD

Painted Violin, Blue Ridge Mountains

A donation to the Charlottesville High School Orchestra, who every four years takes the whole group on an adventure to play in a distant county, this year they are going to Ireland in June. This is my third time to paint a (dysfunctional) violin, which they collect during the four years. They are being shown at our Charlottesville Downtown Mall store windows for the next month, then they will be bid on through https://betterworldcollective.com/

And you can see the other violins that Michael Bailey photographed @
http://www.michaelbaileyphotography.com/CHSO/170205-CHSOViolins/index.html

White Hall, Virginia

Painted this the other day when it was 65 degrees and sunny with my friend Jenny at the White Hall Community Center. The view is looking west with the center at our backs. (The painting is not as dark as it looks here!)   8" x 24" oil on canvas, framed, $250  SOLD

Blue Ridge Parkway, Fall IV

Just finished framing this painting that I started this past fall up at my favorite spot! The Sue Max had just turned red . . . no wonder I love this place! 24" x 48" oil on canvas, framed  $1,250   SOLD

Ivy, Virginia

Painted this for a friend, Beth who will be moving to this spot this year in Ivy, Virginia. The sun was out and a beautiful day to capture it. The photo on the bottom was taken in the sun and the other in the shade back at home. Interesting how different they look, and two different cameras! 

8" x 16" oil on canvas, framed

Mormon's River, Albemarle County Reservior

Painted a quick study of the Mormon's River, the smaller painting, and then the larger one this past Saturday with two friends, Jenny and Barbara. It was a foggy and cool day, but we were happy to be outside painting! 4" x 12" & 9" x 20"

Two Sheds, Crozet

Painted on a warm sunny day, two sheds,  . . . really as a warm-up exercise. Had fun just getting outside and back to it!  (they both need a tad more work)
4" x 6" oil on canvas, framed $65, @ The Crozet Artisan Depot.

Old Trails, Crozet

Painted this last week when it was clear and warm of 60 degrees. I am looking out over to Old Trails golf course and to Chile's Peach Orchard in the far distance and Jarman's Gap. 8" x8" oil on canvas $125, hanging at The Crozet Artisan Depot    http://www.crozetartisandepot.com/  SOLD

Happy New Year! I had a great 2016 and hope you all did as well.

This was painted this past fall when I went with friends for a long weekend in Highland County, and stayed at our friend Patti's place. It was early morning when the sky was warm, and the weather held out for us the whole time. 12" x 16" oil on canvas, framed $250  SOLD

I will post my 2017 plans once they are worked out, but we do have a few adventures up our sleeves! Stay tuned! Our son Ben is off today to New Zealand for three months with lots of fly fishing to be done.

2017 Calendars are Here!

Ever year I do a new calendar of paintings from the year past, always fun! They sell for $2 @ C-ville Arts on Charlottesville's downtown mall and @ the Crozet Artisan Depot. If you can't get there, just email me and I can send you one. 

Crozet Hillside III

Was painted just before the colors changed to full peak, up on the hillside near Chile's Peach Orchard. 12" x 36" oil on canvas, framed $450  SOLD

House Mountain, Lexington VA

Finished the House Mountain painting from the second floor of my friend Susan's house and studio. Started this in October when I was in Lexington for a week to paint for the Nelson Gallery Paint Out. 22" x 28" oil on canvas, framed, $650  SOLD

Monticello's Garden

Monticello's garden painted from a study I did a few years ago, as a commission which is going to Florida in early December. Too hard to get a large canvas on site but maybe next year I will try it.
24" x 42" oil on canvas, framed, Thanks Emily!

Blue Ridge Parkway, VA

Another from my favorite spot on the parkway! This one I started a few weeks ago for a commission. I also went up again last week (and started another) with my friend Jenny, I am still working on that one. I am interested in how it is always changing and what I learn from painting a familiar location. They are each different but similar with the changing seasons!  Thanks Kat & Patrick!

Blue Grass Valley, Highland County, VA

Had fun painting in the Blue Grass Valley a few weeks ago, this was in the early morning looking north with Devil's Knob in the back ground. 12" x 16" oil on canvas, framed $250.

Goshen Pass, Rockbridge County, VA

Painted Goshen Pass in Rockbridge County, on the Maury River, with friends, Barbara, Jean and Elizabeth two weeks ago. Always a fun time with these friends . . . 16" x 20" oil on canvas, framed $350  SOLD Thanks Cynthia!

Garden Studys

 

 Two garden studies from Farfield Farm in Afton, when I went last week with Chloe and V-Anne, I am hoping to go back this week. 

Both are 8" x 8" oil on canvas framed $110  SOLD

Garden Shed

Pond Study at Farfield Farm, Afton

Little pond study from Farfield Farm this past week with V-Anne and Chloe, I look forward to going back and painting it bigger! 6" x 12" oil on canvas framed  $125  SOLD

Painting buddies! We are headed back next week . . .

Blue Ridge Parkway Study

A study I did up on the Blue Ridge Parkway that I will paint larger as soon as I can . . . 8" x 24" oil on canvas, framed $250  SOLD

Two photos from Hot Cakes,   http://www.hotcakes.biz/
I LOVE the red WALLS! Drop by if you get a chance and check it OUT! Let me know if you do, and thanks!

Aerial View of Virginia

Hanging my show @ Hot Cakes this weekend, come by if you are in Charlottesville!   http://www.hotcakes.biz/
Each year I paint from an aerial image that we took from a small plane a few years ago, always makes me want to fly!  30" x 40" oil on canvas, framed  $1,250  SOLD

House Mountain II, Lexington, VA

Painted this from Still House Rd, near the entrance and found some shade. I love the contrast of hillside and mountains, I don't know the name of this farm . . . 12" x 24" oil on canvas, framed  $300
SOLD thanks David & Pamela!

House Mountain, Lexington, VA

Had a ton of fun at the 'Lexington Paint Out' two weeks ago, and painted twelve paintings, some I am finishing up now. This one of House Mountain was painted from Susan Harb's second floor doorway, and her new studio and home! Thanks to everyone at the Nelson Gallery for hosting us, and a fabulous dinner and opening! 15" x 30" oil on canvas, framed  $450.

Humpback Mountain, Afton, VA

Painted this from a farm I have permission to go to in Greenwood. This is the view of where Wintergreen Resort is that I go and paint near the top of the mountain. 18" x 48" oil on canvas, framed  $1,000.  SOLD thanks David & Pamela!

Palmer Barn, Cataloochee, NC

Had fun painting this the last full day we were in the Smokies, at Cataloochee. I also painted the Palmer house and the little white shed in the back. I loved the ladder up to the loft. 12" x 12" oil on canvas, in gold frame, $245.

Messer Barn, Smoky Mountians

We had a nice time in the Smokies all last week, hiking, camping and painting. This is the Messer Barn in Cataloochee, which had been moved and restored at this site, right along the stream. 11" x 14" oil on canvas, framed $225

I will be up at the Wintergreen Labor Day Festival this weekend, if you get a chance, come on up. Cooler temps, live music and great food!

Marjorie Kinnan Rawling's Home, Hawthorne, FL

In April we went down to Florida for a visit with family, and went to the Historic State Park of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. She wrote the Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Yearling, plus many other books from this house. The rural area is called Cross Creek, where she had orange groves, gardens and a quiet place to live and write. I so enjoyed spending the second day there painting.  8"x10" oil on board, framed $150 each

Blue Grass Valley's Mill, Highland County

Had fun painting this Mill in June during our weekend paint out in Highland County. The new owners have done a fabulous job fixing this old mill up to live in . . . would LOVE to see the inside!
12" x 12" oil on canvas, showing gold frame, $250    SOLD thanks Jenny!