Portfolio of Works

My most recent paintings in oil, pastel or gouache.

These works are for sale or have already sold at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea.

All paintings sold, gifted or donated.

Paintings done on location. Many are in this collection, but you might also find them under pastels or landscapes.

These paintings were created in the studio in various media, including oil, pastel and gouache or opaque watercolor.

I will do pet paintings by commission and some are shown there. Here are some other examples.

All of my paintings from France are done from photos kindly shared by Shannon Jackson Arnold during her travels. She gave me permission to paint from a super collection of photos. Some day, I dream of painting on location or from my own photos there. Meanwhile, this is the next best thing.

Portraits are the greatest challenge of all for me. But I keep trying.

Tackling the challenge of painting flowers.

The next best thing to painting outdoors is to paint from life indoors when it's cold or rainy.

The greatest compliment from another artist was that I paint emotions or feelings. Here are some examples with meaning.

These are studies, sketches and paintings that turned out to be hits or misses. They are not for sale for a variety of reasons including: They are in my sketchbook and were for practice or for solving compositional problems; they may have succeeded, but they are based on someone else's photos and I do not hold the copyright and cannot be sold; they are from workshop training; or they just failed or missed and I want to show my progress as an artist.