"Night on the Water"

16 x 20

This is from a photo I took in St. Augustine at the Crescent Beach Paintout. The wind was blowing strong and the boats came into the river and anchored by the bridge. These kinds of paintings are really difficult to photograph. This one actually has a lot of dark blue, purple in the sky. It is dark. I've gotten a number of positive comments about it as it's hung in the studio.

"Red Canoe Fishing"


4 x 8

"North Florida March"

6 x 8

Another in the theme of what-you-see-this-time-of-year. I love Dogwoods. Most of the trees are pretty bleek looking right now. No green yet. The Live Oaks are losing their leaves. (Yes, my pool is once again getting the you-know-what beat out of it.) And against that backdrop of grey there is the bright color of Redbuds, Dogwoods and others that I only know by sight and not name. I gotta (my wife has made me aware that I say this a lot) get out and take some photos.

"Japanese Magnolia"

6 x 8

This is a great time of year here in Tallahassee. Spring has sprung and the flowering trees are beautiful. I call these Japanese Magnolias but I don't really know if that is accurate or not. I'm not much on the names for these things I paint. I'm more interested in the great angles and colors.

"Maria"

14 x 18

This is Maria. She is a special girl who is my son, Zack's girlfriend. In January I was burned out on landscapes and decided to do something different. This was from a backlit photo from a track meet. At the time I took the photo she was concentrating on a race that was about to start. I decided she would look better in a dress rather than a track jersey. About half of the people that see it say immediately that it is Maria. The other half say yeah I knew that was Maria, but why did you paint a painting of her. Well she is special.