I find myself working on meditative paintings frequently. When I am fully immersed in painting it creates a very trance like state. Combining the process with imagery infused with mystery and movement, the feeling is compounded.
Flowing Time
Tag: studio
March of Time
Another 12” square on my easel. Priming a huge number of wood panels was definitely a good idea. I want to spend my time painting without all the prep work between moments at the easel.
Time is grinding us all back to star dust. I wish I could stockpile the good days.
Tranquility (surrounded)
I peaceful little lake painting surrounded by a chaotic mix of studio paintings from 2021.
Chasing
I am busy painting in the studio. This one is brand new. I have primed and prepped a lot of fairly small panels and am diving in.
Packing for the show
I am busy packing a large collection of paintings for my solo show. The exhibit will open July 2nd at Momentum Gallery in Asheville, North Carolina.
Each show I want to be my greatest art exhibit. I was putting on two or three a year for the last seven years. During the pandemic I decided one show a year is the most I should take on. As a result I agreed to the Momentum exhibit and turned down the other offers. It has proven to be the correct decision, this is going to be my best exhibit to date!
Down the River (SOLD)
A painting from three and a half years ago. It sold through Elliott Fouts Gallery in Sacramento, California.
Crush of Life
Another dreamscape painting for my rapidly approaching solo show. The show will be at Momentum Gallery in Asheville, North Carolina. The show opens July 2nd!
Whispered
I often find myself painting work I think of as “dreamscapes”. The driving focus of this piece is mood, light and atmosphere. The result not so much a literal translation of scenery but a slightly surreal departure from reality.
Midas Sun (SOLD)
I was happy to learn a couple of my paintings have sold through Momentum Gallery in Asheville, North Carolina. “Midas Sun” was one of the paintings that was sold, a bit of a charmer.
I am very busy painting and refining other works for my upcoming solo exhibit at Momentum Gallery. It is always a daunting task to get so many works ready for a show, but I am totally into it!
Selkirk Mountains
Inspiration from my backyard. This painting will be at my solo exhibit at Momentum Gallery in Asheville, North Carolina.
For the past eight years I have had two or three solo shows each year, all over the country. During the pandemic I decided to limit my big exhibitions to one a year. This year it is North Carolina. In 2022 I have a solo exhibit on the Oregon coast.
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