'Buy Local' series now on exhibit at CAG 6 '14

Here's a peek at some of my new " Buy Local" Series Paintings

"Creekside Beauties" 14" x 11" Oil

June 1st was the designated day for all the exhibitors at the Charleston Artists Gallery to refresh their  exhibit areas with new artwork.

"Got the Blues"  14" x 11 " Oil

I  had all the art work ready to go up, but was scheduled to be in California that day.

"Seeing Double" 14" x 11" Oil

My friend, Steve Jacobs offered to hang my new paintings for me.

"Take Home Sushi" 7" x 5" Oil

Thanks for the help hand,  Steve.

Seafarer Series installed at Island Art Gallery

 A whole new set of my paintings were installed at the Island Art Gallery.  All but one of them were clustered together to form a grouping  based around  a "seafarer" theme.

 The remaining painting was placed on an easel just inside the entrance so it could be seen immediately when one entered the gallery

 The majority of the paintings are about boats... fishing  boats, sailboats, oyster boats, row boats.. etc.  but had no trouble slipping in a bit of humor   such as a boat full of pelicans

 or throwing in a bit of seafaring infrastructure such as the North Island Lighthouse or the Pawley's Island Yacht Club.

McClellanville 2 '08

  Today I went to the nearby fishing village of McClellanville to get some shrimp boat photos and some  lunch.  The town has a large fishing fleet and arguably the best seafood in the state. (It certainly has the freshest seafood I have ever had.)  Unfortunately, Hurricane Hugo came ashore right atop of the town, and nearly wiped the once thriving town off the map. There are whole streets no, without a single building on them.   Hurricane or no, there is a certain beauty about the area can’t be found elsewhere.  Many of the survivors decided to stay put as evidenced by all the little local shops.  I plan on coming back to paint the uniquely southern town.