Sunset on this lake is really breathtaking and the extensive color-blending in both the sky and water (coached by Grace) was a real learning experience.
Four of the most recognizable musical notes ever heard. The rest is pure fantasy but also an excellent exercise in color blending.
No landmark of the Civil War is perhaps more recognized or, for those who know Civil War History, more revered.
This piece captures Americaʼs best-loved longshot, and our most memorable event in horseracing from 2003, as Funny Cide, with jockey Jose Santos up, approaches the finish line at Churchill Downs.
A great American film icon and a great album cover (for those who recall the 70ʼs).
A nighttime view, not often seen by the public, of the National Memorial Arch at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. You can read the entire backstory about this piece when you click this link.
My Father commissioned a genealogical study and obtained our family Coat of Arms. My Brother is particularly interested in heraldry and this gift to him began my involvement in painting these items for others. Would you like your very own Coat of Arms? Learn how to commission your family heirloom … Read More
Every once in a while elements of several photos can be combined to create an interesting landscape. Such is the case with this painting. I especially enjoyed working with the light and shadows in this piece and the details in the water and rocks.
This is one of those, “Hey, Iʼve been there” paintings. Everyone seems to have been to this place but the location they suggest is always different. The source for this painting, as I recall, was actually between my ears.
A driving tour of southern Charles County, Maryland brought me to the shores of the Potomac River looking down an aged dock and across the river into Virginia. It was so very quiet down there you could actually hear the wind and the river… hard to imagine that this site … Read More