Original Oil & Watercolor Paintings
On a recent trip to Myrtle Beach, SC, we found ourselves marveling over the beauty of the discoloration on the pilings and shadows of this seaside pier. The shadows and sunlight on the water were so inspiring!
Over the last several months, I’ve created a number of new pieces:
This abandoned dairy barn is located just off I-26 in southern Virginia. Having grown up on a dairy farm, this aging structure is beautiful to me with the silo towers and the recent evidence of the cow population.
This scene is the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers at Harper’s Ferry, WVA. This scene is from February 2026 following a big snowfall and cold temperatures that had partially frozen the rivers. I was recently awarded second place in the Cleveland County, NC Artists’ Competition. The judge commented that at first glance, he thought the painting was a photograph. He was especially impressed by treatment of the water.
I painted this large oil-on-canvas gallery wrap for my daughter Susan at her request. This finished piece now hangs in her Audiology Clinic in Indiana. I painted this image from a photo we took years ago of a beautiful field of sunflowers along a country road in North Carolina.
This winter, we had our first snowfall in four or five years. After the storm, we took a walk, which was just beautiful! We took a photo of this snow-covered fire hydrant, and I created this oil-on-canvas painting from that image.
Hiking in the woods is something I always enjoy. I painted this scene from a photo we took on one of our many excursions out on a day hike on the Appalachian Trail.