Moon Light

Moon Light was a difficult painting to create. It is my neighbor's house across the street and was painted in my studio. I did the initial drawing with some umber paint diluted with turpentine and then established my lights and darks with the same. The difficult part was having to look at the scene at night in my studio with the lights off, and then painting from memory the first thing in the morning. It took me several weeks to complete. I was inspired to paint it because I love the work of Charles Rollo Peters, 1862-1928, an important California painter.

Evening, Edisto

I initially sketched this out on Edisto Island. It was actually about midday when I was there but later in the evening I saw one of those incredible winter sunsets with the low lying clouds and a hint of red on the horizon. Working from memory in my studio allowed me to change the time of day so that I could create what I wanted. That is what it's all about.
This painting was also the cover of Carolina Arts magazine's February 2008 edition. Carolina Arts is published by my friends Tom & Linda Starland.

Spring Moon

This painting was finished in June of 2008. The setting is off of Wappoo Road, West of the Ashley. Most people who travel on the concrete dragstrip that is Highway 17 south do not have any idea that a view like this is available within blocks. The evening I saw this, the sun was setting to the west casting a pale crimson light on the clouds and the moon was rising out of the east. It all cast a beautiful light on the marsh.