Vein of Gold

Vein of Gold was included in the West Virginia Watercolor Society's Acqueous 2012 Exhibit at the Arts Mon Gallery in Morgantown.  It was awarded an Honorable Mention.

Good News... My painting "Cairn I" has received the Ghassan Khalil Memorial Award at the Parkersburg Art Center's Regional 2012 Exhibit.  Dr. Khalil was a talented artist and a kind, generous person.  It's a real honor to win an award that bears his name.

Cairn I

"Cairn I"
This was painted for the PAC Regional 2012 Exhibit with the theme
"You Are Here - Mapping and Cartography"
A cairn is a marker along a trail.  For me this painting also represents
a marker along my painting journey
as I transition from realism to abstraction.

Breakfast for Two

"Breakfast for Two"
Winner of Third Place - Theme - Parkersburg Art Center's Regional 2011 Exhibit

End of the Road

"End of the Road" OR "Old Volks Home"

I have passed this junk yard many times over the years and have wanted to paint it for a long time.  The PAC Regional Exhibit 2012 theme is "YOU ARE HERE" and I finally had a good reason to go for it. This painting is big - 36" x 48" - and it's the only oil painting I've done this year.  It didn't win a prize, but I've gotten lots of positive comments on it.  Apparently everyone has a Volkswagon story and my painting evoked lots of fond memories.  Dwayne, at the Art Center, said it should have been titled "old Volks Home."  I like that.  Every one of these abandonded cars would have some interesting stories to tell if only they could talk.  And that dog in the pop-up van.  Was this the end of his road too?

Wildflower Memories

"Wildflower Memories"

Fault Line

"Fault Line"
This is one of my first abstracts.  I like its simplicity.  It was inspired by news of the Japanese earthquake of March 2011.