Beautiful Day on Bean Point

Beautiful Day on Bean Point

12x12 oil on canvas panel

It was a perfect morning on the beach to put a little paint to canvas!

On the easel

Cottage on the Corner

Cottage on the Corner

8x10 oil on canvas panel

This sweet little beach cottage has been on my radar for a while.  After dropping my kids off at their respective sailing & drama camps this morning I snagged a couple hours of plein air painting bliss!

Cottage on the Corner II

5x7 oil on canvas panel

 Here's the second (smaller, simplified) version, painted with the last 15 minutes I had left before camp pick up time. Good exercise in blocking those shapes in quickly!

Dappled Sand, Dappled Sky

Dappled Sand, Dappled Sky

11x14 oil on linen panel

Got a little plein air painting in on the beach this morning, while giving my daughter a lesson!

(I know I'm "a little" biassed, but I think hers turned out pretty good too!)

Morning on Gulf Drive

Morning on Gulf Drive

6x8 oil on museum board

Couldn't resist capturing the "calm" before the annual 4th of July parade on the island this morning!

Sketchbook Pages

Sketchbook Pages

I recently returned from a week-long trip to Guatemala with my son and several of his schoolmates, teachers and parents. The following are a few gouache (opaque watercolors) paintings from the sketchbook I took on our trip...

Traveling is always an exciting adventure... but there's no place like home!