the old city, knoxville
english mountain
farm
tennessee farm – the clouds were beautiful on this memorial day and the i love the blue mountains in the background
watercolor
Hmm…not sure whether to love or hate what is going on here. I’m in the process of doing more smaller painted works. This is an abstract watercolor painting, in the works:
new painting
Another new painting! I have been rolling out the abstract paintings this week. It’s easier to get into a routine and to finish a few in a week. Sometimes I have to switch from web design to photography and painting in a week. But, it keeps the days interesting. This is another painting in the environmental landscape series.
enviro series, sunset
acrylic
12″x12″
new painting
new abstract a part of an environmental series:
enviro series
12″x12″
acrylic
painting
Spring is here and I am definitely inspired. I have been busy painting lately, so I am happy to update with new pics. I’m working on a series of environmental abstract paintings. I’m still focusing on unifying movement of colors, balance of hues, and creating depth in my paintings.
working:
Finished painting:
enviro series
12″x12″
acrylic
dreary spring days
pussy willow
shot with 50mm lens
Days like this make you want to grab a cup of coffee, put your feet up and read a book…
new abstract painting
I posted a pic of my workspace yesterday that had a sneak peak of the latest abstract painting I have been working on for the past week. I’ve been pushing myself with the use of color and shapes, so that was my main goal with this abstract. I love finding the harmony between colors and the balance between shapes and intensities.
abstract painting
acrylic
20″x20″
workspace pic
I’m putting the finishing touches on this latest acrylic painting, here is a pic of my upstairs workspace:
I ran out of palette paper while painting this, so I improvised and used paper plates 
The smaller paintings I can do on my easel, but for the larger paintings I usually take downstairs and work on top of a drop cloth.
lotus flower
Well this painting took me awhile to finish, but I’m pretty pleased with it. I love the red lotus flower on the green background of the lily pad. This one is going in the same room as the cherry tree painting that I did last year.
Lotus flower
acrylic
20″x30″
art showing
I wanted to post a few pics from the art showing on Friday. I had a few pieces of my photography and 2 paintings in the loft. I think there was over 100 people that passed through the open house and about all of my photo cards were taken, so I’m very happy that I made those.
photocards
Today, I am making promotional photocards for a show I’m having tonight. I made these for my last show and I think it’s a great way to promote your art. On the front of the photocard is a photo of the art and on the backside I put my logo and contact information. They are easy to make, I place 2 images on 4×6 paper and cut them in half.
The show tonight is at an open house in one of the downtown Knoxville lofts, the Commerce Lofts. We installed a few paintings and photography in one of the lofts. Every first Friday of the month our downtown galleries, shops, and restaurants stay open late to the public. There is plenty of art in all medias, restaurant and drink specials, and live entertainment. It’s also a great chance to meet local artists and for new and upcoming artists to display their artwork.
