Painting North Carolina

Every year I go to North Carolina and participate in a plein air landscape gallery show in Germanton.  In a small town outside Winston-Salem NC, Germanton Art Gallery hosts a plein air show.  I have had the pleasure to paint for the show the past 9 years. It is always fun and I get to see painting friends from different parts of the country and have a good time painting the countryside and people from the area and friends.  I always paint with my friends Scott Burdick, Bernard Martin, Trey Finney and Bruce Burgess and a bunch of others.  Part of the enjoyment of this trip is the camaraderie and a chance to focus just on painting and nothing else for a straight week.  Below are some shots of my paintings with the subject and us painting.

12x16 sunrise

16x12 painting of artist Luke Buck.

20x16 palette knife painting during a quick draw outside the gallery.  I did 2 in three hours.

Painting a sunset on the property where I stayed. Photo by Johanna Stern.

  

Winter

Winter is a time that can be inspiring and also tough for me.  The shorter days and sometimes grey stretches, can leave me a little sad.  Snow is helpful to brighten up the subdued grey of winter. I do look forward to the colors of spring.  Here is a painting of my studio in the snow. "In the Snow" 18x24 oil.