Mullet Fishing

6" x 4"
Oil on board
I used to go down to a park in Jax, FL and watch the women fish for mullet. They would be lined up on the bulk head sitting in their chairs with colorful umbrellas - it was like going back in time.
A batch of cat food, chicken and cornmeal (or something like that) would be mixed up in these big buckets and then they would throw balls of this bait into the water then drop a line in and pull out a big mullet over and over until the fish bucket was filled.
Because this park was in a rich part on town it was renovated - the charm and simplicity was replaced by iron fences and expensive benches. The mullet fishers were no longer welcome.
Later, I had heard that the fences were lowered.

Capt. Charlie's Station

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7" x 5"
Oil on Board
Capt. Charles Norton Swan lived on Bald Head Island, NC lighting the lamp to put the new Cape Fear Lighthouse into service in 1903 and then running the Cape Fear Light Station for 30 years.

The three wood-frame dwellings overlooking the wide beach were built in the early 1900s, with one housing Cap'n Charlie and his family and the others occupied by his two assistants.

Shrimp Boat Update

Shrimp Boat Experiment

I'm starting an experiment - I have a 32" x 48" BW photo on canvas that is stretched and I'm going to paint it. This might be a total disaster or really cool, but you can follow along in the progress.

Right now I'm just breaking down sections and deciding the style I want to use - realistic or illustrative - I'm leaning towards illustrative.

Blue Crab

7" x 5"

The total size with frame is 10.25in x 8.5in.
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Reaching

10" x 8"
Oil on Board
I wish summer was here - I miss it.

Taken from "Sea Fever"
By John Masefield
I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
All I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the seagulls crying.

Traps

10" x 8"
Oil on Board
This painted from a photograph that was taken near Sunset Beach in South Carolina.
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The Race

7" x 5"
Oil on Board
Well, I guess I needed to do something expressive to get me out of this "block".
I had a lot of fun with this and I feel much better.
This is from a photograph of Banks Channel last summer - what a great, warm day!

Bluejay Feather

6" x 4"
Oil on Board
Been having "painters block". Very frustrating.
$65.00

Wasp

6in x 4in
Oil on Board
Framed
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Well, I went back to to get more of these frames and they were all gone except one!! Buuutttt, they had other awesome frames. So, you shall see more paintings with frames. I'm really gettin' in to this!

I also got a large gold boroque frame (slightly damaged) for $5 at the photo store down the street, so I think I'll be doing a large piece in the near future.

I'll be showing at the Arlie Gardens Green Day Show, March 14th. Here is the info:
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Just Bee

6in x 4in
Oil on Board
Framed
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I found this awesome frame the other day and thought a bumble bee would look good in it. I think I'm going back to get more - I like the victorian look to it.

Iggy

11in x 17in
Oil on Canvas Board
This is a commision for a friend that recently lost her dog.

Pepper

6in x 8in
Oil on Board
$65
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I have discovered that pepper is not an easy thing to paint.

Salt

6in x 8in
Oil on Board
$75
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Maybe pepper next?

Jar O' Pickles

6in x 8in
Oil on Board
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Mmmmmm pickles!

Spurs

8in x 6in
Oil on Board
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Water's Edge

6in x 8in
Oil on Board
A friend of mine's dog died recently after an attack by another dog. She is terribly sad. It made me think of my own dog, Chumley and how sad I would be if I lost him. Here he is at the beach.

Big Pepper

6in x 8in
Oil on Board
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This is from one of my photo shots. I love the little "tail" coming off the seeds. Not sure what it is, but it does make it interesting.

Pear

6in x 8in
Oil on Board
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Here is the redo of the "Bad Pear" I'm happy with this.

Good Brush

13in x 5.5in
Oil on Board
$75
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These are my most favorite brushes. I buy them one at a time with my half price coupon at A.C. Moore. Which is a really good deal.

Mushrooms

6in x 7in
Oil on Board
$75
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I used to do a lot of food photography and I thought I would paint some of my old shots.