I have been painting for over 45 years and was first influenced by the wildlife paintings of Ray Harm.  I started with watercolor and later moved onto oil painting.  "Chipmunk Capers" and "Bobwhites" are two examples using designer's gauche.  My interest in oil painting started small, literally. I was influenced by Skip Gleissner, a well-known miniature oil artist in Louisville, Kentucky and began painting miniature oils under magnification.  Later, I expanded my work to larger paintings in watercolor and oil and more recently in acrylic.   Painting is a joy and a favorite past time that has only increased over time.

Watercolor

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End of the Day
End of the Day

20 x 16 inch watercolor on illustration board. Sold as a donation.

Chipmonk Capers
Chipmonk Capers

18 x 30 inch Designers Gauche on Illustration Board, Framed, SOLD as a donation. Awarded 3rd Place in Opaque Watercolor at the 2016 Kentucky State Fair.

Decoy Stillife
Decoy Stillife

20 x 16 inch Watercolor on illustration board. Sold as a donation.

Farm Fresh
Farm Fresh

5 x 8 inch watercolor on illustration board. Private Collection

Quail on a Fence Row
Quail on a Fence Row

8 x 10 inch Watercolor on Illustration Board. Sold as a donation.

Summer Arrangement
Summer Arrangement

8 x 10 inch watercolor on 140 lb. watercolor paper. Sold as a donation.

Orange Still Life
Orange Still Life

10 x 8 inch on 140 lb paper, SOLD as a donation.

Gathering of Royal Terns
Gathering of Royal Terns

10 x 8 inch on 140 lb paper, SOLD as a donation.

Shucked and Shelled
Shucked and Shelled

18 x 14 inch Watercolor on 300lb Arches Paper, Private Collecion

Oil and Acrylic

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Orange Reflections
Orange Reflections

8 x 6 inch miniature oil on canvas board, Private Collection

Smoky Mountain Trillium
Smoky Mountain Trillium

14 x 14 inch acrylic on canvas , Private Collection

Cat in a Venice Window
Cat in a Venice Window

11 x 14 inch Acrylic on canvas, Private Collection. Awarded 3rd Place in Realistic Painting at the 2018 Kentucky State Fair.

Field Lillies
Field Lillies

10 x 8 inch Oil on canvas. SOLD as a donation

Miniature Oil

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Country Morning
Country Morning

4 x 6 inch miniature oil on canvas board. Private Collection.

Siesta
Siesta

2.5 x 4 inch Miniature Oil on canvas board. Framed. $100.

French Village Along the Seine
French Village Along the Seine

4 x 5 inch miniature oil on canvas board. Private Collection. Awarded 1st Place in Miniature Category at 2018 Kentucky State Fair.