Thunder In The Grass

Here's the latest. It comes from the NC Zoo in Asheboro. Entitled, "Thunder In The Grass", 12 x 20, pastel on paper.

Deerly Beloved

Here's a little piece I put together from reference in Blowing Rock. Pastel on paper.

Broad Shouldered Hawk

Been working on raptors lately. Here's a piece in pastel called Broad Shouldered Hawk.

Shades Of Noon progression

Here's a 24 x 30 oil painting I'm working on. You can see the progression from pastel study to underpainting and present adjustments I'm making. I'll post final upon completion.

Pastel study

Underpainting on 24 x 30 canvas

Current progress and adjustments in oil

Great Horned Owl

Here's the latest raptor from the studio. Found this guy at the Carolina's Raptor Center in Huntersville, NC.

Great Horned Owl, 12 x 13.5. pastel

Willie

Here's a pastel portrait of a brown poodle. The challenge was to get strong color in the brown fur. The background was client's idea and I feel it worked nicely.

Willie, 12 x 16, pastel, private collection

Roxie

Here's a recent pet portrait done for a local client. I used 3 different photos to put this together.

Roxie, pastel, 12 x 18

The Way To Damascus

24 x 48, oil

Creek Shadows

This little piece comes from below Graveyard Fields on the parkway above Brevard, NC.

Creek Shadows, 12 x 12, oil

Mozart

Here's a portrait done for a poodle mix named Mozart.

Mozart, pastel, SOLD

Arts Delight

Arts Delight, 12 x 12, pastel

This little piece was done for a gallery's 20th anniversary.

The Pirate

The Pirate, Charcoal and pastel

This piece was done around 20 years ago and after facebooking it, thought I'd blog it as well. It's just a good ole pirate and bird as I imagined it then. Enjoy.

Eater Of The Dead

Eater Of The Dead, 13 x 16, pastel

This King Vulture is a beautiful South American vulture I found at the Carolinas Raptor Center. I surrounded it with aztec imagery to enhance the South American flavor of it's habitat. The delicate looking cream feathers on it's back I found fascinating considering it's diet. A wonderfully designed bird!

Ferruginous Hawk

Ferruginous Hawk, 10 x 20, pastel

I visited the Carolinas Raptor Center in Huntersville recently and saw this Ferruginous Hawk among others. It is the largest hawk in North America. My goal is to capture a bit of previous glory in the images of these wounded birds. Enjoy.

Lady Cardinal

Lady Cardinal, pastel

Wash Out

Wash Out, pastel, 10 x 17

While hiking at Linville Falls, I noticed this little area of washed out rocks and trees and the tree that survived.

The Bateleur Eagle

The Bateleur Eagle, 13 x 17, pastel

I found this beautiful creature at the Asheboro, NC Zoo. I had never seen one before and knew I had to paint it when I did. It is native to Africa and has wonderful color and markings and is also known as the "snake eagle". It's name is french and refers to the acrobatic maneuvers in flight it is capable of. A wonderful find and I hope you enjoy it.

Morning On The River

Morning on the Davidson River just outside of Brevard, NC.

Morning On The River, oil, 18 x 36

Goats win Statewide Pastel Award

Goats Of Indigo. pastel

I'm pleased to announce that my Century Farms piece, Goats Of Indigo has won a $250 sponsor award in the NC Statewide Pastel Exhibition on display at Bev's Fine Art in Raleigh, NC. This exhibition runs through June and includes 70 works from the 3 pastel societies of NC; the Pastel Society of NC, the Appalachian Pastel Society and the Piedmont Pastel Society. This show will also be featured in an article in the December issue of the Pastel Journal Magazine.

Mocha

While at the 2012 Pet Expo in Charlotte I painted this beautiful shepherd mix named Mocha. I cropped in close to capture his strong features. I started with a quick sketch as shown.

Mocha, pastel

Preliminary sketch