The Alumnae Hall building was part of the original campus at Columbia College, a private college in Columbia, South Carolina. This moonlit campus scene was commissioned for the front cover of their annual report and won a Gold Addy Award that year.
Charcoal and pastel on paper: 13 1/2"x 11"
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I was visiting the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans when I saw these two exotic and graceful Asian birds, which originate from Tibet.
Pastel on paper: 32"x 24"
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I liked the idea of doing this pencil and pastel house portrait from a straight-on vantage point. The symmetrical balance of this sixty-year-old home contributes to its character and charm. The grandiose front entrance is a dominate architectural feature, which combined with the second-story palladium window above, neatly divides the house in half.
Pencil and pastel on paper: 12"x 16"
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I approached the painting of this large, stucco-surfaced home similar to the way I would treat a landscape. I attempted to simplify all the various angles and exterior shapes while building colors on top of one another in a layering process. I typically start with a charcoal drawing underneath, then gradually build my pallet of colors from dark to light, trying to save only a few highlights for last.
Pastel on paper: 13"x 20"
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Palmetto Richland built a new Heart Hospital on their Richland campus in Columbia, South Carolina. I was commissioned to execute two large oil paintings which are now on permanent display in the main reception/ atrium area of the hospital. The two 6'x 6' oils entitled, Islands of Lake Murray, depict the annual migration of Purple Martins on Lake Murray each summer.
Oil on canvas: 6'x 6'
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Palmetto Richland built a new Heart Hospital on their Richland campus in Columbia, South Carolina. I was commissioned to execute two large oil paintings which are now on permanent display in the main reception/ atrium area of the hospital. The two 6'x 6' oils entitled, Islands of Lake Murray, depict the annual migration of Purple Martins on Lake Murray each summer.
Oil on canvas: 6'x 6'
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I have spent many hours at the various gardens in Charleston, so when I was asked to do this garden painting, I looked to Magnolia for my subject matter. My clients wanted me to include a blue heron or egret as a focal point in the composition. I felt a heron would get lost among the darker colors, so I contrasted this white egret against the deep greens and reflected his image into the water.
Pastel on paper: 30"x 20"
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Professional Printers in Columbia, South Carolina commissioned 12 artists and photgraphers to contribute their image-making skills toward the production of an in-house calendar. My coastal image entitled, "Last Light, Wild Dunes" was chosen to represent the March, 2008 spread.
Calender Art: 18"x 24"
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This house sits on the beach at Sullivan's Island overlooking downtown Charleston. It survived Hurricane Hugo, retaining it's pre-storm character and cottage charm today. I've done a watercolor of this house previously.
Oil on canvas: 9" x 12"
Framed size: 14¾" x 17¾"
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A publisher from Atlanta asked me to provide him with& several paintings that he could secure rights from for a Giclee print project. "Riverbank Vista" was chosen from a group of paintings I produced from a recent vacation trip to California.
Pastel on paper
41" x 26"
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I ;started with a warm, sienna-tinted paper as a foundation color prior to rendering this stately old neighborhood home. Then by building other tones of brown and white on top, I gradually brought the forms to life.
Charcoal and pastel on paper: 12"x 16"
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Having lived in southeastern Pennsylvania, I try to spend time driving through the back roads whenever I return there. On this particular afternoon, I was struck by this solitary silo of brilliantly lit orange, which contrasted against a subdued backdrop of late winter browns and greens.
Watercolor on paper
11" x 16"
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This painting was a commission for a client living on Hilton Head Island. Rendering the marsh in off-season allowed gold grasses to contrast with the green pines and the blues in the sky and water. Egrets and herons were abundant, so I chose to make them an integral part of the painting. By placing the row of birds in flight across the middle picture plane, life was added to the scene, along with a greater sense of depth overall.
Oil on canvas
30" x 62"
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This painting was a watercolor done as a gift for my grandmother who always loved cardinals. She would spend hours looking out her large picture window at the two cardinals who were always there in her front yard, ;pecking the ground for food during the cold winter months. When I hung this painting on her living room wall she commented, "I think those two cardinals of mine just flew into my house and landed on the wall. Sometimes I go to the window to see if they're still out there."
Oil on canvas: 30" x 62"
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Although I found the shape of the house interesting by itself, I inserted the fence in the foreground to further anchor the compositional elements.
Watercolor on paper
7 ¾" x 8 ½"
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On one of my favorite spots at Sullivan's Island stood this little beach house just waiting to be painted. I loved how the morning sunlight warmed the screen porch and reflected in the upper window.
Watercolor on paper
7 ½" x 10"
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I began this painting by applying several coats of gesso on board to create the underlying texture I wanted. Then I rendered the forms of the turkey, trees and foliage until I was happy with my basic drawing. Finally, I layered numerous light washes of oil color over the drawing to add life to the piece.
Graphite and oil on board: 19"x 16½
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