Hemlock Cone

We live in Ellijay, GA in the North Georgia mountains. North Georgia and South Carolina are currently experiencing an attack on Hemlocks by the Woolly Adelgid insect. It slowly depletes the tree of nutrients and the tree dies. There is a treatment, but very expensive for each tree. This will be a great loss to this area. This is a painting of a Hemlock cone on my property.

Alaleas at Butchart Gardens

 

A couple years back, I had the good fortune to visit Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The gardens are spectacular. There's no way to see everything in a day. This painting was inspired from some of the pristine flowers and plant life that abound on the 55 acres.

The Mandolin

Last year I attended an art show at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC. It was as fascinating to watch the people as it was to view the art. As I was leaving the grounds, I spotted this lady holding a mandolin. She was about 20 feet off the path just standing in the woods as if she was in deep contemplation. I shot several images before she moved on. I did this painting to capture that mood.

On the Street

On a recent visit to Vancouver, B.C., we had stopped for lunch and were seated next to the a window and across the street was this man. He appears to be a street person... homeless. I took the liberty of cleaning him up a bit in my interpretation.This image is 8x10.

San Juan Window

While on a recent cruise, we went to the old town section of San Juan. While some of my friends were buying tee shirts, I spied this beautiful old window. I knew when I saw it I was going to create a painting. I took artistic license and changed the composition and wall colors. I thought ... so many people are walking right under this beautiful sight and never see it.

Loyd's Mountain Firetruck

This image was shot in the mountains of North Georgia. We were returning from one of our back roads explorations when we spotted this firetruck. It seemed abandoned. I shot some color and black and white infrared. The black and white was befitting of the subject.

Mossy Log

Lake Consauga in North Georgia. A tour around the lake gives lots of visuals like this one.

As Above-SoBelow

I went to Lake Conasauga in the North Ga. mountains this weekend with some friends and the weather and lake was beautiful. This over hanging branch was next to our picnic area. I spotted it as soon as we drove up. There's that Yin Yang thing again.

Wall Flower

This watercolor was inspired from a photo taken in Savannah GA on the riverfront.

Over Hanging Rock

This view is directly across the river from my deck. I live in Ellijay Ga. right on the Cartecay river and never tire of the natural surroundings here.

Snow Pebble

This image was shot in the hills just outside Las Vegas. The scene was in shadow so the sun had not yet melted the snow.

Just Before Night...

Shot in Fort Mountain State Park, Georgia.

Dusk and sweet light. Perfect shooting light.

The Hat...

Hand colored from Black & White. Photo shot in Tate, Ga.

First Light

Shot in Fort Mountain State Park, Georgia.

Shot in Fort Mountain State Park, Georgia.

Wikipedia... In philosophy, systems theory and science, emergence is the way complex systems and patterns arise out of a multiplicity of relatively simple interactions.

This little piggy...

Road trip in Southern Georgia. Pig Farm

Passage

Crimson Queens

This image is based on some roadside poppies in Ellijay, Georgia.

Canoe Morn

This image was from a Canadian canoe trip a few years back.

Yellow Birds

This was shot in Fort Mountain State Park in Georgia.