In the studio with artist, photographer and instructor Robert Louis Caldwell

Presenting... "The Wren's Gate (Carolina Wren) ," oil, 18 x 24 Although this piece has been finished for a few weeks and delivered to the collector I am sadly just now getting around to posting the story of "The Wren's Gate." This painting has more meaning to me than most of the pieces that I do beacuse when I look at it I don't think of my initial reation to seeing the gate as you will read below but I am reminded of a morning on the shores of South Carolina with two great friends and fantatsic artists! This is also the piece that I was working during my paint demonstration at Lovetts Gallery in Tulsa, Oklahoma back in March.  I would like to thank Jack & Waylon for giving me the opportunity to share my painting technique and for welcoming me into their wonderful gallery! "The Wren's Gate (Carolina Wren)," Oil, 18 x 24 This painting reminds me of a fantastic (albeit early and chilly) morning in Charleston, South Carolina. I...

Presenting “Charleston Roadside ( Grackle )” “Charleston Roadside (Grackle)” Oil on maple panel, 5 x 8 For several years, I exhibited at the Southeastern Wildlife Exhibition in Charleston, South Carolina. I fell in love with Charleston and its southern beaches the very first time I visited the city in 2004. During a trip five years later, I was excited to show my work and visit and meet new friends, but couldn’t wait to see the beaches again. One afternoon before the show opened, Dustin Van Wechel , a friend and fantastic oil painter, and I found ourselves traveling down Palm Boulevard on the Isle of Palms . We ended up at the parking lot just over the bridge of Breach Inlet and were astonished at how many birds were there. I can remember sitting on the boulders along the roadside, watching the flocks of grackles fly up out of nowhere and then land on every visible surface, rest for a moment and then fly over the inlet and disappear into the distance. I shot as many photos as ...