Blacksmith Shop

This is an old blacksmith shop sitting alongside the road 

on the west bank of the Arkansas River from Ft. Smith.

It's been unoccupied for quite a while but made for an

interesting subject for a quick plein aire painting.

I submitted it along with the church painting for the

Art in the Park exhibition.

Ft. Smith Downtown Church

This was painted this past weekend as part of

my participation in the Ft. Smith, Arkansas Art in

the Park festivities. There were many good painters

out on the streets painting in plein aire fashion

and around 50 paintings were completed

in a two-day session of outdoor painting. Great

time was had by all.

White Rose and Blue Jar

This is a 16" x 20" still life on stretched

canvas. It's a bit too"smooth" and needs

some  loosening up a bit. It's already

framed and hanging in the dining room.

It's painted in oils.

Wedington Road Sunset

This little stretch of road east of 

Siloam Springs, Arkansas has always been

a pleasant drive and I'll wager I've driven

it at least a hundred times. I've seen some

of the greatest sunsets while heading

back to Tulsa.

Hint of Fall

Here's a small study of two trees

alongside a small pond just a block
or two away from busy streets in
Tulsa, Oklahoma. Yes, we do have busy
streets in Tulsa. And quite a few places
like this in the middle of it all to help
retain sanity and provide us with some
really nice places to paint.