Study, The Morning Commute Purple This is the first of

This is the first of what will no doubt be many east Tennessee waterfall paintings comes from a tucked away location near the North Carolina border

Painted on location in my “outdoor office” of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near my home in Knoxville

This study is the basis for a larger oil painting on canvas

I spend a lot of time walking and prowling for an interesting subject to feature in my artwork

punctuated with beautiful natural waterways

Study, The Morning Commute Purple This is the first ofWhen you're an artist, you can get away with doing semi weird things. Like walking behind people in the city and then choosing them as subjects based upon their silhouette and vibe. I came across this moment during a winter morning in Lower Manhattan. I liked the spare simplicity of shapes and colors combined with the raking sunlight and the woman's profile. There are wonderful stories behind these moments, and we can imagine different possibilities