Commissioned Piece

〰️

Commissioned Piece 〰️

Quail Hunting

Painting of two hunters and a dog in a field of tall grass with trees in the background, displayed on a wall with decorative black, gold, and red patterned wallpaper.

A photograph captures a moment in time, but a painting brings that moment to life.

This 24 x 36 oil-on-canvas painting is a commissioned piece based on a photograph taken by my client’s wife during one of his quail hunting trips. The quail and the dog in the foreground were added at my client’s request, as he emphasized that the dogs are just as important to the experience as the quail themselves.

Quail are edge-oriented birds — they thrive where two worlds meet, such as the boundary between a field and a forest. These edges are places of transition, where life overlaps and diversity flourishes. Hunters know that the most fruitful places are not deep in the forest or far out in the field, but right where one gives way to the other.

Such a fitting reflection of how God works in creation. Each boundary becomes a place where new life could emerge. The edges are not empty…but full of potential. And it is those in-between places that comfort gives way to challenge, or faith and doubt intersect.

This piece is not available in the shop, but I am available to commission your special moments and bring them to life on your wall.

A woman with glasses and blonde hair smiling, standing indoors next to two framed landscape paintings, one above her and one beside her. The background includes a display of picture frames and a carpeted area with patterned flooring.

Introducing “Royal Velvet”

A detailed close-up of a vibrant red and pink rose with multiple petals, showing stamens in the center and green leaves in the background.

Royal Velvet is one of my largest works to date, an oil on canvas measuring 30" x 40". I created the piece on a large canvas, rotating it on my worktable and painting one side at a time, even starting upside down, letting the process guide the composition. The image was inspired by a photograph I took during a birthday visit to the Botanical Gardens in Clemson.

At the center of the canvas blooms a single camellia, a flower native to the Southeast, bursting in a bold, vibrant red. The enlarged, close-up view draws viewers in, encouraging them to pause and take in every curve and contour, exploring the delicate details that bring it to life. The composition celebrates the flower’s natural elegance and presence, reflecting the modernist approach of magnifying nature to reveal its quiet power and beauty.

Royal Velvet is available as a print on my website

ALSO AVAILABLE IN PRINTS FROM THE EASEL

A wooden boardwalk leading to a sandy beach with green bushes and tall grass, overlooking the ocean under a partly cloudy sky.

Beach Boardwalk

A painted scene of a lone heron perched on a weathered wooden post in a calm body of water, with a marsh and houses in the background under a blue sky.

Patricia Pelican

Painting of a sunflower with two bees on its brown center, set against a green background.

Sunflower and Bees

“CAROLINA MARSH 1, 2, & 3”

…the series…

ON THE EASEL:

24” x 36” gallery-wrapped oil painting originals — available for purchase in the shop!

A canvas on an easel depicting an unfinished landscape painting of a partly cloudy blue sky with some cloud formations and a flat, empty foreground.

A landscape painting of a bright blue sky with white clouds over green fields and a small water body.

“TRUST”

I took this photo of my daughter on NYE 2021.

She was the only one out in the ocean, other than guys in wetsuits. She showed some strong determination! Her generation will display great strength and  trust in God. They will be bold world changers.

“For I am yours and you are mine.”

Click the link for the finished piece!!

Trust Art Print

A monochrome painting of a cloudy sky over a choppy ocean with a lone figure standing on the shore, carrying a surfboard.

PUMPKIN SEASON!

Simple white pumpkin on a black background! I always love black and white! The original is 8 x 10 and is unframed for $100. I also have 8 x 10 prints on fine art paper for $25.

White Pumpkin Print

White Pumpkin Original Oil Painting