This is a painting of a very well appointed 'fifties' themed diner near my studio. The original painting is 18" x 24", and I hope to have it on display at the NC State Fair this year. I really enjoyed painting the wide variety of surfaces found thr... 

This is a plein air painting of Big Ed\\\'s Cafe, which is located in the City Market district of Raleigh, NC. The painting was purchased directly off my easel by a passerby who saw it after leaving Big Ed\\\'s. 

This is a painting of a diner near my studio. The food and service are good, but the decor is amazing. 

This is a painting of an old Massey Ferguson combine, which has been sitting for many months near a road that I frequently travel. Apparently it is now retired and looks at rest with a field of yellow flowers behind it. I felt the approaching storm... 

This is a posthumous portrait of a friend's much-beloved yellow lab retriever sitting on a small pier on a wooded pond with his favorite toy, a retriever trainer, near his front paws. 

This is a painting of a set of shelves and the merchandise on them that I found in a local general store (except for a couple of items I added to fill the shelf space and add interest). I chose the title "Fast Relief" since the items shown can, in o... 

This is a painting I did to hang on the wall of a newly opening bank office in Clayton, NC. It depicts Main Street in Clayton, looking west, on a clear spring morning and shows a bicyclist, pedestrians, and flags hung out on the lamp posts. 

This is a painting of amateur musicians playing together in a country store for friends, not seen in the painting, and themselves. 

This is a painting of area and equipment I sometimes for do-it-myself framing and other minor woodworking projects. It includes my hat, gloves, tape measure, square, and power miter saw. 

This is a quick oil painting of Santa Claus sitting in an ornate antique chair next to a large grandfather clock striking midnight. 

This is my painting of a local repairman in his small workshop working skillfully on a neighbor's broken automotive starter. Since completing it, I entered it into a local show where it won a top award. Then I entered it into the NC State Fair where... 

This is a painting of 'The Hair Cuttery', a main street beauty salon in a small town, showing the shop still open after sunset, leaving it the only business in view that's still open. The curious boy on the bike sees little else going on around him ... 

This is a painting of the front porch of a craftsman style house in a nearby town. With its curved brackets at each end of the front porch, it stands out from all the others on the block. Although I added the dog and the people on the porch using my... 

This is a painting of a local favorite service station in Clayton, NC. The red tile roof and 50's architecture are a landmark on the end of Main Street heading out of town. 

This is a painting of a potted bromeliad I found in a neighbor's porch. The varigated leaves,the pink flower shoot in the middle, and the ornate pot suggested it as the subject for a painting.