Good morning from my studio in East Nashville. Hope everyone is having a good morning. I had posted a couple of people portraits I did last year some time back, and here’s another one. Sorry about the glare spots on the right side of the painting. I didn’t catch that when I took the photo.…

Good morning from my studio in East Nashville. I hope everyone survived the ice storm without much trouble. I also hope that those still without power get their service restored soon. I’m waiting for the tree company to come cut up all the broken branches in my backyard. Quite a few came down, but fortunately,…

Good morning from my frozen studio in East Nashville. Actually, I can’t complain much since we have had power the whole time. I know many of my friends and neighbors have not. NES has restored power to over 100,000 customers, so they are doing extraordinary work and are appreciated. I occasionally get to do a…

Good morning from my studio in East Nashville. Hope everyone is doing well. Looks like there is a forecast for snow, so the grocery stores will be packed. As a lifelong Nashville resident, I can attest that the grocery store rush whenever the word “snow” is mentioned has gone on forever. We used to joke…

Good morning from my studio in East Nashville. I hope everyone is doing well on this cold but sunny day. We’re almost to the middle of January; the days are getting longer, and before we know it, spring will be here. The cycles of nature always inspire. Here’s another Christmas commission portrait. This is Louie,…

Good morning from my studio in East Nashville. I hope everyone had a great holiday. I finished and delivered my Christmas commissions on December 23, just in time. After marathon painting sessions to get them done, I took a couple of weeks off. I’m back now, and ready to paint again. So if you have…

Good morning from my studio in East Nashville. Hope everyone is well after this nasty cold snap went through. And I hope the Christmas season has not stressed you out. I’m down to just finish a project that’s about 75% done, and I’ll have my Christmas commissions finished. It’s been a good year; my sincere…

Good morning from my studio in East Nashville. Hope everyone is doing well. I’m in my full Elf mode, painting away to get my commission pieces done by Christmas. Lots to do, but in keeps me off the streets. Here’s Boo Boo Bear, a piece I did for an old client. It was great to…

Good morning from my studio in East Nashville. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday and that you are doing well. I’m in the midst of trying to get all my Christmas commission paintings finished in time for them to be presents. I’ll be at that task until it’s done; no other way to…

Good morning from my studio in East Nashville. Hope everyone is well. This time of the year I always think of Melville’s great line in the beginning of “Moby Dick”: “It is a damp, drizzly November in my soul.” Many people get SAD ( seasonal affective disorder) this time of the year. I hope that…