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…

Good morning from my studio in East Nashville. I hope everyone is having a great day. I’m busy working on my Christmas portraits. I’m making good progress on them. And, I’m trying to make time for myself to walk, ride my bike, or go to the Y and not neglect my health. I’ve been known…

Good morning form my studio in East Nashville. Hope everyone is doing well and staying warm in this first taste of real winter. The older I get the more I hate the cold. I’m starting to understand why people go to Florida during the winter. I’ve got three more portraits of the law firm to…

Good morning from my studio in East Nashville. I hope everyone is doing well. I had been hinting the last few weeks about a big project I was working on. Well, it’s finally finished and delivered. The project was four portraits of the founders of the largest law firm in southern Kentucky, English Lucas Priest…

Good morning from my studio in East Nashville. I was off social media the last couple of weeks, working hard to finish a big project. The project is about done; hopefully I can show it in the future. In the meantime, is now only a month away from the deadline for Christmas portraits or paintings.…

Good morning from my studio in East Nashville. Hope everyone is having a great day. It’s pretty wet here from the rain, but we have been in a mild drought status, so it’s welcome. I’m currently working on a very big project; perhaps the biggest one of my career. This one is taking a good…

Good morning from my studio in East Nashville. Hope everyone is having a great day today. Last week I posted a painting of Rocky on his boat. Today, this is Rocky’s headshot portrait. My client wanted two portraits of him in different settings; hence the outdoor and indoor poses. Rocky was very special to my…