CAPE CHARLES CATS

This painting came from a photo I took almost 20 years ago at Cape Charles Beach. Ironically I was doing an art show at the time. A catamaran race used the beach as a stopping point. I always thought that it would make a great painting and figured one day I would work on it. A couple weeks ago I was in an art gallery in Rehoboth Beach Deleware and saw these huge beautiful colorful paintings by Maryland digital artist Stephen Harlan. His style I really got into and this old photo came to mind. I'd like to encourage everyone to check his web site out http://www.harlaneditions.com/. I have posted the original photo along with my painting, which might see some more beach action before I am finished with it.

POTATO SEASON IN ONANCOCK - 1900

I've been working on this off and on for 6 months. Anyone familiar with Onancock will recognize Hopkin's Brothers Store and the building to the left, which was the steamship ticket office, now a mortgatge broker. The history behind this era is fascinating. Hopkins has been moved twice since it's construction, and the steamship office has been turned around. The other building is long gone.

LOVERS QUARREL

Just completed 8-9-08 using Corel virtual Oil Brushes. Thought they looked like they are having a bit of a spat.

Ruby Red Smackdown

Ruby Red Throated Hummingbirds! Sometimes around my house they get so territorial that it looks like a fight to the finish may be in the works.

Harvest Time

A painting of a typical fall soybean harvest here on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

UVA Graduation

I did this painting as a graduation present for my niece this year.

Valor Not Forgotten

This was done as a commission from a local realtor who has organized a trip to Washington D.C. to see the WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam Memorials. The trip is for local vets of these wars, and has quite a bit of publicity behind it. The vets involoved are to all sign this print, and that will be printed into posters to commerate the trip.

Watt's Island At Dawn

This is a historical pic from the late 1800's. Not only is this lighthouse been swallowed up by the Chesapeake Bay, but most of Watt's Island has dissappeared also. Located between Tangier Island and The Eastern Shore of VA, Watt's was once two islands, Big Watt's and Little Watts. This lighthouse was built on Little Watts, which is totally gone. Big Watts probably will be too sometime in the next 30 years. The island has been uninhabited by people for decades. Not sure the orientation of the buildings to true north, I took liberties in hoping it was looking east to get the sunrise as I did.

Old Pungoteague Light

This is a historical conception of the Pungoteage Light as it was in the earlier part of the century. This was located on the eastern side of the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia.

Sherry Belote portrait

This is a digital portrait I did of my wife Sherry. The original photo was taken by photographer David Warren on our wedding day, May 14, 1994.

Daybreak at Thomas Point

This painting I did of Thomas Point light house near Annapolis MD. This is mainly airbrushes in Corel Painter IX. I wanted this to be when the sky was sky quite dark and the brightness of the sun and the light from the light house as focal points.

SMOKEY JAZZ AND BLUES

These are two of my favorites. BB King and Miles Davis. Done in Corel Painter IX using mainly oil pastels and blenders, with a wee bi of airbrushing.

1929 Duesenberg J

Another antique auto I did with airbrushes. This is one of my favorites. A Stock-Market-Crash Duesenberg J. Luxury all the way. A simply awesome automobile for it's time.

Chincoteague Light

Actually, the Assateague light house, off of Chincoteague. The marsh is somewhat accurate from the bridge looking south. Wanted it to look a little "Kinkade-y" with a bright night scene.

"The Flutist"

This painting is based on a photo I took at the WTC site in lower Manhattan in 2005. I watched him for a minute before snapping the photo. He had a certain look in his eyes that seemed sad, and had me wondering what his story was. The moment I snapped the photo he looked up, and the look in his eyes seemed more perturbed at me taking his picture than sadness. I painted this with the intention of portraying the look I remembered in my mind, that the camera didn't catch. Originally there was a chain link fence he was leaning against. I decided to take the liberty of replacing it with a brick wall. I posted the original photo also. Painter 9 airbrushes.

More Portfolio

Here are a few more pix from my portfolio. All down within the past few months using Corel Painter IX. One is a drawing of a 1920 Revere automobile, a scene from Ocracoke N.C., and a Fruit2O bottle.

Dahl Swamp watercolor

This painting is a watercolor I did back in the mid 1980's in real watercolor

My Portfolio to Date

Since this is my first entry, I might as well start with my existing portfolio. The following images I did with Corel Painter IX and a 4X5 Wacom art pad.