Work in Progress: Battleground Academy
February 12th, 2011
After two crazy busy weeks, I’m finally back in the studio! Here’s a cameraphone picture of a work in progress: […]
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Studio Tour Video
February 9th, 2011
A couple of weeks ago I made a quick yet rambly video of my studio area. I also talked about how I transfer drawings to canvas.
Twelve: Urban Courtyard
January 30th, 2011
One of those serendipitous spots where everything just lined up the right way, with lots of angles and light and shadows being cast and reflected and bounced, creating interesting combination of light and perspective.
Eleven: Downtown Door
January 29th, 2011
I’m starting to take a more impressionist approach to color, as seen in this simple composition.
Overpass and LP Field, Nocturne
January 23rd, 2011
Somewhere between realism and abstraction is a nocturnal urban landscape of pipes, a guardrail, an overpass, and an NFL football stadium across the river.
Nine: Library Light
January 22nd, 2011
Today we move indoors and take a look at an architectural feature that is often overlooked yet makes a huge difference in an environment’s atmosphere: lighting.
Nashville365 Prints Available
January 19th, 2011
The first six of the Nashville365 pieces are now available for prints!
Thoughts on Dali and Classicism (Leda Atomica)
January 19th, 2011
I like what Dalí was trying to do with geometry in “Leda Atomica,” but I really think he could’ve done better!
Eight: MetroCenter A/C
January 19th, 2011
It may not be totally unique to Nashville, but this small painting is a view of some kind of air-conditioning structure I saw in MetroCenter back in 2009.
Seven: Third Man Records
January 18th, 2011
Yup, this is the same Third Man Records that Jack White runs. I was struck by the cool Art Deco signage and the green tint to the windows.
Six: 200–206 Broad (Cotton-Eyed Joe)
January 18th, 2011
What is now a tourist shop on Lower Broad was once a furniture store where my great-grandfather worked.
Five: (PA)RK (H)ERE
January 18th, 2011
Small painting of a ghost sign in a parking garage on 3rd Avenue in downtown Nashville.
Four: Under The Hill
January 18th, 2011
The 4th installment of Nashville365 brings us a view of Charlotte, Rosa Parks, and James Robertson Parkway just below Capitol Hill in Nashville.
Three: Meade
January 6th, 2011
Daily painting of the iconic Belle Meade Theater while it was being redeveloped.
Two: Meter C-326 (Bogey’s on Broadway)
January 4th, 2011
The second painting in the Nashville365 series is of a parking meter in front of Bogey’s on Broadway.
One: Marathon Motorworks
January 3rd, 2011
My first (Nashville) painting of the year: Marathon Motor Works.