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New Artwork
Cliff Tops at LeConte
Swinging Bridge Vista at Sunrise
Swinging Bridge Vista at Sunrise
This oil and acrylic painting depicts the scene at the time of the artist’s engagement to Theresa at Cliff Tops near LeConte Lodge in the summer of 2008. This scene is representative of the sweeping vistas from Mount LeConte of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and was completed in April, 2022.
Swinging Bridge Vista at Sunrise
Swinging Bridge Vista at Sunrise
Swinging Bridge Vista at Sunrise
This oil and acrylic painting is of a sunrise in the summer of 2012 from the sweeping views available near the Swinging Bridge Trail head just north of the Webb Overlook on the North Carolina side of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Newfound Gap. It was completed in April, 2022.
Estes Park Sunset
Swinging Bridge Vista at Sunrise
Clingman's Vista 5
This large acrylic and oil painting was created for the artist's brother and sister-in-law who hosted him at one of their favorite destinations, Rocky Mountain National Park and Estes Park, Colorado.
Clingman's Vista 5
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Clingman's Vista 5
This 8X10 acrylic painting is the fifth in a series of paintings of sunrises from the vantage point of Clingman's Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Trail to Albright Grove 2
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Arts and Crafts Community 18
This large oil and acrylic painting is a revisitation of an earlier, smaller study of the trail leading to Albright Grove. This destination is an area of old growth forest in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Arts and Crafts Community 18
Arts and Crafts Community 18
Arts and Crafts Community 18
This original pencil drawing is a barn located in the Glades Community near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is representative of the architecture of the area and is the 18th in a series of structures from the area.
About Me
My Background
My Inspiration
My Background
I am a native of Nashville, Tennessee. My pencil series' include general stores, old schoolhouses and structures from the Smoky Mountains area. My paintings include those subjects and a wide variety of landscapes. I have a particular eye for declining structures and other subject matter overlooked by most people. While many pieces refl
I am a native of Nashville, Tennessee. My pencil series' include general stores, old schoolhouses and structures from the Smoky Mountains area. My paintings include those subjects and a wide variety of landscapes. I have a particular eye for declining structures and other subject matter overlooked by most people. While many pieces reflect my love of the mountains, other parts of Tennessee and the country are represented as well. My formal training was by apprenticeship with a nationally known artist and college experience at Middle Tennessee State University.
My Medium
My Inspiration
My Background
I practice in all two-dimensional media, but concentrate on watercolour, egg tempera, oil, and acrylic painting, and a large variety of pencil drawings. I work from life, plein air, and from photographs and lean towards photo realism as a genre.
My Inspiration
My Inspiration
My Inspiration
The Smoky Mountains have always drawn me and provided my primary source of inspiration. I enjoy hiking in my spare time and many of my pieces are directly influenced by these hikes in nature. I love observing history and landscapes in my work. Through my art, I am attempting to share an appreciation for history and nature and a sense of
The Smoky Mountains have always drawn me and provided my primary source of inspiration. I enjoy hiking in my spare time and many of my pieces are directly influenced by these hikes in nature. I love observing history and landscapes in my work. Through my art, I am attempting to share an appreciation for history and nature and a sense of wanderlust I owe to my parents and upbringing. I am also inspired by the art of the Wyeth Dynasty and the music of both Dan Fogelberg and the mountains.