I love painting outdoors and some of my favorite times is Spring and Summer when I can paint anything boats, waterfronts, beach and sand. There is something majestic about ocean life to me and something soothing as well. I have a collection to share of some of my favorite paintings that are watercolors. Let me know if you have a favorite boat, beach house, or commercial building like hotels or boardwalks that you would like painted. I can be commissioned for those year round.
Fall music. 12×16. Watercolor. I will be the featured artist at Cary Gallery of Artists (www.carygalleryofartists.org) in December. I will be exhibiting my Plein Air oil and watercolor paintings. My new work includes “Fall Music”. I saw this young man playing guitar at the boat house of Durant nature park. I first did his pencil…
Plein Air Oil Painting This is late season portrait of the North Carolina winter. Ground covered with leaves and bare trees. I painted this at one my favorite spots at the Durant Nature Park. I will be doing more plein air painting in oils this year. My interest, as always, is in creating traditional art….
Raleigh Art – Paintings of Glenwood South My Glenwood South paintings from the last year. I painted these as part of Wednesdays on Glenwood. I was invited by Niall Hanley and Shop Local Raleigh. Many artists participated on Wednesdays. I enjoyed painting with artists I already knew and also made new friends- Lisa Gaither, Leslie Pruneau…
I painted this for Apara Pochiraju of LadyBird Events as a part of her Styled Shoot. The event took place at the Cypress Manor in Cary NC. The theme was South Asian wedding. Each year I photograph several Indian weddings and so I know the excitement of being part of those! I start and finish my live paintings at…
This is a plein air watercolor of Raleigh’s new Nature Research Center. The new wing of Museum of Natural Sciences is interesting from both outside and inside. I painted this on location on a Sunday afternoon. I often paint scenes of Raleigh Downtown. I am currently working on a commission to do a large-scale painting…
I was recently in New Bern for Holiday Art and Gift show. I had always wanted to paint New Bern and this gave me an opportunity! Because of the show schedule, I had to paint in the morning and evening. And paint quickly! “Dusk- New Bern”. 9×12. Watercolor on paper. Artist – Tesh Parekh I…