Megan and Abraham Live Wedding Painting

MEGAN AND ABRAHAM DID ONE OF those things that are not conventional in a live wedding painting, but that I absolutely LOVE when they do it. They had me paint the background of the greenhouse dining room at Avonlea Farms, and then paint them posing outside of it. Abraham is...dude is cool as fuck...he really is, and Megan has one of the sweetest personalities a person can have. She had a ton of tattoos down her arm (referenced in the last post) which makes painting weddings fun as hell. This was one of the funnest paintings I've had the pleasure of doing. 
 

And A Happy New Year to You!!

 JUST WANTED TO SHARE ONE of my favorite live wedding paintings from last year. One of my favorite venues to paint at is the Virginia Cliffe Inn, in Glen Allen. Gabriella and Nathan had a tattoo bar there, where they tattooed their names on their ring fingers (and couples could get their own tattoo after the couple got theirs). It's rare that I see something at a wedding that I'm surprised by, whether it's paper plates, a drunk uncle or someone saying something outrageously stupid, and the list goes on and on. That was definitely a first. 

Gabriella had amazing tattoos and those are always fun to paint...which I shall show in the next post of Megan and Abraham.

Evening on the James River

 EVENING ON THE JAMES RIVER - OIL - 24x36 - SOLD

FOR MY LAST POST OF the year, I thought I'd share a painting I finished back in July that is different than what I've painted in the past. If you're familiar with my work, you know that I generally paint either blue skies with flowing, billowing, massive clouds, or night skies. From where I shot this, the sun was setting, and the sky was a stunning yellow and pinkish glow which was different than my usual sky and I wanted to try and capture it on canvas. 

Off to the left you can see the suspension bridge that leads to Belle Isle. Belle Isle has really been built up over the last few years; back when I used to go paint on the isle, the only thing on it was a long path and a few abandoned structures. One thing I love about Richmond is that it's constantly changing and growing, which, as an artist, gives me a LOT of subject matter. 

Richmond

RICHMOND - 15x30 - OIL ON PAPER - $2500

THIS PAINTING OF RICHMOND TOOK just over a year to complete. It is a work on paper and good lord did I struggle with the architecture. Look, I love Richmond. I love the buildings, the history, the old architecture merging with the new, the way the James River cuts the damn city in half...I love it. But when I start painting all those damn windows it becomes tedious quick. The painting is on display at Crossroads Art Center, and I would love for you to stop by and have a look.

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James River Bird Series

 THESE FOUR BIRD PAINTINGS WERE from a small series by Bill Draper, a renowned photographer in Richmond. Each painting is 8x10, oil, and were auctioned off in the Camera to Canvas fundraiser for the James River last year. The idea was to take a photo from Bill Draper and turn that photo into a painting. While other artists focused on the landscapes and scenery, I decided to paint the birds in his portfolio. The first one is a Chickadee, the second, an Indigo Bunting, the third, an American Kestrel, and the fourth, a Cardinal.

Gloucester Sunset

GLOUCESTER SUNSET - 18x24 - SOLD

IF YOU EVER GET THE OPPORTUNITY to see a sunset in Gloucester, VA., don't be shocked if each one is breathtakingly beautiful. There is a ton of grass that opens up pockets along the water's opening that creates these amazing, mirrored reflections throughout the evening. 

Stellas in the Rain

 STELLA'S IN THE RAIN - Oil on Canvas - $3500 - 30x40

'STELLA'S IN THE RAIN', IS a recent painting I finished in oil. Stella's is a well-known Greek restaurant in Richmond, VA and on this particular evening, it had just finished raining...pouring, to be exact. As we parked and I walked up to the restaurant, the way the lights glowed on the ground was just simply divine. A critique I received from someone is that 'the cars are parked way too close,' but this is how they're staged. The owners park their classic cars in front of the building bumper to bumper and I felt that spreading them out would take away from the integrity of the scene.