Richmond Public Library Art Show

 This Friday, from 6-8 PM I will be at the Richmond Public Library showcasing my presidential portraits. The portraits will be on display for the month of December.

Bride & Groom touches

 Last weekend I was at Veritas Vineyards in Afton, VA (right outside of Charlottesville) and one of my favorite things when doing a live wedding painting is when the bride and groom come up to the painting and they put their little touches on the canvas. At every wedding, whether it's in Richmond, Denver, or wherever else someone wants a live wedding painting, the happiness is unexplainable. I love it!

Live Wedding Painting at Alturia Farms in Manquin, VA

 

VCU Family Weekend Paint Party

 This was the first of 3 events for VCU's Family Weekend event. Throughout the Family Day weekend event, families of students are invited to participate in fun activities, whether it's ghost tours, paint parties, pep rallies, white water rafting, city tours, and a whole lot more. I was given the opportunity to put do 3 events - a paint party for 150 people on Friday, and two more on Saturday (both with 150 painters). This is a short video I put together of the event on Friday.

Portrait WIP

 This commission came completely by accident. I was doing a painting of a woman and her husband and she had a small tattoo on her leg. This lady saw it and immediately reached out, "have you ever done a nude but make the focus on the tattoos?" I've painted plenty of nudes, but never one that focused so much attention on the tattoos. We did some live sketches and her cat, Stu, popped in and kept looking over at me, and then over at her. So I painted him in. This is a progress pic of the painting. I'm looking forward to seeing the end result. I love the way that tattoos work with a person's figure and their overall image. The body is a canvas, and I'm excited to paint something a little different than what I usually do.  

Joseph & Jaelyn Live Wedding Painting

 

Camera to Canvas auction

Lynanne and I had an absolutely phenomenal time last night at the Camera to Canvas auction at The Boathouse at Rockett's Landing. All 4 of my bird paintings were auctioned off to raise money for conservation of the James River. This comes one day after the Art For The Journey auction, where 2 of 4 original paintings sold. Having Lynanne in my corner, pushing me and encouraging me has put me into some amazing situations. Last week, I was given the opportunity to sit down with the curator of the VMFA, Dr. Taylor and go over a strategy for the VMFA to (at some point) own some of my work. It's because of this woman here - she's strong, tough, and quite possibly the best thing that has ever happened to me.