CAROLYN'S CRANES

 

5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches

original painting SOLD

giclée print $42

This painting is called "Carolyn's Cranes" after my cousin Carolyn, who passed away peacefully on December 6, 2020.  Carolyn thought the Florida cranes were "so beautiful", and she was proud of how common they are in her Florida neighborhood, so she asked me to put them into a painting for her, to become a Christmas present to herself.  I wish she could have seen the final painting (she saw it about half complete) but I am grateful that the painting gave us a chance to become re-acquainted.  We shared many memories and revived some great family stories.  That's how she was, always bringing family together, and keeping memories alive.  May her memory last a long time in our family.  

BIRD DOG CHRISTMAS

 

5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches

original painting (not for sale)

giclee print $42

One of our pets sitting on a frozen pond, contemplating his next move.  This watercolor was our Christmas card in December, 2020.  Oscar is a German short-haired pointer/ French Brittany spaniel mix.  

THE LITTLE TRACTOR

11 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, watercolor, 2020

original painting SOLD

giclee print $75

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CAPE FEAR MEMORIAL BRIDGE (REPRISE)

15 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches, watercolor, 2018 & 2020

original painting $290

with mat & mounting board $315

full size giclée print $75

The Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, from near the Cotton Exchange, at winter sunrise

THE APPROACHING STORM

 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches, 2020

original painting $210

framed original painting $280

giclée print $42

Sea waves crash on sunlit boulders,

Nacreous curtains flying high.

Out across the shining ocean,

Clouds are gray, a storm is nigh.

"Oh! it's grand, the wind and water,

How we love the surf and sun".

Laughing Gull cries "Fun is over!

Let's fly home, a storm has come".

by Tom Britt

BEACH COMBER (Pas de Deux)

8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches, watercolor

original painting SOLD
giclée print $42

Twilight shadows, gulls on sand,

Tiny dancing feet,

Evoking dancers hand in hand,

Smiles from folks they meet.

by Tom Britt

MEETING ON MARKET

16 1/4 x 13 inches, watercolor, 2020

original painting $440
framed original painting $600
full size giclée print $110
3/4 size print (9 5/8 x 12 inches) $81

This picture is an Azalea Festival fantasy that features (at least) two Wilmington, North Carolina icons.  The beautiful horse is a rescued Percheron draft horse owned by Horse Drawn Tours of Historic Wilmington, NC, and the building in the background is Kilwin's Ice Cream, at 16 Market Street.  

Reference photo credits:

--Children eating ice cream - ID 59148422 © Voyagerix | Dreamstime.com

--Azalea Belle - https://www.drugstoredivas.net/north-carolina-azalea-festival/ courtesy of DrugstoreDivas.net

SMOKEY AND SAMSON

8 x 10 inches, watercolor, 2019

original painting SOLD

giclée print $65

This was commissioned by a friend as a Christmas present.  Evidently, the client and recipient are pleased, and the cats are not impressed.  

ALL MIGHT THE HAMSTER

6 x 6 inches, watercolor 2019

original painting SOLD

giclée print $45

A pet, named for a comic book hero, I think.

STEVENS MILL 3: FOGGY MORNING FISHING

9 x 12 inches, watercolor 2019

original painting $315

framed original painting $414
giclée print $65

This is the third painting in the series in progress, called "Stevens Mill".  The image is based on a black and white photo that I took around 1975.  The diving board used to be attached to an open dancing pavilion that saw a lot of use in the '60s, but they are both gone now.  I did not know the children, but I hope they have prospered.  The dark-haired child also appeared in Stevens Mill 1: Stair to Water.

WIND, WAVE, WOOD, and CLOTH

9 x 12 inches, watercolor, 2019

original painting $315

framed original painting $414 
giclée print $75

I started to build a copy of this boat a few years ago, before the recession of 2008 intervened.  I bought a whole tree of pine lumber, and spent two years building a boat shed; I read lots of boat-building books, purchased a beautifully hand-drawn set of plans, made all the molds for the hull, and read nearly all of the Aubrey/Maturin Novels.  I don't regret a minute of the effort, and I met some wonderful like-minded folk, and had a great time. I still believe she's a very beautiful design.  The boat is a gaff-rigged six-meter canoe yawl, named "Eun Na Mara" (Scottish Gaelic for "Bird of the Sea"), and designed by Iain Oughtred.  

STEVENS MILL 2: MILL and DAM

9 x 12 inches, watercolor, 2019
original painting  $315

framed original painting $414
giclée print $65

This is the second painting in the series in progress, called "Stevens Mill".  I could have called the series "The Mill With Two Names", since it is also known as Warrick's Mill, but I believe the mill house pictured above is the original structure.  The watercolor is based upon a pencil sketch that I made around 1980.  

STEVEN'S MILL 1: STAIR TO WATER

9 x 12 inches, watercolor, 2019

original painting SOLD

giclée print $90

This is the first of a planned series of four or five paintings called "Steven's Mill", which was an actual mill in Wayne County.  The series will be based on photographs and a sketch that I made around 1975.

LOYALTY

10 x 12.25 inches, watercolor, 2019

Merit Award, 2019 Wilmington Art Association Juried Spring Show

Merit Award, 2019 Associated Artists of Southport Juried Summer Show

original painting $338

framed original painting $444

giclée print $80

This is one of our dogs, and his name is Felix.  He and his brother are German short-hair pointer / French Brittany spaniel mix.  

SHIMMERING SILO

12 x 20 inches, watercolor, 2018

original painting not available

three quarter size giclée print with mat $80

The silo is made of terra-cotta, and its dark courses are glazed smooth, so it shimmers when you move past it.  It is a real silo, located in Goldsboro, NC.  I am making some changes to the original painting, to be posted in the near future, but I have two 3/4 size giclée prints of the image above for sale at half price.