HELEN & SPOOTY (CHRISTMAS)

 

 11 x 15 inches, Watercolor, 2021

framed original painting $438

 

This was our Christmas card for 2021.  Helen and Spooty were Belgian Draft Horses.  They were owned around 1990 by our dear friends (and relatives), the McLambs.

FEDERAL POINT

8 3/4 x 6 inches, watercolor, 2021
framed original painting $295

A view of the Cape Fear River, south of Fort Fisher, 

near the ferry landing at Federal Point.

MILL & DAM (Stevens Mill 2)

9 x 9 inches, watercolor, 2021

framed original painting $424

This location below the falls at Stevens Mill was rarely seen, but in 1975, more or less, I had about 5 minutes to sketch this view, which I have finally painted more than 40 years later.

S'MORES

 

 

 

6 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches, watercolor, 2021

original painting not for sale

This painting recalls a 1987 car-camping trip in the Great Smoky Mountains.  Making s'mores as the twilight fades.

MORNING FISHING (Stevens Mill 3)

6 1/2 x 9 inches, watercolor, 2021

unframed original painting, $200

Based on a photo I took from Stevens Mill Bridge around 1975.

CAROLYN'S CRANES

 

5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches

original painting SOLD

This painting is called "Carolyn's Cranes" after my cousin Carolyn, who thought the Florida sand hill cranes were "so beautiful", and who asked me to put them into a painting for her as a Christmas present to herself.  We shared many memories and revived some great family stories.  She loved to bring family together, and keep memories alive. 

BIRD DOG CHRISTMAS

 

5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches

original painting not for sale

Our boy Oscar, 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.