Mcgivern

13" x 8 1/2" • watercolor & graphite on archival paper
sold • Aimee and Wil Puckett, Homewood, AL

Derby Illustrations

watercolor on archival paper
Spot illustrations done for an upcoming event at the Kentucky Derby that Southern Accents magazine is hosting

Purple Iris

24" x 18" • watercolor on archival paper
$225

Thomas Eggison

Created for annual department egg contest.
Thanks to Bo at Homewood Hobby that helped me make him light up and to Jon and Mary Wilson who were on the consulting committee.

White Poppy - Still on the Easel

5 feet x 3 feet • oil on canvas
Still on the easel but making progress.

Trout

10" x 5.5" each • watercolor on archival paper
sold • Teresa Lux, Homewood, AL

Downtown Austin

10" x 5.5" • pen, paper & computer
illustration recently done for invite to a party

Nate

15" x 20" • watercolor on archival paper
sold • Erin Street (Nate's mom), Hoover, AL

Ducati

12" x 9" • watercolor on archival paper • Commission for client giving this painting to her dad. This motorcycle looks like the bike he had when he was 15.

Prickett Properties

12" x 12" • watercolor on archival paper
sold • Cannon and Kristin Prickett, Birmingham, AL

Taz

8" x 10" • watercolor on archival paper • Sweet Taz is the best dog ever but unfortunately is now sick with cancer. Taz's owner doesn't know her sister is giving her this as a surprise for Christmas.

Stitt House

10" x 15" • watercolor on archival paper • Recent commission done for the Stitt sisters as a gift for their mom & dad who recently sold this house that they lived in for 30+ years. They all loved this house.

The Boss - Bruce Springsteen

4' x 4' • oil on canvas
sold • Kristen Bailey, Birmingham, AL

En Plein Air

5" x 6.5" • pencil on paper • If you've ever wondered if it would be fun to sit outside and draw and paint, the answer is yes. I took my first student out painting this past Sunday and we had great fun. This is a sketch I did while she was using my paints.

The Boss - Rich Smyth

15" x 20" • watercolor on archival paper
sold • Southern Living magazine

Two Pomegranantes

7" x 7" • watercolor on archival paper
sold • Mary Beth Burner, Homewood, AL

Smith Fall Table

12" x 18" • watercolor on archival paper • Here's another illustration for the Belk/Southern Living project. I really enjoyed painting the silverware.

Smoky Chicken Chili

8" x 10" • watercolor on archival paper • another of many illustrations for Belk that I've been working on the past 2 weeks

Peace for Craig

8 1/2" x 13" • watercolor on archival paper • working this week on illustrations for Belk and Southern Living

Bay Area House

20" x 15" • watercolor on archival paper
sold • Dwayne Smith, Daphne, AL

Nancy

5" x 15" • watercolor on archival paper • Yay! It's time for Belk and Southern Living again and here is my work in progress of this year's illustration.

Coleson

15" x 20" • watercolor on archival paper
sold • Trey Murphy, Alabaster, AL

Carter

15" x 20" • watercolor on archival paper
sold • Trey Murphy, Alabaster, AL

work in progress • White Poppy

5 feet x 3 feet • oil on canvas

Bay Area Custom Homes Final

Thanks to everyone who sent me their helpful ideas, comments and feedback. You are a great focus group! These builders use a good number or renewable resources and so green for their main logo color ended up being the top choice. We also revisited fonts and so you can see where it ended up.

Sunflowers in the Studio of the South

9" x 12" • watercolor on archival paper
sold • Wendy Gutowoski, Berkley, MI

Avery Lynne

15" x 20" • watercolor and pencil on archival paper
sold • Jennifer Shook, Birmingham, AL

dwhite yolkam

For dept. egg decorating contest 2008

Milan Cathedral

15" x 20" • watercolor on archival paper • Painted from a photo I took in Milan a few years ago. • (sold)

Peacock

15" x 20" • watercolor on archival paper
sold • Ashley Andrews Jackson, Homewood, AL

Red Camellia

8" x 10" • watercolor on archival paper • ($45)

Seaside Chapel

8" x 11" • watercolor on archival paper • Commission for Kristen Bailey

Nelson

8"x10" • oil on canvas board • Kate G's adorable dog • (sold)

Lilly

8" x 10" • watercolor on archival paper • commission for Whitney Lee for Austin.

Some of Austin's friends found Lilly, as a puppy, on the side of the road. Someone had spray painted Lilly pink and put her in a small, cardboard box. Austin adopted Lilly. Now Lilly is a happy dog who lives with Austin who loves her.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Orchids

watercolor on canvas

Bob

This is the result of playing “3 things on your desk” where you draw three things on your desk. Bob was a gift from Shelly and has kept my Exacto knife from walking off for at least 6 years. I love Bob.

Quick Sketch

I hope to get back to the easle this weekend but here's a quick sketch that was done as a study for a logo.

Southern Living & Belk Bedroom

Here is another illustration I did for SL and Belk.

Margie

Thanks to Margie for allowing me to track her food intake last week.

Savage's

The commission work continues. Yay! Here are a few spot illustrations I did for local bakery. I must also mention that these clients were quite possibly the some of the nicest people I've ever worked with.

217 Broadway

9" x 9" watercolor on archival paper • commissioned work this week • contact me if you are interested in one.

Kraft cards

Working on illustrations and deck of cards for Kraft. Here are some works in progress.

Sophie

11" x 14" watercolor on archival paper • Commission for my dear friends Caroline and Jay.

Doggies

Commission work from the vintage vault--even though it is Monday.

Southern Living & Belk Christmas

11" x 14" watercolor on archival paper

Sometimes painting becomes part of my real job as is the case today. This is one of a series of eight paintings that I've created for a project with Southern Living and Belk. I think I'm most happy with the way the white candles came out. Click on image to see it bigger.

Guest Artist -- Craig Biddle

4 foot x 4 foot oil on canvas • Painted by Craig Biddle

This is a recent addition to my personal art collection and is a painting of my grandmother's tea set. Click on an image to see it bigger. This painting is very special to me.

Peaches!

4" x 6" watercolor on archival paper

2 Blue Flowers

Going a little bigger this week...23" x 10" watercolor on archival paper.

Hawaii

(sold)

Oil Painting from the Vintage Vault

My brother Jon always asks for original art when gift giving time comes around. Here's an oil painting I did for him about 10 years ago.

SBucks

This doodle is an ode to Margie who was an impressive barista yesterday.

Crazzy Feet

Here's a logo I did a few months ago a friend named Benji. He played on the Trinidad national soccer team back in the day. Now he does private soccer training and coaches players on how to move super fast and under control. He was a great client and let me have complete creative freedom. It was a great project from start to finish.

The Deviled Egg Wears Prada

This idea came to me while on hold with E*Trade for 20 minutes. The E*Trade person apoligized for the long hold time but I told her thanks and explained what I'd just come up with for my Easter egg idea. She laughed and instantly fixed my account without the usual necessary red tape.

Doodle More

Really busy this week...but always time to doodle. Here's what I ate T-Th. I hope to color it in at some point.

White Things

I got the idea of looking for white things from another blog. Here's my interpretation. Happy Spring!

Peppers

Peppers from the vintage vault...($30 ea)

5 Minute Daffodils

When having creative block I always say "speed up the painting" so here are two paintings done quickly. Happy spring! (sold)

Camelia

They say that just when you think you might be overworking a painting you should stop. Well, I loved how this flower turned out and didn't know how to finish the painting without messing it up so I decided to stop. What do you think? Add to it (and what) or leave it (it's done)?

Painting and a Question

watercolor on paper 8" x 8" (sold)

Oahu

8" x 8" watercolor on paper (sold)
Nothing like a good trip to the tropics to get the creative juices flowing.

Rose Garden

7" x 9" watercolor on paper ($35)
This week I was back in the Gardens--the rose garden specifically. This was fun to paint as an exploration in abstraction.

Zen Reflections

9" x 12" watercolor on archival paper (sold)
This week I painted on location at the Japanese Gardens. It was a gorgeous fall morning. The light was beautiful and the weather was unbelievable.

Red Bridge Postcard

3" x 5" warm up painting ($10)

Gerber in Pencil

8" x 10" pencil on paper ($30)
Good things that happened this week:
-Got my wireless up and running after nice person at Linksys helped me on the phone for 30 minutes
-Thought I didn't tape Project Runway but discovered last night it taped
-Found cool pencils my friend Ragne gave me and had to do a pencil drawing this week

Red Bridge

9" x 12" watercolor on archival paper ($45)

Starbucks

watercolor on archival paper 3" x 5" (sold)
From the private collection of Jenny Bankston

Two Lemons in the Window

8" x 10" oil on canvas board ($75)

Java!

8" x 10' oil on canvas board ($75)
Hanging out with the Dredog...having coffee at Columbia restaurant with flan. Woo hoo!

Jack Harris

8" x 10" watercolor on paper (sold)

The Furry Lime

8" x 10" oil on canvas board ($75)
Thanks to Nancy for the fabulous title this week!

Peach

8" x 10" oil on canvas board ($75)
And coincidentally, Mary, the peach pie you made the other night was outstanding. Thanks for having me over!

Cherries

8" x 10" oil on canvas board (sold)