Jon Boat at Duncan Boat Dock

Jon Boat at Duncan Boat Dock
6 x 8 inches, Oil on canvas panel

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Today's painting is another "plein air" piece painted on location at Duncan's Boat Dock right down on the main dock where boats tie up to refuel.  This piece is an unframed 6 x 8 oil on a canvas mounted on panel.

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Duncan Boat Dock

Duncan Boat Dock
6 x 8 inches, Oil on canvas panel
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Today's painting is another "plein air" piece painted on location at Duncan's Boat Dock looking across the marina towards some covered boat slips.  This piece is an unframed 6 x 8 oil on a canvas mounted on panel.
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Boat Docks

Boat Docks
5 x 7 inches, Oil on panel
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Today's painting is a "plein air" piece painted from the end of the dock at Duncan's Boat Dock looking across the marina towards some private boat slips. It was a beautiful morning to be out on the dock painting as the sun was rising. As noted before, some painter friends and I have decided to meeting once a week and paint on location, trying different locations around the area.  This piece is an unframed 5 x 7 oil on a "clayboard art panel."
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The Crescent Bend (The Tennessee River)

The Crescent Bend (The Tennessee River)
8 x 10 Oil on Canvas (unframed)
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Today's painting is of the bend in the Tennessee River from a private garden overlook, facing the southwest. Some painters friends and I have decided to meet once a week and paint on location, trying a different location around the area.  We are grateful to our host for allowing us into their beautiful gardens to paint.
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UT Pedestrian Bridge

UT Pedestrian Bridge

6 x 6 inches, Framed 11 x 14 in a white mat, under glass in a black frame 

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Today's paintings is of the University of Tennessee Pedestrian Bridge that spans over Cumberland Ave just before "the Strip" and allows students to walk over one of UT's most recognizable landmarks on campus.

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Grand Union Building

The Grand Union Building

6 x 6 inches, Framed 11 x 14 in a white mat, under glass in a black frame 

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Today's paintings is of the Grand Union Building in downtown Knoxville just around the corner from Market Square, across the street from the St. Oliver Hotel on Union Ave. The building, as I suspect, is largely office space with some residental units, however at night, with its globe lights on all around its awning, it commands your attention!

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Drivin' into the Sun

Drivin' into the Sun
5 x 8 inches, framed 14 x 11
Pastel on Gessoed Panel
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Today's painting is inspired by all the drives I've made westbound into the sun as it levels out into my field of vision. Cars and on-coming objects lose their shape and are warped by the sun's intense glare and heat.
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Full Moon over Downtown

Full Moon over Downtown
8 x 5 inches, Pastel, Framed 11 x 14
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Today's painting is was inspired from our recent full moon, and how bright it was over the downtown skyline.
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Coffee & Chocolate

Coffee & Chocolate
6 x 6 inches, Framed 11 x 14
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Today's paintings is of the Coffee & Chocolate shop in downtown Knoxville just around the corner from Market Square, located on Union Ave. It's a great place to grab a cup of coffee & something sweet!
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Walnut & Union Streets

Walnut & Union Streets
6 x 6 inches, Pastel on gessoed foamboard
(Framed with a black frame 11 x 14 inches with a white mat and glass
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Today's paintings is from the corner of Walnut and Union Streets downtown. This corner has seen an increase in traffic with the Daylight Building opening up recently. (Daylight building on the right hand side of the painting) This is a pastel and can be smudged so this is why its framed behind glass. The piece comes framed within a 11" x 14" black frame with a white mat and glass.
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Jackson Avenue Ramp

Jackson Avenue Ramp
6 x 6 inches, Pastel on gessoed foamboard
(Framed with a black frame 11 x 14 inches with a white mat and glass
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Today's paintings is from Jackson Ave, just outside my studio downtown looking towards the old city. The ramp was built in 1919 and its surface is brick, which makes a distinctive sound when tires roll over it. The ramp is scheduled to be replaced soon and I will miss that feature. This is my first pastel I've posted up to the postcard series, even though most of my known work is pastel, (pastel is a dry medium and can be smudged) this is why its framed behind glass. The piece comes framed within a 11" x 14" black frame with a white mat and glass.
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Cades Cove Field

Cades Cove Field
8 x 24 inches, Acrylic on Canvas, (unframed) 2012
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Today's painting was inspired from Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park where the forest meets the open field.  
This painting is a bit larger than my other "postcards" measuring 8 inches tall by 24 inches long, just FYI.
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Fire Flies III

Fire Flies III
3"x 5" Framed to 8" x 10" Acrylic on wood, 2012
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Today's painting is the third and final in the series of Fire Fly paintings inspired by the beginning of the spring season and the fire flies that began to blink in the evening sky.  The painting is floated inside an 8 x 10 black frame.
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Springtime along Abrams Trail

Springtime along Abrams Trail
8 x 24 inches, Acrylic on Canvas, (unframed) 2012
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Today's painting was inspired on Abrams Trail in the Great Smoky National Park. A beautiful trail that ends at some great waterfalls.  The painting is a bit larger than my other "postcards" measuring 8 inches tall by 24 inches long, just FYI.
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Fire Flies II

Fire Flies II
3"x 5" Framed to 8" x 10" Acrylic on wood, 2012
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Today's painting is the second in the series of paintings inspired by the beginning of the spring season and the fire flies that began to blink in the evening sky.  The painting is floated inside an 8 x 10 black frame.
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Cades Cove

Cades Cove
Acrylic on Canvas, 8 x 24 inches, 2012
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Today's painting is inspired by a recent Sunday afternoon picnic in the park at Cades Cove.
This painting is on canvas and is not framed.
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Red Sky Morning

Red Sky Morning
Acrylic on wood panel
3 x 5 inches, floated in an 8 x 10 Black Frame
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Today's painting is inspired from a Spring drive through Cades Cove, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and looking out over the open fields with the mountains silhouetted against the morning sky.
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Purple Sunrise

Purple Sunrise

3"x 5" Framed to 8" x 10" Acrylic on wood, 2012
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Today's painting is inspired by those beautiful East Tennessee spring mornings, where the fog hangs low as the sun peeks over the horizon to reveal some amazing colors.

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Creekside Shade

Creekside Shade
8 x 24 inches, Acrylic on Canvas, (unframed) 2012
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Today's painting is from one of my favorite camping spots located on a friend's farm in the area. The creek is always crystal clear and a great swimming spot. Ahh....summers in the South, ya gotta love it.
The painting is a bit larger than my other "postcards" measuring 8 inches tall by 24 inches long, just FYI.
I have more this size in this series that I will post in the coming days!
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Sunrise on the Trail

"Sunrise on the Trail"
Acrylic on Panel, 3 x 5 panel in an 8 x 10 black frame, 2012
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Today's painting is from the trails in the Smoky Mountain National Park and the morning light streaming through the trees along the trail.
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