Between Storms

 

This family enjoys some play time between storms in the Outer Banks, North Carolina. During September of 2020, we took a trip with friends, happy to be able to travel again. We made the most of all the nice weather, even if it was just a small amount of time between storms. SOLD.

The Last Ones On The Beach

 

A mother and daughter are the last ones on the beach in Corolla, SC. This was painted from a photo I took during a 2020 trip to the beach. Oil on 12" x 16" stretched canvas. SOLD.

Cloudy Day at the Beach

This was painted from a reference photo that I took while in Corolla last fall. We had to take advantage of the nice beach weather while we had it, as there were some storms and cool days. The painting was at he show I had with my mother, Jolene Joyner, at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art in Ligonier, PA and was later shown in the "Environmental" exhibit at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. SOLD.

Sunset in Sandbridge

This is a painting of kids maximizing their days on the beach by playing in the waves at dusk. I painted this from a photo I took on my first night at Sandbridge Beach. We had been in the car for eight hours, through rain storms, and all I wanted all day was to walk in the waves. So we checked into our house, I threw my stuff in the room, and ran to the beach. I apparently was not the only one with this idea, because even this close to dark, many kids and families were out, playing by the water. You could see the lights of the Virginia Beach boardwalk in the distance. Oil on 6"h x 8"w linen on panel.

Unexpected Wave

All the kids are frightened of this unexpected wave. The man carries his child to the shore to get a closer look at the wave that almost sweeps a girl off her feet. Oil on 6"h x 8"w linen panel. SOLD.

Cape May Beach Afternoon

The only people on the beach, enjoying some afternoon rays of sun in Cape May, New Jersey. Oil on 6"h x 8"w linen on Ray Mar panel. SOLD.

Partly Cloudy Day at Cape May

Despite the thick clouds in the background and the swirly ones overhead, it was still a sunny day in Cape May, New Jersey. Oil on 6"h x 8"w linen on Ray Mar panel. SOLD.

Avalon Bay

This is the bay side of Avalon, New Jersey. During college, I was lucky to spend a summer in Sea Isle City. I didn't have a car back then, so I biked everywhere. From Sea Isle, it was about fifteen miles to Ocean City, about four to Avalon, and about eight to Stone Harbor. I didn't have to work until 3:00 or so in the afternoon, so I would spend the mornings either on the beach or exploring the neighboring towns. I loved that there was water everywhere. Now I'm tempted to go to the shore and hunt for a college job so I can spend another summer at the beach. Oil on 16"h x 20"w x 1 1/2" stretched canvas. SOLD.

The Construction Crew

A construction crew works on an elaborate castle at Cape May, New Jersey. Oil on 6"h x 8"w linen panel. SOLD.

Cape May Jetty II

This is one of the rocky jetties in Cape May, New Jersey. SOLD.

Time Out

This kid seems to want to go for a swim in the ocean, but his mother looks like she needs a time out. Oil on 7"h x 5"w canvas board. SOLD.

Cape May Study I

I've started a series of studies. I literally have hundreds of photos that I want to paint from my travels. I've narrowed it down from thousands of photos. This will satisfy my need to paint them all right now. I plan to do larger, finished, color paintings of the ones I like the best. As an example, I will have the color version of this composition on 11" x 14" stretched linen finished this week.

These studies are on 5"h x 7" canvas panels. I used my black mixture, wiped out the light areas, used white on the brightest areas, transparent red on the intermediate colors and a bit of gray. These are fun to paint and take the worry out of possibly wasting a good canvas on a mediocre painting. After completing one of these, I'll know whether I will like the finished painting. Also, I often like the slightly abstract way a painting looks when I first start it. I'm often tempted to leave them that way, but of course I can't stop painting. This will allow me to experiment more with different styles. SOLD.

Cape May II

All I seem to want to paint right now is beach paintings. This is another scene from Cape May, New Jersey. I painted this from a photo that I took last year.

Standing in front of the easel, looking at beach images and listening to Chopin is almost as good as being there. I spent a summer at the Jersey shore in college and worked at a store on the boardwalk. I was often alone in the store that sold gifts and collectibles between the hours 5 and 6 pm. There weren't many customers during that time because they were usually leaving the beach to prepare for dinner and evening activities. So, I would stand by the counter with my coffee and look out the big window at the ocean while listening to Chopin. That particular music wasn't allowed to be played in the store because we didn't have that CD for sale and the owner wanted me to only play the music that was for sale. It was the only CD that I liked, so I didn't comply. Who knew that listening to Chopin would make someone a rebel? I hope my old boss isn't reading this. Oil on canvas on 6"h x 8"w Ray Mar panel. SOLD.