It was a great week painting in Cashiers, NC in July. The organizers really do a fine job of getting us to cool places, putting us up in style, and getting buyers to see the art. Of course, artists just want to paint, hang out with other artists, and maybe sell some work! I got to room with my bud Richard Oversmith again. Here are lots of pictures. Sadly the best one didn't get taken, but I learned a lesson; when you come upon three bears 30 feet away, the first thing to do is pull out the iphone and get some photos!

Whiteside Mountain-24x30-Oil

Lonesome Valley Tree-20x16-Oil

Mountain Top Home-16x20-Oil

Chinquapin View-24x20-Oil

Cashier's View-11x14-Oil

Richard Oversmith- we both painted here the next day.

Living the life...

Fresh bread, tomatoes, basil, mozzarella... life is good!

with the nice folks who bought my 'quick draw'

It was an honor to participate in the very successful first Plein Air Richmond June 17-23. Loryn Brazier's Gallery did a great job organizing the event, which featured 40 great artists and benefited the Richmond Symphony. My hosts Chrissy and Bookie Boland were fantastic. It's always so great hanging out with artists and spending time with national treasure Everett Raymond Kinstler.

View From Church Hill-16x20-Oil

Goochland Pasture-20x16-Oil

Maymont Carriage House-11x14-Oil

Carillon-20x16-Oil

James From Libby Park-11x14-Oil

Confederate Memorial-11x14-Oil

photos By Christina Boland

I was lucky enough to be invited to paint in Charleston at the end of May. The Plein Air Painters of the SouthEast (PAP-SE) sponsored the event, and Dee Beard Dean and her husband Nick were kind enough to put me and a few other painters up in their fantastic home. We all displayed our work from the week in four different Charleston galleries. My work was put into the Horton Hayes Gallery and it was a pleasure meeting those folks, and hanging out with artist friends all week in such a great, picturesque town.

#25 Queen Street-11x14-Oil

Tory-20x16-Oil

Charleston Window Box-11x14-Oil

Charleston House-14x11-Oil

River Pines-11x14-Oil