Still River Studios

Title: “BFF”
Dimensions: 12″x12″x1.5″
Medium: Oil on Panel with painted sides
Price: $450 USD

BFF - Best Friends Forever
I feel very fortunate because it seems like every time I make a major geographical move, I’m able to make friends with someone I consider to be a very close or best friend. These are relationships that are cultivated over time and it’s hard to put into words just what they mean, but I know they are more precious than anything I own.

I have a long time friend from Connecticut - Carolyn. Over the years I lost track of how to get in touch with her. I moved to another part of the country but thought about her often. With the help of the internet I was able to contact one of her brothers, and finally we connected. The astounding thing about it was; although almost 20 years had passed since we last talked ….it was just like picking up right where we left off. Since then, we’ve had many wonderful conversations, emails and letters.

Rene from Chicago and Carol from North Carolina are also two dear friends who recently put into motion businesses they have been cultivating.

Rene who is passionate about cooking just started a business called Learn, Cook, Eat. She has witty sense of humor and has been teaching professionally for a number of years. Now she is combining that with her passion for food by teaching public and private cooking classes concentrated on how to use tools and equipment you already own to create great recipes and have fun in the process.

Carol just launched an online business called Girlfriends Rock! She put together whimsical designs that are available on a multitude of products including t-shirts, bags, note cards etc.

Well usually I don’t get all that personal in my blog postings, let alone mention friends names, but I guess this little painting caused me to pause and examine how fortunate I’ve been with regards to having such dear friends.

One thing is for sure, as time passes, contact with your friends may wax and wane but a good friend is only a phone call away.

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Title: “Walk Amongst the Trees”
Dimensions: 12″x12″x1.5″ with painted sides
Medium: Oil on Panel

This painting is sold.

Title: “Blue Ridge Mountains - I ”
Dimensions: 6″x6″
Medium: Oil

If you have never been to North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, you are really missing something. If you have been there you know the beauty all around you. Technically it is a mountain chain in the eastern United States and is the eastern part of the Appalachian Mountains, and runs from Georgia all the way to Pennsylvania.

Side Note: That is something I’ve always wanted to do - hike the Appalachian Trail but I’ll save those comments for another day.

The Blue ridge gets it’s name from the beautiful blue hues you see as you look over the mountain chain. Hopefully I’ll be back this fall and will be able to soak up the color as the leaves change.

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Title: “Sunrise Foggy Morn, Lake Norman”
Dimensions: 5″x7″
Medium: Oil

I actually completed this painting a little while ago, but never posted it to my blog, so I thought I would share it with you now. I don’t usually paint landscapes, but sunrises over the lake are really incredible, and I may do more. This particular painting won an award for “best oil painting” in show and was reproduced in a postcard.

This painting is sold.

Title: “Portrait of a Young Bull”
Dimensions: 7″x5″
Medium: Oil

Before I get into my series of London and Paris, I wanted to paint something from home. This was a young bull in a field not to far from where I live. His horns are little nibs just out of our view, but when he bent his head down to graze you could see them. Many of the farms in our area have given way to new neighborhoods. This little guy was awesome! He sometimes cocked his head and seemed to look at me as strangely as I was looking at him. His face was precious - long eyelashes, dark eyes, a pink nose and a coat that that looked soft and warm.

If you are interested in this painting, please contact me