Recent Projects
A Seven-Foot Painting for a DTSP Penthouse
Originally inspired by my Mainsail Art Festival commission, this painting evolved into a one-of-a-kind sunrise capturing the St. Pete horizon as seen from my client's home. When we first...
A Seven-Foot Painting for a DTSP Penthouse
Originally inspired by my Mainsail Art Festival commission, this painting evolved into a one-of-a-kind sunrise capturing the St. Pete horizon as seen from my client's home. When we first...
A Mangrove Commission for a Shell Key Home
If you’ve ever entered a mangrove tunnel by kayak, you know how transporting they can be. The world narrows. Light filters through interlaced roots and leaves, flickering and shifting...
A Mangrove Commission for a Shell Key Home
If you’ve ever entered a mangrove tunnel by kayak, you know how transporting they can be. The world narrows. Light filters through interlaced roots and leaves, flickering and shifting...
A Six-Foot Custom Painting for a Waterfront Int...
What began as a blank dining room wall in a luxury condo overlooking Shell Key Preserve became a six foot by four foot custom painting — a statement piece for...
A Six-Foot Custom Painting for a Waterfront Int...
What began as a blank dining room wall in a luxury condo overlooking Shell Key Preserve became a six foot by four foot custom painting — a statement piece for...
Styling a Grid Wall with Madelyn Kinemond Inter...
I recently wrote about a stunning installation for my collector, Edye, and her interior designer, Madelyn. I'm excited to share updates on their latest artwork installation: a captivating grid of plein...
Styling a Grid Wall with Madelyn Kinemond Inter...
I recently wrote about a stunning installation for my collector, Edye, and her interior designer, Madelyn. I'm excited to share updates on their latest artwork installation: a captivating grid of plein...
Making a Statement with Large-Scale Art
Over the years, I started painting larger works because my clients kept asking for bigger canvases as their walls got bigger and ceilings began trending higher. With all the extra wall space,...
Making a Statement with Large-Scale Art
Over the years, I started painting larger works because my clients kept asking for bigger canvases as their walls got bigger and ceilings began trending higher. With all the extra wall space,...
When a Collector Finds the Right Painting at MAF
Photos: Penlight Media The process of collecting art is a journey, much like life, and every once in a while, a rare and magical moment occurs—a divine encounter between a...
When a Collector Finds the Right Painting at MAF
Photos: Penlight Media The process of collecting art is a journey, much like life, and every once in a while, a rare and magical moment occurs—a divine encounter between a...
Custom Artwork Created in Collaboration with In...
When my collectors purchased a waterfront condo on the Gulf Coast as their second home, they wanted to leave their northern roots behind and fully embrace the essence of Florida...
Custom Artwork Created in Collaboration with In...
When my collectors purchased a waterfront condo on the Gulf Coast as their second home, they wanted to leave their northern roots behind and fully embrace the essence of Florida...
Customizing Palette for Interior Design
Photos: Penlight Media One of my clients, Cindy Bradley, called with a custom painting request as a surprise gift. She was finalizing the renovations of her coastal home and wanted to...
Customizing Palette for Interior Design
Photos: Penlight Media One of my clients, Cindy Bradley, called with a custom painting request as a surprise gift. She was finalizing the renovations of her coastal home and wanted to...
Commissioning a Painting to Capture a Feeling
Many of my clients come to me with a feeling they want to capture—something deeply personal, like a ritual, a view, or a moment of transition that grounds them. For...
Commissioning a Painting to Capture a Feeling
Many of my clients come to me with a feeling they want to capture—something deeply personal, like a ritual, a view, or a moment of transition that grounds them. For...
Using art to honor a beloved companion
I've said it before and I'll say it again: every commission I create becomes truly one-of-a-kind. Commissioning artwork allows a collector to participate directly in the creative process. Many times...
Using art to honor a beloved companion
I've said it before and I'll say it again: every commission I create becomes truly one-of-a-kind. Commissioning artwork allows a collector to participate directly in the creative process. Many times...
Introducing The Official Commission for MAF 2025
. I’m thrilled to share that my painting, Emerging into the Light, was selected to be the commemorative poster artwork for the 50th Anniversary Mainsail Art Festival! This piece—depicting the...
Introducing The Official Commission for MAF 2025
. I’m thrilled to share that my painting, Emerging into the Light, was selected to be the commemorative poster artwork for the 50th Anniversary Mainsail Art Festival! This piece—depicting the...
Hello 2025!
2024 was a year of creative expansion, meaningful collaborations, and personal growth. I connected with many wonderful new and returning clients. Some brought long-held dreams of commissioning a project to life,...
Hello 2025!
2024 was a year of creative expansion, meaningful collaborations, and personal growth. I connected with many wonderful new and returning clients. Some brought long-held dreams of commissioning a project to life,...
Framing Your Artwork
Over the years, I’ve developed a collection of frames that work beautifully with my paintings and feel at home in a range of interiors. I tend to favor simple, well-made...
Framing Your Artwork
Over the years, I’ve developed a collection of frames that work beautifully with my paintings and feel at home in a range of interiors. I tend to favor simple, well-made...
Capturing the Wild Beauty of Little Bird Key
Some paintings tell a story, and others are a story—this one is both. Commissioned by Judy and Marty, avid kayakers with a deep love for the mangroves, this custom piece...
Capturing the Wild Beauty of Little Bird Key
Some paintings tell a story, and others are a story—this one is both. Commissioned by Judy and Marty, avid kayakers with a deep love for the mangroves, this custom piece...
Painting Mid Summer Nights, and it's Dreamy
With summer in full swing, I've embraced a kind of nocturnal routine here in Florida. Night walks, bike rides, and swims feel cooler, refreshing, and magical. I've adjusted my painting...
Painting Mid Summer Nights, and it's Dreamy
With summer in full swing, I've embraced a kind of nocturnal routine here in Florida. Night walks, bike rides, and swims feel cooler, refreshing, and magical. I've adjusted my painting...
Plein Air Painting Explained
What is Plein Air Painting, Anyway?Plein air painting, meaning "in the open air," involves painting outdoors, directly within the landscape. Popularized by the French Impressionists, it allows artists to...
Plein Air Painting Explained
What is Plein Air Painting, Anyway?Plein air painting, meaning "in the open air," involves painting outdoors, directly within the landscape. Popularized by the French Impressionists, it allows artists to...
Tips for Hanging the Perfect Grid Wall
As you embark on the quest for the perfect piece of artwork for your space, don't forget to consider a grid of paintings as an alternative to a single, larger painting on...
Tips for Hanging the Perfect Grid Wall
As you embark on the quest for the perfect piece of artwork for your space, don't forget to consider a grid of paintings as an alternative to a single, larger painting on...
Au Revoir 2023!
In the story of my life, I will remember 2023 as a rollercoaster of highs and lows, marked by significant personal loss, and also the dawn of new friendships, community bonds, and a renewed...
Au Revoir 2023!
In the story of my life, I will remember 2023 as a rollercoaster of highs and lows, marked by significant personal loss, and also the dawn of new friendships, community bonds, and a renewed...
Behind the Art: Scouting Paintings from the Sky
In a 206 four-seater, soaring over the Florida Gulf Coast, I sat as an artist with my camera glued to the window. It's not your typical day in the studio,...
Behind the Art: Scouting Paintings from the Sky
In a 206 four-seater, soaring over the Florida Gulf Coast, I sat as an artist with my camera glued to the window. It's not your typical day in the studio,...
From Photo to Art: Custom Commissions
If you're looking for a unique and personalized gift idea for a loved one, commissioning a painting could be a perfect option. For example, my client Steve recently approached me with a...
From Photo to Art: Custom Commissions
If you're looking for a unique and personalized gift idea for a loved one, commissioning a painting could be a perfect option. For example, my client Steve recently approached me with a...
How Vanlife Made My Summer Dream Possible
Once upon a time, the mere thought of spending a summer immersed in painting while cruising the open roads, felt like an elusive dream, a whimsical fantasy.It all started with my...
How Vanlife Made My Summer Dream Possible
Once upon a time, the mere thought of spending a summer immersed in painting while cruising the open roads, felt like an elusive dream, a whimsical fantasy.It all started with my...
ARTventure 2023: Plein Air Panama
When friends moved to Panama a few years back to surf, work remotely, and enjoy a quiet, expat life, I knew I would visit them someday. Although I kept in...
ARTventure 2023: Plein Air Panama
When friends moved to Panama a few years back to surf, work remotely, and enjoy a quiet, expat life, I knew I would visit them someday. Although I kept in...
From Florida to Maine: A Creative Road Trip Fue...
In July, I'll be hitting the road on a 30-day road trip painting challenge. My ultimate destination is the beautiful state of Maine, where I grew up, but along the way,...
From Florida to Maine: A Creative Road Trip Fue...
In July, I'll be hitting the road on a 30-day road trip painting challenge. My ultimate destination is the beautiful state of Maine, where I grew up, but along the way,...
30 Days/30 Paintings Challenge & Road Trip Stop...
In 2022, I challenged myself to create a series of paintings in Maine that captured the essence of nature and the theme of "escape". Instead of the crowded tourist spots, I sought...
30 Days/30 Paintings Challenge & Road Trip Stop...
In 2022, I challenged myself to create a series of paintings in Maine that captured the essence of nature and the theme of "escape". Instead of the crowded tourist spots, I sought...
View of Skyway Bridge from the Sandbar at Bunce...
Having grown up in Maine, where the water is mostly cold and deep, it's a real trip to move to Florida and discover that most of what you see in this water...
View of Skyway Bridge from the Sandbar at Bunce...
Having grown up in Maine, where the water is mostly cold and deep, it's a real trip to move to Florida and discover that most of what you see in this water...
Capturing Memories of Acadia: 'View from Cadill...
Like most people, when I visited Acadia National Park, I was captured by the awesome view of mountains, clouds, sea, islands and lovely summer foliage. I wanted to create a painting to capture the...
Capturing Memories of Acadia: 'View from Cadill...
Like most people, when I visited Acadia National Park, I was captured by the awesome view of mountains, clouds, sea, islands and lovely summer foliage. I wanted to create a painting to capture the...
A Memorable Morning Hike up Mt. Battie: Explori...
On an early July morning and I found myself on a hike up one of the steeper trails of Mt. Battie, to catch the view from one of Maine's most...
A Memorable Morning Hike up Mt. Battie: Explori...
On an early July morning and I found myself on a hike up one of the steeper trails of Mt. Battie, to catch the view from one of Maine's most...
The View from Macworth Island // 30 Days, 30 Pa...
This is a studio painting from photos taken at Macworth Island at sunrise. For this painting, I first made a magenta underpainting and pushed and pulled the values out a...
The View from Macworth Island // 30 Days, 30 Pa...
This is a studio painting from photos taken at Macworth Island at sunrise. For this painting, I first made a magenta underpainting and pushed and pulled the values out a...
Pemaquid Point // 30 Days 30 Paintings
Wildflowers at Pemaquid Point, Oil on Panel, SOLD. This painting is a studio painting from photos taken on a beautiful, rainy, foggy day at Pemaquid Point. Queen Anne's Lace and...
Pemaquid Point // 30 Days 30 Paintings
Wildflowers at Pemaquid Point, Oil on Panel, SOLD. This painting is a studio painting from photos taken on a beautiful, rainy, foggy day at Pemaquid Point. Queen Anne's Lace and...
Moon Over the Bay // 30 Days 30 Paintings
Moon Over the Bay (Penobscot Bay facing South East/Owl's Head)Oil on Panel. SOLD. This painting is a studio painting from reference photos taken in Rockport Maine. I painted a sunrise...
Moon Over the Bay // 30 Days 30 Paintings
Moon Over the Bay (Penobscot Bay facing South East/Owl's Head)Oil on Panel. SOLD. This painting is a studio painting from reference photos taken in Rockport Maine. I painted a sunrise...
Discovering Rangely Lake: A Rainy, Foggy, and A...
We slept in a forgotten nature preserve on the night we arrived into Rangely. It had been raining all day during our drive up to escape the heat on the...
Discovering Rangely Lake: A Rainy, Foggy, and A...
We slept in a forgotten nature preserve on the night we arrived into Rangely. It had been raining all day during our drive up to escape the heat on the...
View from the Gas Station, Eustis // 30 Days 30...
We’ve been all over and back again, some days I don’t finish the paintings, some days I rush the colors without making things “pretty” or I grab the crappiest brushes...
View from the Gas Station, Eustis // 30 Days 30...
We’ve been all over and back again, some days I don’t finish the paintings, some days I rush the colors without making things “pretty” or I grab the crappiest brushes...
Seguin Sprint 50 Mile Race: A Memorable Day of ...
Join me as I recount my experience crewing in the Seguin Sprint 50 Mile Race in Maine, and the artwork it inspired. Along this exhilarating Maine coast sailing adventure, we encounter...
Seguin Sprint 50 Mile Race: A Memorable Day of ...
Join me as I recount my experience crewing in the Seguin Sprint 50 Mile Race in Maine, and the artwork it inspired. Along this exhilarating Maine coast sailing adventure, we encounter...
Exploring the Quiet Side of Acadia: Hiking to S...
During our road trip, we had planned to make Mt. Katahdin our last big mountain stop. However, we were denied at the gate due to our vehicle's size restrictions. To...
Exploring the Quiet Side of Acadia: Hiking to S...
During our road trip, we had planned to make Mt. Katahdin our last big mountain stop. However, we were denied at the gate due to our vehicle's size restrictions. To...
Denied at Baxter State Park & Discovering Stunn...
Our two-month road trip was drawing to a close, and we had one last stop in mind: Baxter State Park. It was the perfect place to cap off our journey...
Denied at Baxter State Park & Discovering Stunn...
Our two-month road trip was drawing to a close, and we had one last stop in mind: Baxter State Park. It was the perfect place to cap off our journey...
Chain of Ponds, land of ATVs and Moose // 30 Da...
Chain of Ponds is in the far northwest corner of Maine, along the border of Quebec Province. The area was introduced to me by my friend Valerie, whose Canadian roots brought her...
Chain of Ponds, land of ATVs and Moose // 30 Da...
Chain of Ponds is in the far northwest corner of Maine, along the border of Quebec Province. The area was introduced to me by my friend Valerie, whose Canadian roots brought her...
Deer Isle, Tennis Preserve // 30 Days, 30 Paint...
There's something about the colors on Deer Isle: they are different. They seemed brighter and more vivid than further south, and they are somehow warmer. The water is more aqua and green,...
Deer Isle, Tennis Preserve // 30 Days, 30 Paint...
There's something about the colors on Deer Isle: they are different. They seemed brighter and more vivid than further south, and they are somehow warmer. The water is more aqua and green,...
Sunset on Deer Isle // 30 Days, 30 Paintings
Deer Isle is on the far eastern side of midcoast Maine, in East Penobscot Bay. Further east is Bar Harbor, further west is Camden. It is an island, connected by...
Sunset on Deer Isle // 30 Days, 30 Paintings
Deer Isle is on the far eastern side of midcoast Maine, in East Penobscot Bay. Further east is Bar Harbor, further west is Camden. It is an island, connected by...
Plein Air Painting Tips for Backpackers: Essent...
As a backpacker and plein air painter, I've learned the hard way that size and weight of materials really matter when hiking in to paint. In this blog post, I'll...
Plein Air Painting Tips for Backpackers: Essent...
As a backpacker and plein air painter, I've learned the hard way that size and weight of materials really matter when hiking in to paint. In this blog post, I'll...
Rockport Maine // 30 Days; 30 Paintings
Megunticook Campground By The Sea in Rockport, Maine (Midcoast Maine) is a stunning location that offers a breathtaking view of West Penobscot Bay and the sunrise. If you're looking for a...
Rockport Maine // 30 Days; 30 Paintings
Megunticook Campground By The Sea in Rockport, Maine (Midcoast Maine) is a stunning location that offers a breathtaking view of West Penobscot Bay and the sunrise. If you're looking for a...
Minimalist Living and Maximum Creativity: My 'L...
As I journey around, making art from a Sprinter Van, I have found that adapting our lives to this tiny dwelling has been a lot of things — exciting, fun, hilarious, annoying, frustrating...
Minimalist Living and Maximum Creativity: My 'L...
As I journey around, making art from a Sprinter Van, I have found that adapting our lives to this tiny dwelling has been a lot of things — exciting, fun, hilarious, annoying, frustrating...
My Mobile Studio & Pest Control // 30 Days, 30 ...
We decided to create a "mobile studio" for when I'm back at the van and need to do touch ups without being inundated by bugs, and/or so I don't get...
My Mobile Studio & Pest Control // 30 Days, 30 ...
We decided to create a "mobile studio" for when I'm back at the van and need to do touch ups without being inundated by bugs, and/or so I don't get...
Lessons Learned from My Hiking and Painting Adv...
When I planned my summer painting challenge, I wanted to be able to hike into various locations to paint en plein air and really bridge my love of nature with...
Lessons Learned from My Hiking and Painting Adv...
When I planned my summer painting challenge, I wanted to be able to hike into various locations to paint en plein air and really bridge my love of nature with...
DAY 1: Blue Ridge Parkway // 30 Days, 30 Paintings
When we pushed off for the mountains of North Carolina and onto the Blue Ridge Parkway I immediately wondered how I had somehow missed the memo on this spectacular, scenic...
DAY 1: Blue Ridge Parkway // 30 Days, 30 Paintings
When we pushed off for the mountains of North Carolina and onto the Blue Ridge Parkway I immediately wondered how I had somehow missed the memo on this spectacular, scenic...
Neighborhood Party
I picked up a new set of palette knives recently and wanted to try some of the new shapes to experiment with. I get in kind of a groove with a few...
Neighborhood Party
I picked up a new set of palette knives recently and wanted to try some of the new shapes to experiment with. I get in kind of a groove with a few...
Sunrise vs Sunset
If there were a contest between sunrise and sunset, which would win?This set was inspired by a sunrise walk on Pass-A-Grille beach, followed later by a sunset bike ride around...
Sunrise vs Sunset
If there were a contest between sunrise and sunset, which would win?This set was inspired by a sunrise walk on Pass-A-Grille beach, followed later by a sunset bike ride around...
Pink Clouds Over Tampa Bay
Thank you to St Pete’s Warehouse Arts District Association for selecting one of my paintings for their June and July Exhibition, Elements of Nature. The reception will be held Saturday,...
Pink Clouds Over Tampa Bay
Thank you to St Pete’s Warehouse Arts District Association for selecting one of my paintings for their June and July Exhibition, Elements of Nature. The reception will be held Saturday,...
Just us on the beach
A recent plein air session I had out at Ft Desoto became the study I used for a larger studio painting later on. I set up at the top of the fort steps just...
Just us on the beach
A recent plein air session I had out at Ft Desoto became the study I used for a larger studio painting later on. I set up at the top of the fort steps just...
Finding inspiration in Nature
Have you ever thought about when you have your best ideas? Or what you are doing when ideas flow freely and problems seem easy to fix? My best ideas tend...
Finding inspiration in Nature
Have you ever thought about when you have your best ideas? Or what you are doing when ideas flow freely and problems seem easy to fix? My best ideas tend...
Blue Abstract Commission for Cottage Style Home...
Every once in a while a project comes along that just FLOWS out...this is one of those projects. I was asked by the collector to "make something abstract ~ be...
Blue Abstract Commission for Cottage Style Home...
Every once in a while a project comes along that just FLOWS out...this is one of those projects. I was asked by the collector to "make something abstract ~ be...
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