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Little Gems

 Saturday March 17th, 2012 from 5pm-8.30pm “Little Gems” – This unique event will be at the Worley Faver Gallery and will be an opportunity to purchase paintings for under $500.  This established gallery will be giving collectors a special chance to meet the artists and view smaller works of art, not usually on display. Narrative painter Russ Wilson will be joined by three talented ladies, who are members of “Women Painters of the South East”. Visit the Worley Faver Gallery

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A day to play

  A day to Play | 8” X 8” | In studio This was a plein air study at Jacksonville Arboretum. I will be painting there in six weeks’ time for A Brush with Nature – A plein air painting event. It’s amazing in that short time, how everything in the forest changes it becomes a sea of green everything is quickly coming into bloom and it can be quite a challenge to paint. As usual I have fun pushing

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Morning Marina

    8″ x 8″ | Oil | In Studio Boats on St Johns River painted en plein air at Green Cove Marina.

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Shadow Box CJK-Studio

With the beginning of 2012 its been an opportunity for a major tidy up – one car load of excess has been delivered to charity. If you haven’t used or worn something in a year give it to someone who needs it more than you! Ahh it feels great to be lighter and brighter in the New Year. Rid of clutter I set about organizing the studio and building a new shadow box, something I’ve be procrastinating about for a

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The Fourth Annual Flagler Beach Paint Out

Guest Judges were Peter Cerreta and Kathleen Maling. I picked up 2nd place for a ‘plein air’ oil study of the magnificent cactus that grows in the sand dunes all along the A1A. I was so amazed by the stunning plants that I asked one of the locals, if people had actually planted them, only to be told they are all native to the region. My painting of a prickly pear cactus got great comments from the judges! It was

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