Father’s Eyes

“Though our feelings come and go, God’s love for us does not.” – C. S. Lewis

16″ x 20″ NFS

(This watercolor was commissioned for the Amy Grant “Pieces of our Lives” Fall 2010 Tour “An Intimate Evening of Art & Music” and will be auctioned to benefit the Compassion International Leadership Development Program)

Italian Beauty

“Italy, and the spring and first love all together should suffice to make the gloomiest person happy.” –Bertrand Russell
16″ x 20″ NFS

Rookie

“Baseball was made for kids, and grown-ups only screw it up.”  – Bob Lemon
16″x 20″ Original SOLD. Prints available.

Aslan The Mighty

“Safe?” said Mr. Beaver.”Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.”
- C.S. Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia)
12″ x 16″ NFS Private Art Collection at Kalein

Musical Nude

“Music is naked passion”
-Randy Elrod
12″ x 16″ SOLD

Naked Joy

You know, it’s just like being a peddler. You want two breasts? Well, here you are — two breasts. We must see to it that the man looking at the picture has at hand everything he needs to paint a nude. If you really give him everything he needs — and the [...]

Venice Conclave

“The surface of Venice is constantly metamorphosing [and] painting Venice is almost like being a restorer, peeling off the layers to find the picture after picture underneath.”
-Arbit Blatas
22″x 30″ $750.

Longing

“When dreaming, I’m guided through another world, time and time again. At sunrise I fight to stay asleep, ’cause I don’t want to leave the comfort of this place, ’cause there’s a hunger, a longing to escape, from the life I live when I’m awake.”

16″ x 20″

The Rape Of The Church

“Clearly the person who accepts the Church as an infallible guide will believe whatever the Church teaches”
- St. Thomas Aquinas
16″ x 20″

Modesty

“Modesty; the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.”
- Oliver Herford
16″ x 20″

Beach Beauty

“My life is like a stroll on the beach…as near to the edge as I can go.”
-Thoreau
16″ x 20″

Cumberland Beauty

Wild horses run unbridled or the spirit dies.
16″ x 20″

Fashion Shoot

“The difference between style and fashion is quality.” -Giorgio Armani

Private Collection – O’More College of Design

Doubtful Rest

“Exposing the lies of religion gives freedom. To paraphrase scripture, ‘The truth will make you free…and give you sleep.’”
- Randy Elrod
18″ x 24″

Dreamin’

An early self-portrait on the Appalachian Trail at Roane Mountain.
NFS – Private Collection

Travelers Rest

He traveled hard for many years. His rest taken. His rest disturbed. He came to final rest near me. Beneath blue sky. Beneath two pillars. In Tennessee.
16″ x 20″

A Moment to Behold

“There are minutes and there are moments. Minutes are for waiting in line. Moments are for beholding beauty.” -Randy Elrod
16″ x 20″

Appassionato

“The most beautiful make-up of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.” -Yves Saint Laurent
NFS – Private Collection

Quintessa

The female is God’s quintessential human creation.
16″ x 20″