Five & Dime Blues

Five & Dime Blues

Thanks to everyone who responded to my new web store. I’m so grateful for your support. I’ve added this print, “Five & Dime Blues,” from the 2001 Osceola Heritage MusicFest poster. The twin girls were just a vision in my head. I...
Kevin Kresse, Portrait of Gary Wayne Golden

Kevin Kresse, Portrait of Gary Wayne Golden

You know… when a child presents an artwork and it’s terrible, you don’t want to hurt their feelings, but you don’t want to lie, so you say, “That’s interesting.” That’s what Kevin Kresse said about my face,...
Scott Prior, Yellow Chair

Scott Prior, Yellow Chair

“Yellow Chair…” Scott Prior. My first assignment in Stanley Tasker’s freshman drawing class was to visually describe to an alien from another planet how to make a shoe. I failed miserably. My brain wanted to know why in the hell ET might need...
Tim Jacob, Kavanaugh Night

Tim Jacob, Kavanaugh Night

“Kavanaugh Night,” Tim Jacob, acrylic. I can’t mention nocturnes without featuring the paintings of my good friend and childhood neighbor, Tim Jacob. Tim has created a series of night scenes around Little Rock and beyond, most of which are wet with...
John Lasater, Moon Hits Your Eye

John Lasater, Moon Hits Your Eye

One of the great challenges for painters is a nocturne, a scene at night, or any scene in which the dominant light source is inside the frame. James Taylor sang… “In my mind, I’m gone to Carolina Can’t you see the sunshine? Can’t you just...