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"Taking a Break at Gulf State Park"
Oil on canvas. 18 x 24 inches. Sold.
Gulf State Park boasts some wide, comfortable, pleasant bike and walking trails. Not much need to rest, but these folks were enjoying a chat.
"Stopping for Water on the Chinnabee Silent Trail"
Oil on canvas. 20 x 24 inches. $650.00
The Chinnabee Silent Trail was built in the '70's by Boy Scout Troop 29 of the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind--hence its name. It's a short, beautiful trail with some challenges, running from the Pinhoti Trail to Lake Chinnabee. My campsite was where you're standing.
"Cornfield Near Dupo"
Oil on canvas. 22 x 28 inches. $950.00.
A view of the Saint Louis riverfront and Gateway Arch from a cornfield is just outside Dupo, IL, on Imbs Station Road.
"Old Downtown West"
Oil on canvas. 22 x 28 inches. $1350.00.
A memory painting combining present-day downtown and the city I remember as a youngster, growing up there in the 1950's and 1960's. Downtown West is now much more open, with trees, spaces, and a boulevard feel. It's very nice, but I miss the old buildings.
"Rail Yard Near Cahokia"
Oil on Canvas. 22 x 28 inches. $600.00.
This is a view of the Gateway Arch across a rail yard near Route 3, a few miles east and a little south of the riverfront, near Cahokia, IL.
"Pushing Coal Upriver"
Oil on canvas. 22 x 28 inches. $1200.00.
As a child, I occasionally spent Sunday afternoon with my grandmother and her sisters on the Admiral riverboat which sailed from downtown St. Louis to the JB Bridge and back again. They played canasta, I roamed the boat. We shared the river with enormous barges loaded with grain and coal.
"Live Oaks at Gulf State Park Campground"
Oil on canvas. 16 x 20 inches. $395.00.
The entrance to the campground at Gulf State Park is lined with beautiful, twisting live oak trees.
"Morning Fog"
Oil on canvas. 12 x 16 inches. $250.00
Early morning fog at Payne Lake Campground in the Talladega National Forest.
"Cahaba Lilies"
Oil on canvas. 15 x 30 inches. $495.00
The Cahaba River, with its white lilies, is one of Alabama's natural treasures. These are blooming in the Cahaba National Wildlife Refuge near West Blocton.
"Turkey Creek"
Oil on canvas. 16 x 20 inches. $250.00.
Turkey Creek Nature Preserve is just to the north of Birmingham. It is a popular destination for day hikers, anglers, and birdwatchers; its wide pools and rapids are especially popular in the hot months.
"Rain Off Fort Morgan"
Oil on canvas. 18 x 24 inches. $350.00.
A cloudy day on the Gulf with off-and-on rain during November of 2024. It didn't stop families from enjoying the beach. Little does.
"Shoal Creek in December"
Oil on canvas. 12 x 16 inches. Sold.
This scene of Shoal Creek is on the Pinhoti Trail about half a mile from Pine Glen Campground. This section of the trail is flat and comfortable. My campsite was just to your right.
"Campground Evening"
Oil on canvas. 12 x 16 inches. $250.00.
A fall evening at Payne Lake Campground in the Talladega National Forest, looking south toward the dam and the RV campsites.
"Sunday Morning on Lake Martin"
Oil on canvas. 18 x 24 inches. $495.00.
Friends enjoying their kayaks and paddle boards on a sunny weekend morning.
"View of Birmingham from Vulcan"
Oil on canvas. 22 x 28 inches. $1800.00.
Birmingham as seen from the Vulcan observation tower looking toward the northeast. Richard Arrington Boulevard and Warwick Drive are in the foreground.
"View from the Pinhoti"
Oil on canvas. 16 x 20 inches. $325.00.
This is my recollection--half-remembered and half-imagined--of a view on the Pinhoti Trail near Cleburne, AL where I stopped to rest.
"MacArthur Bridge, St. Louis"
Oil on canvas. 24 x 30 inches. $475.00.
The MacArthur Bridge was opened for vehicle and rail traffic in 1917. The upper, auto deck is long gone and it handles only rail traffic now. This view is compressed to capture the hectic I-44 traffic passing over Chouteau Avenue, while the magnificent old bridge watches it all serenely from above.
"Freight Train Passing Sloss Furnaces"
Oil on canvas. 22 x 28 inches. $1800.00.
Birmingham was established as an iron-producing industrial city, and Sloss Furnaces is the most iconic symbol of that history (although some might argue that the honor goes to the statue of Vulcan overlooking downtown). A freight train crossing 35th Street stopped me on the way there for a visit.
"Sea Oats and Beach Rentals"
Oil on canvas. 20 x 24 inches. $1300.00.
A quiet fall day on the Fort Morgan beach.
"Morris Avenue"
Oil on canvas. 20 x 24 inches. $1300.00.
Morris Avenue was one of Birmingham's first streets. It looks directly toward Sloss Furnaces.
"View from Vulcan Park"
Oil on canvas. 24 x 30 inches. $650.00.
This view of Birmingham is from the walkway below Vulcan's observation tower on a hot July morning.
"Snow on Guilford Avenue, Baltimore"
Oil on canvas. 20 x 24 inches. $1200.00.
This view of Guilford Avenue is from the studio loft of my good friend, watercolor artist Nadine Charlsen. From a photo by Nadine Charlsen.
"Rainbow Viaduct"
Oil on canvas. 24 x 36 inches. $1600.00.
In 1919, Birmingham's 21st Street viaduct was re-dedicated to honor Alabama veterans who fought with the 42nd "Rainbow" Division in World War I. This view is from the 22nd Street bridge.