:: Gallery One ::

Cannady's Mill, Oil on Canvas, 36 x 48 (91.44 x 121.92cm), 2007. Records indicate that the old Cannady mill was in existence as early as 1840, and it was built in Granville County, NC., on the bank of the Tar River. Operated as a grist mill, the Cannady mill, had been built, owned and operated by the Cannady ancestors for many generations. The mill is no longer in existence, it was washed-out during a rain storm sometime during the late '40s or early '50s.

July Fourth, Oil on Canvas, 28 x 34 (71.12 x 86.36cm), 2007. A still life revolving around a central decorative vase filled with red, white and blue streamers and other interrelated objects commemorating a national holiday.

Ashley's Kisses, Oil on Canvas, 38 1/2 x 49 (97.79 x 124.46cm) 2007 Two 1/2 pint Ball jars containing Hershey's almond and caramel kisses.

Raspberries in Glass Basket, Oil on Canvas, 30 x 30 (76.2 x 76.2cm), 2007. A small still life with red raspberries in a blue glass basket and a glass with fresh cut flowers in a strong direct light.

Eight Candied Apples, 34 x 63 (86.36 x 160.02cm), 2007. An arrangement of eight candied apples poised and ready for the kids to eat. If you're a kidult like me, then it's Peter Pan-demonium all over again! And, they're lookin' m'm! m'm! good! The apples had just been dipped into the boiling candy and pulled out of the pot, with a few drips, onto wax paper to cool.

Tangerines and Grapefruit, 30 x 34 (60.69 x 76.2cm), 2007. An arrangement of tangerines in a clear plastic bag, a tangerine split open to reveal the inside and a halved grapefruit resting atop a red plate with spoon.

Shells and Bowls, 29.75 x 36.75 (75.565 x 93.345cm), 2006. Three shells and two glass bowls on a multi-striped colored piece of fabric.

Four Glasses, 50 x 38 (127 x 96.52cm), 2006. Four glasses of varying size, color and shape resting on a mirror, two of which are holding water creating refractions as light passes through them.

Yellow Teacup and Pinwheels, Oil on Canvas, 13 x 15 (33.02 x 38.1cm), 2005. A small still lfe with a single yellow teacup, a dessert plate with cherry treats and a small cobalt blue vase with pinwheels.

Escaping Criticism, Oil on Canvas, 30 x 24 (76.2 x 60.96cm), 2005. Although the canvas Escaping Criticism originally began as a whimsical and fun exercise in the trompe l'oeil manner, it also asks the question, "What is all this fuss over art, anyway?" Is art taken too seriously? The painting becomes a parody; it is making fun of itself. I sometimes think many artists take their work too seriously, myself included. This led me to create this canvas. Having canvases strewn about the studio, which are simple commonplace objects found in many painter studios, and interacting with them on a daily routine became the thought basis for this painting. The temptation then became too great to turn a canvas around to paint the other side of it.