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This old building on Front Street, Conway, Arkansas was originally a bank building back in the day, but the vault, being located upstairs caused the building to lean dangerously to the left. It was removed for safety, but I was able to capture some of the mystery of this old timer on a dark, cloudy night. before it was torn down.

I began my art career using oil paints and I taught that medium for many years at my studio in Conway, Arkansas. A few years later I studied watercolors and acrylics and used these two water-based media almost exclusively for many years. Recently, however, I find myself reaching once again for my oil paints. It's rather like being reunited with an old friend I haven't seen in years. The body of the paint, the smell of turps, and the luminous quality of the painted surface are the reasons oil paint remains a timeless painting medium. I love painting with watercolor and acrylics in my studio but, I always use oils for Plein-air painting because its longer drying time is not affected by sun or wind. I love to travel, enthusiastically...