Porch Light

Porch Light___16x12 oil on canvas panel___$900

Here is my "quick draw" painting which I did today at the Southeastern Plein Air Festival. We painted in the historic homes area of Gadsden, Alabama....We were given 2 hours and could paint anywhere on the block...I stayed a little long at the morning location which was our own choice...of course I chose to paint at a farm nt far from here. So, on the way to the Historic area of town, I took a coupe wrong turns and came a few minutes late...then I could not settle on what to paint till I saw this little vase on a porch. I had to "scoot" to do this in an hour and a half.

On Friday, the "public" gets to purchase the paintings we have all been doing this week...
See the museum blog for info on the activities, and some of the paintings have been posted...

_______________V....Vaughan Spring Schedule________________

April 9-13, Southeastern Plein Air Festival, Gadsden, AL

Memorial Dy Weekend-May, Phippen Museum Western Art Show, Prescott, AZ

Summer Workshops in Texas, Colorado and more!

...see my schedule for more dates and events

North Star__night, mountains, porch lights

North Star___12x12 oil on linen__available at "Nocturnes", opening Feb 13 at Act I Gallery, Taos NM
Imagine a whole show of night paintings! That's what's going on for the next month at Act I Gallery in Taos, NM. I have a number of night time works at the gallery. It's one of my favorite things to paint. I did the study for this one in the mountains near Taos last Fall, and I used the study as my reference for this larger (but still small) painting. I wish I could go to Taos for the opening, but I am now on the way to Charleston, SC for the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition. I will paint at the Wildlife Refuge afterwards, but my posts might be sporadic for a few days. Last year I lost part of my turp tank in an alligator pond, and the year before I painted an alligator "en plein air"... Click the links to see those works (and the stupid stories!) It's a fantastic place to paint, so stay tuned!