One evening as I was passing through Macon heading back to Atlanta after a weekend at home, I decided on the spur of the moment to do a little wandering in Macon. I happened upon the old industrial section of town and saw this massive structure rising into the blue skies. It was actually many…
This vintage motel sign print represents part of the fabric of fading America. Little roadside motels once dotted the landscape of America’s old highway system. Over the course of the 20th century, the interstate highway system bypassed a lot of these old roads. And frankly our expectations as travelers has changed much as well. A…
One of my favorite architectural styles is without a doubt art deco as seen in this vintage theater marquee print. Of course if you look through my print collections, you’ll see I also have a great fondness for capturing examples of vanishing Americana. The combination of the two in this old theater print from nearby…
This print is my definition of wide open spaces. Seeing a road disappearing onto the horizon in a landscape like this just feels empowering, perhaps freeing? It speaks to the side of me that wants to hop in the car and ride and ride into the never-ending sunset like the end of a movie. There’s…
This colorful print features a particularly spectacular rural sunset in Macon County, Georgia. I took this photo when I still lived in Atlanta. I had a late start leaving my hometown of Montezuma and was heading back to Atlanta. As luck would have it, the sun was setting as I passed through the miles of…
This Chicago Theatre Marquee Blueprint art is an homage not only to the famous sign that hangs over that Chicago landmark but to the beautiful design style of many of the classic marquees from the same era. There’s a reason that movie theaters today are often built with a similar style. It has a look…
This lonely old cotton warehouse in this print is located in the small town of Byromville in rural Georgia. I stumbled over this old structure by the railroad tracks one fall afternoon. The late afternoon sunlight was a real treat with the golden grasses and the old red brick of the warehouse. There was a…
Sometimes the most unexpected objects can become the subjects of artwork. A fire hydrant might seem incredibly utilitarian to many of us. It’s one of those utilitarian things that is mainly in the domain of firefighters. Yet when I saw this colorful fire hydrant on the streets of Asheville, I stopped and took notice. I…
Several years ago I spent a couple of nights in Asheville, North Carolina. I was on a road trip bound for Virginia. In the end, as is often the case for me, I wished I had more time to explore the city. As you can tell from this print I was quite inspired by the…
Asheville is one of those unexpected treasures you discover. I had heard about Biltmore Estate of course and wanted to visit that gracious old estate. As I was heading to Virginia I decided that a couple of nights in Asheville wasn’t entirely out of the way. On my first evening in North Carolina, as I…
There are some buildings and places that stick with us from an early age. For me, the Windsor Hotel, seen in this print, fits that category. Although I didn’t grow up in Americus, Georgia, it was near my hometown. So near in fact, that I later attended and graduated from the local university in Americus….
I especially love old train stations like the Marshallville Depot seen in this print. They were built in a period of history when even relatively utilitarian buildings still had style and craftsmanship. It was also a time when small towns were still the hub of an agricultural economy. These days these old railroad depots are…
This unique Tardis print was an inevitable piece of Doctor Who art for me. The exact scene took a long time to dream up, but I’ve wanted to do an homage to one of my favorite shows for some time now. I started following the adventures of our favorite Time Lord on PBS in the…
The purpose of this colorful Atlanta skyline art print was simply to do something fun! I know sometimes people have a picture of art being something serious and packed with meaning, and often that is the case. A lot of my work is done because the subject is special to me or reminds me of…
Over the course of several trips to London, I’d seen the looming Bankside Power Station on the south bank of the Thames several times. And I knew it was the home of the Tate Modern, but there are so many museums in London that I can’t imagine how long it would take to see them…
The English village of St Albans in Hertfordshire has a long history going back to Roman times. In fact so far back that the village is named for a Christian martyred by there the Romans. In medieval times, the village was was an overnight stop on the coach route to London. Trains have shortened the…
This rambling old church pictured here is known to locals simply as The Abbey. Despite the moniker, St Albans Abbey is actually a cathedral of the Anglican church. It is known officially as The Cathedral & Abbey Church of Saint Alban. There’s a long religious history in St Albans going all the way back to…
This dramatic black and white print features Lanyon Quoit, a Neolithic dolmen in Cornwall. I’ve read that this ancient structure was likely a chamber tomb of some sort. Like many ancient sites, though, there’s no written record so nothing is entirely certain. Whatever the case there’s something in the air of places like this that…
On my last trip to the UK, one of my favorite experiences was drifting down the River Cam in Cambridge. Cambridge in general was a gorgeous city. Yet the side of Cambridge one sees from the river was by far my favorite. This is the side of Cambridge that locals refer to as The Backs….
One of the things I love about London is that it’s a city unafraid to be modern. Some cities with the amount of ancient landmark architecture that London has start trying to build to fit a theme. You might expect London City Hall to be some massive medieval building or perhaps a rambling Tudor design….
There’s a Timeless London quality to gazing across the river at the great dome of St. Paul’s cathedral. It’s one of those iconic sights that surpasses the lives of people. You have likely seen iconic photos of St. Paul’s rising above the smoke and debris of World War II and it feels like an enduring…
For people who have called Atlanta home from the 90s until today, the Variety Playhouse on Euclid probably doesn’t need any preamble or other introduction. It’s simply a cool concert venue in the eclectic Little Five Points neighborhood in Atlanta. I saw a number of acts myself there during the years I called Atlanta home…
Just before I left Ireland, I had one last incredibly sunny day that just happened to coincide with a day trip out to see some of Ireland’s oldest and most fabled sites. Pictured here is one of those places, the legendary Hill of Tara. This high ground in County Meath has been a place of…
This autumn abstract painting was very much inspired by my memories of living just north of Atlanta but an easy drive from the mountains of North Georgia. Without a doubt my favorite time of the year there was the fall or autumn time. The intensity of the colors in Appalachia as the trees changed was…
There’s something truly classic about the Union Jack or Union Flag of Great Britain. The current design dates back to the Act of Union of 1801 when the Irish parliament was dissolved and Ireland was officially added to the United Kingdom. But the history of the Union Jack goes even further back to 1606 when…
On my last day in Ireland, the sun was really out in full force. It wasn’t one of those days where the sun came and went but a rare day where the sun shone brightly from sunrise to sunset. I had gotten out of bed early that day and found myself enjoying early morning in…
There’s just something about ancient standing stones and beautiful landscapes that lend themselves well to black and white art prints. And don’t you think this gorgeous Ancient Irish landscape in Count Kerry qualifies? This is the sort of scenic place that would be dramatic no matter what. Add some great winter light and a Neolithic…
This artwork of snow falling on Claddagh Quay was inspired by my first visit to Galway. We arrived in the city after dark on a winter evening. Shortly after getting settled in, we headed out for dinner and as soon as we hit the streets, dust swirled through the night sky. I’ve read that snow…
When I think of Classic Galway, this is the waterfront scene that springs to mind. And if you take a wander through my Galway City art, you’ll quickly see that I must have spent a lot of time down there walking along the water. And indeed I did. I spent over two weeks in and…
Whenever I look at this Galway panorama, I am taken back to that beautiful city on the Irish west coast. I can smell the salt air again and feel the cool ocean breeze on my cheeks. There is simply no question that I left a little bit of myself behind on the streets of Galway….