Auction Ending Late Sunday: "East Fall Blue Ridge No.4"
"East Fall Blue Ridge"
Auction: "East Fall Blue Ridge 4"
Auction announcement: Click Here to be taken to the auction.
This 8 X 10" on archival board oil painting is from a series, the first of which won the nationally acclaimed "ArtInPlace" competition and was reproduced into a 12 X 24' mural along a busy highway in Charlottesville, VA.
Can't get enough of the Blue Ridge mountains, especially in the fall. This view is from Skyline Drive, looking towards the east around sunset in the fall. I've painted it four times now, and that's still not enough! This particular painting is more luminous than previous works, as the technique evolves.
A Successful Tour! Thank You!
Thanks to so many who came to see my art on Saturday. It was wonderful to talk art, and it amazed me how much people knew and cared about.
I have been asked to show again at Mud Dauber Pottery in Earlysville, VA and am working on getting into another show at a downtown gallery.
Your support is priceless and irreplaceable. Thank you.
The following pieces have found new homes:
I have been asked to show again at Mud Dauber Pottery in Earlysville, VA and am working on getting into another show at a downtown gallery.
Your support is priceless and irreplaceable. Thank you.
The following pieces have found new homes:
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| Buck Mountain Vineyard No. 2 |
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| Earlysville General Store No. 3 |
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| Ceramic Horse Head |
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| Ceramic Giraffe |
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| East Fall Blue Ridge No. 3 |
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| Pear Portrait |
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| Buck Mountain Vineyard No. 1 |
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| Settin' On The Pier: Key West |
"East Fall Blue Ridge Gliding" on Tour
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| East Fall Blue Ridge Gliding |
This 8 X 10" oil painting will be available for sale on the Arts Rivanna Tour this Saturday, Sept. 13 and Sept. 20. Additional information available here:
"East Fall Blue Ridge 2" Auction Ending Soon!
"East Fall Blue Ridge 2" Twomey Painting Auction
The Dailypaintworks Auction for the following painting ends soon! Take a moment to bid on this original oil painting:
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| East Fall Blue Ridge 2 |
I perched along Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park looking to the west, towards theShenandoah Valley. Had my paints, easel and an outrageously gorgeous day to capture the fall colors. I loved the layers of mountains dissipating in the distance. And the colors! The blues next to the oranges - irresistible. This took longer than expected, I think because I didn't want the day to end.
Original oil, 6 X 4" on archival linen board, unframed.
This is how the painting would look, framed:
Advance Mills Hay Bales 1: Auction!!!
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| Advance Mills Hay Bales |
Auction listed at: http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/200537
Advance Mills was an old mill town about two miles from my home. The road, Advance Mills, is one of my favorites - twisty, turny, on a ridge - the views along it are so spectacular you really have to focus to stay on it.
We looked at buying some of this land, so I spent a lot of time walking it and loved catching it at sunset. You can see why. I had to work fast, as that shadow in the background rapidly crept over the sun spots. The woods behind were already dripped in shadow, with sky holes poking thru. What a glorious day.
This original oil on archival linen board is 6" X 8" and is unframed.
The painting would look like this if framed:
Red Barn Star
The painting below was just added to my gallery at Daily Paintworks.
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| Red Star Barn |
As a new member, I'm beginning to build my gallery there and have added this image to it. In addition, I'm offering auctions of original fine art, two of which are live now:
Bleak House Plantation Barn 3
Sedona Day's End
Hope you have a moment to visit and bid!
Bleak House Plantation Barn 3
Sedona Day's End
Hope you have a moment to visit and bid!
Rural Landscape With Plantation Barn Auction
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| Bleak House Plantation Barn 3 |
This gorgeous, symmetrical barn is just down Buck Mountain Road in Earlysville, Virginia, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It was irresistible, it had to be painted; and what I like about this oil is how free the brushstrokes became. The structure became a dreamlike symbol of it's history, and it's history is deep.
The Bleak House Plantation was built in the 1700's and covered hundreds of acres planted in corn, tobacco, wheat and other crops.
This original oil on archival linen board is 7" X 5", and is unframed.
This painting would look like this if framed:
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| Bleak House Plantation Barn 3, Sample Frame |
Huckstep's Store Oil Painting
| Original 5" X 7" Oil on linen board, C. Twomey |
Working on a new series, starting with the iconic Huckstep's Garage and Store in Free Union, VA. Just to get there is a pleasure. I head west along Buck Mountain Road, which is on a high ridge overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains on either side. Rolling farmland, critters in the fields, the sun baking the grape vines - all of this leads to the charming and somewhat dissolving village of Free Union.
Having worked on computers since 1978 (Apple II), I've worked a lot with the Filter Gallery. I realize that it is influencing and helping to infuse my paintings with light that I control - light that can suggest a nostalgia, a dreaminess unlike anything else. This exploration is how I arrived at this view of Huckstep's - real, but not quite; a play on emotions and longing for the way things were.
Huckstep's Garage Redux And Beyond
Just finished this latest rendition of Huckstep's Garage in Free Union, VA. This was commissioned by the person whose father actually made the "Huckstep's Garage" sign on the right. This iconic set of buildings just sold, and I'm hoping beyond hope they won't be razed, but rehabbed instead.
This almost brings to an end a large number of commissions I've been working on since October. There's a sea change coming as well. Meaning, I'm feeling an overwhelming need to paint in a vastly new way.
Representational is good. But of late, however, it's not been enough. Having "done" representational and accurate forever, I need to dig deeper and see what's there. There's this unavoidable need to move beyond and into a previously untapped expressiveness. That, I think, will be the next step, and as per usual, I'm gung ho to get going. Look out! No promises being made, but a deluge of energy pouring forth.
East Fall Blue Ridge Sale
Sold a nice print of this mural today:
This 12' X 24' mural on aluminum can be seen live on Barracks Road and Route 250 in Charlottesviille, VA.
Latest Available Work
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| Sedona October Afternoon Mountains |
Twomey's Blue Ridge Blue Road
Off of Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park, there’s a steep but worth it trail. I hiked up there with my paints and easel to find lots of happy peeps taking in the outrageously beautiful fall view. That blue road is Skyline Drive meandering through the ridges. What a day. Hawksbill Mountain has an elevation of 4,050 feet. The summit of Hawksbill Mountain is the highest point in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.
This painting will be available at my upcoming show at Mud Dauber Pottery in Earlysville, VA, with the opening reception this Saturday Oct. 13 from 10 - 5.
Vineyard on Buck Mountain Road in Virginia
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| Vineyard Along Buck Mountain Road, Earlysville. Virginia |
Driving along Buck Mountain Road as the sun was starting to head down, I suddenly pulled off the road when I saw this sight. The most stunning view of the day - the vineyard, the vines, the farrows, the mist in the Blue Ridge mountain valley's, the way the sun blasted the foliage.
No wonder I love this place - this landscape view is about five minutes from my house and has brought me great peace and happiness.
This original oil is going to be available at my upcoming show Twomey One Person Show Earlysville.
Would love to meet and talk!!