SoWal Virtual Art Gallery

[2bohemians]

I always look forward to seeing your latest works!!!!

DD, thanks for enjoying them so much ... you inspire us to keep painting more !

[DD]

DD, thanks for enjoying them so much ... you inspire us to keep painting more !

Maybe someday, I can afford to buy one!!

[Miss Kitty]

Thank you! I needed a place to take a breath and this was just the place!

Beautiful!

[Ocean Lover]

2B's, Love your watersound and topsail paintings! They are really beautiful! The tackle ones are nice too (so much detail!) but these are my favs!

[cp]

Topsail State Park

48 x 36 Acrylic on Canvas

simply beautiful!

[Smiling JOe]

2bohemians, love the paintings of the dunes, sea and clouds! The colors are awesome.

[Mango]

Made me feel like I was there, 2B's!!

[2bohemians]

Maybe someday, I can afford to buy one!!

We are flattered that you would like to own one

[2bohemians]

2B's, Love your watersound and topsail paintings! They are really beautiful! The tackle ones are nice too (so much detail!) but these are my favs!

Thanks Ocean Lover ....

[2bohemians]

2bohemians, love the paintings of the dunes, sea and clouds! The colors are awesome.

SJ, as always thank you for the kind words .... looking forward to seeing more creations from you

[2bohemians]

Made me feel like I was there, 2B's!!

That's wonderful Mango ... you made our day! So glad we could share a little of this paradise with you today!

[2bohemians]

Ya'll keep inspiring me to paint more ......
Finished another Watersound scene this morning

24 x 24 Acrylic on Canvas

[Ocean Lover]

Another beauty.

[DD]

[gardening1970]

Love it!!

[2bohemians]

8 x 6 Acrylic on Canvas

[DD]

8 x 6 Acrylic on Canvas

My favorite!!

[2bohemians]

My favorite!!

We went on a bike ride to Grayton today and got inspired. Needed better light to take the photo of the painting ... but you get the idea. Once again, thank you for your kind words.

[2bohemians]

24 x 24 Acrylic on Canvas

[DD]

Wonderful!

[Miss Kitty]

24 x 24 Acrylic on Canvas

Uh oh...I may need to add a room. Gorgeous!!!

[2bohemians]

Uh oh...I may need to add a room. Gorgeous!!!

Oh Miss Kitty, not only do you make us laugh, but you continue to make us blush as well. Will we be seeing you soon ... we are anxious to finally meet the marvelous Miss Kitty ....

[Lisa_at_the_beach]

2B's I'm so blessed to have you in my life. The paintings are AMAZING!!! Can you believe that a conversation at the HOA on DeFuniak what? seven years ago has turned to this??? Everything happens for a reason.

Oh, Smiling Joe...I believe you were pretty creative with found objects at one time!! And WHO was it that suggested you get your RE license????

Long Long time ago

[Mark Partington]

Havent been around for awhile on this site...but this is something Ive been doing for awhile also.Your paintings look familiar....Feel free to look up my images(artworks) posted under my name.
good job here.
mark p

[Mark Partington]

Havent been around for awhile on this site...but this is something Ive been doing for awhile also.Your paintings look familiar....Feel free to look up my images(artworks) posted under my name.
good job here.
mark p

Here are some samples from my portfolio on sowal:

[Mark Partington]

Here are some samples from my portfolio on sowal:

The RED BAR (I think Billie G did the door...) is a fun image to paint from quite a few different angles. We love Grayton & seagove for that 'real' feel....& the canopies there make those burgs cozy. I'll be venturing out to paint the tree house; which may be our next address as soon as somebody puts those dogflies on a chain.
peace
mark

[2bohemians]

2B's I'm so blessed to have you in my life. The paintings are AMAZING!!! Can you believe that a conversation at the HOA on DeFuniak what? seven years ago has turned to this??? Everything happens for a reason.

Oh, Smiling Joe...I believe you were pretty creative with found objects at one time!! And WHO was it that suggested you get your RE license????

Long Long time ago

"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born."

- Anais Nin

LATB .. We too feel very blessed by your friendship. We knew you were special way back then and are very grateful for our reconnection. You are the light that triggered this new creative journey and for that, we can't thank you enough!

As for Smiling Joe, he has to be one of the most talented guys we've ever met. Seems there is nothing he can't do --- always amazed by his spirit! He is truly an inspiration.

[2bohemians]

Havent been around for awhile on this site...but this is something Ive been doing for awhile also.Your paintings look familiar....Feel free to look up my images(artworks) posted under my name.
good job here.
mark p

Yahooo .... finally, another artist is joining in on the Virtual Gallery!
We have peeked around at your work online. From time to time, it comes up in the picture scrolls across the top. Then you click one image which leads you to another and then another. You have lots of wonderful artwork to share. Thanks for letting us have the opportunity to view it. Keep up the great work and thank you for the kind words.

[Mark Partington]

well keep rockin....any art that sticks out front or in a thread is something for all of us involved.
Ive gotten some folks from far & wide saying an image popped up while they were crusing the site.
The(this) thread will hang for awhile & hopefully locals & visitors alike will remember us.
thanks again
m

[Smiling JOe]

Wow. I am almost blushing -- too much love! Thanks.

Yes, those were the days LisaAtTheBeach. I remember our first meeting in your place. You were very encouraging, and may have led to me experimenting more with art. I still make some found junk pieces on occasion, but mostly, they become dust collectors around my house so I just give them to friends. Drawings are a bit easier, as I can just pile them on top of one another in a pile, or two. BTW, do you still have that old window with the "scraping" painting of the Seaside tower I made that was in the old gallery on Defuniak?

2Boh..., thanks for the huge compliment. My grandma taught me that any one can do everything that he or she has a desire to do. Practice makes one better. One challenge I've had for a while is crocheting, and after numerous failed attempts over many years, I finally figured out three crocheting stitches late last night. I am a happy camper. It is a start.

Anywho, in return for the compliments, I'll share a drawing I made last night....



18"x24"
pencil and water on paper


what the heck, here are a few more recent works...


18"x24"
pencil and water on paper



"Quiet Day"
18"x24"
pencil and water on paper



18"x24"
pencil and water on paper

[Lisa_at_the_beach]

I do have it, it's at my house....Cork was just admiring it the other night...will bring it into the gallery if you want to come by and pick it up....Does this mean I get to see SJ?

[Smiling JOe]

I do have it, it's at my house....Cork was just admiring it the other night...will bring it into the gallery if you want to come by and pick it up....Does this mean I get to see SJ?

I had forgotten about it until today. I'll have to swing by the gallery for a visit, but you can keep the window scraping piece as a gift. I should clean up some of the extra windows around my house, and work on those.

[DD]

These are great, SJ.

[2bohemians]

I had forgotten about it until today. I'll have to swing by the gallery for a visit, but you can keep the window scraping piece as a gift. I should clean up some of the extra windows around my house, and work on those.

We had an opportunity to view the "window scraping" piece and weren't surprised at all when we found out it something you created ... we loved it! And thanks for sharing so many more beautiful pieces with all of us SoWal peeps. You are a man of many talents indeed! By the way, sounds like your grandmother and one of the 2B's grandmas were definitely on the same page!

[Smiling JOe]

Thanks. I've made only a couple of those window scrapings, but they were rather funn -- at least the first one was. On the second one, I let the paint set way too long and it was a PITA to scrape with my pocket knife. I bought a Zacto knife, so maybe that will help. First, I need to make sure my health insurance is up to speed. Me and sharp tools have a nasty habit.

(My grandma's philopsophy was that just because you hadn't done it yet, doesn't mean you can't learn how to do something, and she wasn't afraid to ask for help. I may still need to work on the second part.)

2Boh..., If you ever want to trade out some work, let me know. I love your stuff.

You know what they say about compliments -- when you give them, you get more of the same actions by the receiver. Here is one more recent one ...


"Courting"
18" x 24"
pencil and water on paper

[2bohemians]

Thanks. I've made only a couple of those window scrapings, but they were rather funn -- at least the first one was. On the second one, I let the paint set way too long and it was a PITA to scrape with my pocket knife. I bought a Zacto knife, so maybe that will help. First, I need to make sure my health insurance is up to speed. Me and sharp tools have a nasty habit.

(My grandma's philopsophy was that just because you hadn't done it yet, doesn't mean you can't learn how to do something, and she wasn't afraid to ask for help. I may still need to work on the second part.)

2Boh..., If you ever want to trade out some work, let me know. I love your stuff.

You know what they say about compliments -- when you give them, you get more of the same actions by the receiver. Here is one more recent one ...

SJ ... love your grandma's philosophy ... we totally agree with it ...
As 1B's grandma always said, "you can have anything you want, as long as you want it bad enough"

Thank you so much for your offer of trade ... we love the barter system ... and you really made us smile!

Keep on sharing your creations ... we can never get enough ... especially enjoyed the dolphin one ....

Now get outside and get inspired!

[2bohemians]

DD .... here is another for you

6 x 8 Acrylic on Canvas

[Smiling JOe]

Barack Obama
16" x 20"
acrylic on canvas

[Smiling JOe]

"John McCain"
16" x 20"
acrylic on canvas

[Teresa]

18"x24"
pencil and water on paper


what the heck, here are a few more recent works...


18"x24"
pencil and water on paper



"Quiet Day"
18"x24"
pencil and water on paper



18"x24"
pencil and water on paper

these are wonderful!!! where is your art studio SJ? surely you are showing your stuff somewhere by now. awesome.

[Smiling JOe]

Thanks. With the exception of one small gallery in Northern Alabama, my studio is my kitchen table, and right now, that is exactly where I have those drawings piled together. I have a few other stacks around the house, too. Also have a box or two with some, and a few are actually hanging on the walls in my house. I guess you could say that my work is virtually exclusively displayed in Uncle Timmy's Virtual Art Gallery, here on SoWal.com.

[Mark Partington]

"quiet Day" is a nice drawing;graphite being under-rated & all.....it sure stands out.
I think youre the only painter I "favorited" on here.
It's the little things that make the biggest impact.
pretty cool Joe
mark

[2bohemians]

Watersound Boardwalk - 36x48 - Acrylic on Canvas

[Smiling JOe]

love those WaterSound paintings, 2bohemians!


18" x 24"
pencil and water on paper

[DD]

Watersound Boardwalk - 36x48 - Acrylic on Canvas

love those WaterSound paintings, 2bohemians!


18" x 24"
pencil and water on paper

[2bohemians]

love those WaterSound paintings, 2bohemians!


18" x 24"
pencil and water on paper

Love it SJ ... Keep 'em coming .....

[2bohemians]

DD

[DD]

[2bohemians]

30 x 40 - Acrylic on Canvas

[DD]

2Bs--These paintings make me happy.