Boy Scout Camp Birch Dining Hall

This is my second painting of Camp Birch Dining Hall.

In this painting, I added some scouts in a canoe and a couple fishing from the bank.

There is also a troop going to … Read the rest

Gingerbread Christmas 11

Hello its just about time for Christmas. This is my card for 2011. I wanted to paint a card that was made form gingerbread cookies and houses.

Gingerbread Christmas

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Covered Bridge Sidney watercolor

This is a watercolor I did from a photo I took in Tawawa Park in Sidney Ohio in June 2010.

Covered Bridge Sidney watercolor

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Shell Gas Station 1950

Nostalgia.

This was a commission I accomplished in traditional oil for a friend.  His business today is in this old gas station in Beavercreek, Ohio.

This was done from a 3″ x3″ black and white photo … Read the rest

Winter Sleigh Ride

Wow, I love the colors of this painting.  It is amazing when the sun sets and the color cast upon the snow.   The original is accomplished in traditional oils.

This was a fun painting to do, and  … Read the rest

River Boat

This is a painting of a paddle wheeler and a King Fisher that I finished in the early 1990s.

The old steam engines are fascinating–it’s something how someone could figure how to turn steam into power.

There are … Read the rest

Bank Barn and Hay Wagon, Carriage Hill Farm (2007)

This is a beautiful bank barn at Carriage Hill farm in Dayton Ohio.  Carriage Hill farm is a 1800 working farm and is a great place to visit.

It’s  on my … Read the rest

Winter Evening

I created this watercolor piece as I watched the sun set one evening.  I tried to capture the sun’s orange glow as it hung low in the sky.

The deep shadows are turning the snow blue.  The sled … Read the rest

Sleddin' Time

This is one of my watercolor illustrations from my children’s  book called Grandma’s Smile. The  story is about my grandmother who takes her dog and my boys  sled ridding.  It is a true story with a little imaginative … Read the rest

Corwin M. Nixon Covered Bridge -Caesar Creek, Ohio

This covered bridge is south of Caesar Creek State Park, Ohio.  This was taken in very early Spring in March 2009.

Through my photographer’s eye, I like the  setting of this scene.… Read the rest