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I am delighted to have five pieces on display at the Mason Government Center in Annandale, Virginia for the month of May, as part of the juried 2026 Art in Daily Spaces (ADS) exhibition. The ADS initiative invites ten artists to showcase their creations in one of seven different locations in Annandale for their third annual show. Their goal is to integrate art into people’s everyday environments, providing casual visitors and patrons the opportunity to encounter, appreciate, and purchase artists’ works. The project’s central aim is to enhance accessibility and enjoyment of art within the community.
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Very pleased to have "Cat Nap" and "Rocky Raccoon vs Rocky the Flying Squirrel" in Williamsburg Contemporary Art Center's Camera to Brush exhibit from April 15 - May 29. This fun show pairs painters with photographers, using the photographer's artful images as inspiration for the painter's work. It runs concurrently with the Think Pink exhibit in which I also have two pieces. If you get a chance, please stop by and see these shows at 110 Westover Avenue Wednesday through Saturday 11-3 & Sunday 1-4.
https://www.facebook.com/visitWCAC
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Simultaneously with the Camera to Brush show, the Think Pink exhibit runs in the Fireside Gallery at Williamsburg Contemporary Art Center thru May.
110 Westover Avenue Wednesday through Saturday between 11 and 3. https://www.facebook.com/visitWCAC
"Jeremiah in the Pink" above and "Le déjeuner sur le Winery (with apologies to Claude Monet)" below
I am happy that Mandarin Conducktor was juried into Bay School's 13th Annual Art Speaks Juried Exhibition. The exhibition is on display until May 25. Art Speaks Gallery is located at 279 Main Street in Mathews and is open Monday through Wednesday 10 am-4 pm, Thursday and Friday 10 am-5 pm, and on Saturday 10 am-4 pm.
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Here's the new WAG wall at Pie and Dine on Pocahontas Trail in Williamsburg. Stop by and see the artwork and enjoy some delicious pie! https://www.facebook.com/PieAndDine
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And here's the new WAG wall at the Williamsburg Players Theatre, just in time for their production "1776" beginning on May 29. Stop by and see both! 200 Hubbard Lane https://williamsburgplayers.org/wp/
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I have two large paintings, "Ware Creek at the York" and "Rural" welcoming folks to the Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center in their main lobby. I am delighted to share them with patients, visitors, and staff.
My most recent mural created from my painting is installed on the entrance wall of the La Vale, Maryland, Walmart. It is 12' 6" high by x 16' 6" wide, and, as I have certainly mentioned previously, is part of Walmart's Community Mural Program. NOW Art, in California, enlarges my painting ten times its original size and prints it on plastic film (a wrap). (https://nowartpublic.com/) They then install it on the wall of the store entrance as part of this program celebrating local communities in Walmarts across the world. I am honored, once again, to have my artwork be a part of this program, and I hope it appeals to the good people of La Vale! (As you have probably guessed, the two individuals standing in front of the mural are store staff, and someone added the Walmart logo to the posting).
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Delighted to have a Walmart Mural welcoming shoppers in Smithville, Tennessee, celebrating their culture and annual Jamboree. This one is 10' 6" x 13' 6" and was installed April 2025 (photo by Luton Photography). I am honored to have my artwork be a part of this terrific program! https://www.walmartmurals.info/
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Happy my painting has welcomed folks to the Powhatan, Virginia Walmart since October of 2025 This mural is 20' high by 18'8” wide. NOW Art creates it by enlarging my painting ten times its original size, printing it on plastic film in California, and installing the wrap on the wall of the store entrance as part of a program celebrating local communities in Walmarts across the country. https://www.walmartmurals.info/
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I am very pleased to have a mural based on my painting installed in the Walmart in Front Royal, Virginia. It is 14'2" high by 18'10" wide. I am truly honored, once again, to have my artwork be a part of this amazing program! https://www.walmartmurals.info/ I also appreciate family visiting the site and sharing the above picture!
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I am also glad to have a mural in the Walmart entrance in Chesterfield, Virginia. It is 14'2" high by 18'8" wide. https://www.walmartmurals.info/
I am really happy to have a in the Walmart entrance in Merrill, Wisconsin. It is 13'4" high by 25'1" wide. NOW Art enlarged my 16" x 30.1" painting, printed it on plastic film, and installed the wrap on the wall at the store entrance in early May of 2025 as part of their program celebrating local communities. I am honored to have my artwork again be a part of this wonderful program! https://www.walmartmurals.info/
I am excited to also have a mural welcoming folks to the Walmart in Culpeper, Virginia. NOW Art in Los Angeles installed it in late April 2025. They enlarged the image to 10 feet x 20 feet.
https://www.walmartmurals.info/
If you find yourself in scenic Stuart, Virginia, please stop by the local Walmart and see the mural I was commissioned to create, with a lot of help from the good folks at NOW Art in Los Angeles https://nowartpublic.com/. They installed it in early October of 2024. They digitally manipulated, greatly enlarged (8' 8" x 16' 8") and printed the image from my painting onto a large plastic sheet which they then adhered the wrap to the wall. A lot better than me on a ladder!
This is part of the program in Walmarts across the country to celebrating local communities, which I am delighted to have my artwork be a part of: https://www.walmartmurals.info/
I was happy to have artwork on the Williamsburg Players lobby wall during their performances of “The Revolutionists” until mid May. "Jamestown Beach," is the lower of the pair of paintings third from the left. https://williamsburgplayers.org/wp/
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I was honored to plein air paint on April 21 at the 2026 Williamsburg day of Historic Garden Week at Bassett Hall garden in Colonial Williamsburg. It is a beautiful annual event that I was lucky to participate in four years ago as well.
https://www.facebook.com/HGW.Williamsburg
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I was glad to have "Tiger Swallowtail" & "House Party" included in Art Speaks Gallery's "Hidden Objects" show on display March 27-April 20. Artwork from the show is also available on their website. The gallery is located in the Bay School Community Arts Center in Mathews at 279 Main Street and it is open Monday through Saturday 10am - 4pm.
https://www.bayschool-arts.com/collections/paintings #bayschoolarts #acrylic #acrylicpainting #mathewsva
Pleased to have had two pieces in Williamsburg Contemporary Art Center's Climate Change Exhibit from February 25 thru April 10, 2026.
Fire and Ice By Robert Frost:
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
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Delighted to share six of my source paintings for Walmart community murals at Bay School Community Arts Center through the end of March, along with photos of the installed murals. Gallery Manager Jennifer Schroeder also recorded me talking about the Community Mural program, the paintings, and my experience navigating their creation. Not an Oscar winning performance on my part, but if you turn the volume up, and have a strong cup of coffee, you can get through it:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1ApJszhLLm/
Artwork from the show is also available on their website. The gallery is located in the Bay School Community Arts Center in Mathews at 279 Main Street and it is open Monday through Saturday 10am - 4pm.
https://www.bayschool-arts.com/collections/paintings
#bayschoolarts #acrylic #acrylicpainting #mathewsva #bobcarlsonart
I was truly honored to have my artwork go to Kathmandu, where I had two paintings on exhibit in the Ambassador to Nepal's Residence as part of the US Department of State's Art in Embassies program from 2023 until early 2026. Previously, I had work in the Ambassador's Residence in Berlin, Germany from 1981 to 1991. I am delighted to have had my work shared by the State Department with audiences across the world.
https://art.state.gov/portfolio/kathmandu_2023/
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Pleased to have had work included in Art Speaks Gallery's "Bits and Pieces" show on display February 27-March 23.
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I was happy to have three paintings included in Art Speaks Gallery's "Once Upon a Time" show on display through February 23rd.
https://www.bayschool-arts.com/collections/paintings #bayschoolarts #acrylic #acrylicpainting #mathewsva
I was happy to again have artwork on the Williamsburg Players lobby wall during their performances of "Bad Seed" January thru mid March. "Welcome to the Beach," a raven perched on a post, is at the top of the fourth set from the left. 200 Hubbard Lane https://williamsburgplayers.org/wp/
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I was pleased to have three paintings included in Williamsburg Contemporary Art Center's Annual Members Show Winners Exhibit through February 20th.
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I was happy to have artwork on the Williamsburg Players lobby wall in December during their performance of “A Christmas Carol”. Mine was "CW Christmas," Santa riding over the Governor's Palace, the bottom one of the threesome, second from right. 200 Hubbard Lane https://williamsburgplayers.org/wp/ #williamsburgarts #willimsburgva #bobcarlsonart
I was glad to have artwork included in Art Speaks Gallery's "Deck the Walls" in December of 2025. The gallery is located in the Bay School Community Arts Center in Mathews at 279 Main Street and it is open Monday through Saturday 10am - 4pm.
https://www.bayschool-arts.com/collections/paintings #bayschoolarts #acrylic #acrylicpainting #mathewsva
I was also pleased to have five paintings on display as part of Williamsburg Contemporary Art Center's beautiful Small Works exhibit in December.
https://www.facebook.com/visitWCAC
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I was delighted to once again participate in Yorktown Arts Foundation's inspired Annual Veteran's Art Show October 27 - November 21 in Yorktown. https://www.onthehillgallery.com/ It is always a really good show celebrating our creative Veterans.
I was honored to receive the first-place award in 2-Dimensional Art by Juror James Warwick Jones!
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Happy to have had a painting on the Williamsburg Artists Group wall in the lobby of the Williamsburg Players Theater in October. My painting, "Sailboat Reflections," sailed onto the WAG Wall and is now in some very good company. It is the fifth painting from the left on the top row. 200 Hubbard Lane https://williamsburgplayers.org/wp/
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"ATL Escalator" and "Chickahominy Riverfront Park Pier" were on display as part of Williamsburg Contemporary Art Center's Art Inspired by Poetry exhibit during October. As you have likely already deduced, this show displayed artwork inspired by poetry or, in my case, song. I credit Robert Hazard's "Escalator of Life" and Al Green's, "Take Me to the River" for some of the inspiration for these paintings. It was another fun show!
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"ATL Escalator" and "Chickahominy Riverfront Park Pier" are on display as part of Williamsburg Contemporary Art Center's Art Inspired by Poetry exhibit in their Fireside Gallery until mid October. As you have likely already deduced, this show displays artwork inspired by poetry or, in my case, song. I credit Robert Hazard's "Escalator of Life" and Al Green's, "Take Me to the River" for some of the inspiration for these paintings. If you get a chance, please stop by and give it a viewing at 110 Westover Avenue Wednesday through Saturday between 11 and 3.
Happy to have had a pair of paintings included in Art Speaks Gallery's "Dark Shadows" show Oct 4-Nov 3.
https://www.bayschool-arts.com/collections/paintings #bayschoolarts #acrylic #acrylicpainting #mathewsva
Brookdale Chambrel Williamsburg held its 4th Annual Artful Blooms Gala for Alzheimer's on October 18th, and I was delighted to again have work in this amazing creative exhibit and fundraising gala.
The event features the work of local floral designers who chose a painting by a local artist to interpret through their floral creations. The afternoon pairs visual artwork with live music, hors d'oeuvres, and drink, creating an extraordinary experience and raising money for a most worthwhile cause.
I was pleased "Colonial Stage Wagon" and "Taliaferro-Cole Kitchen Garden Tulips" were in Williamsburg Artists Group's exhibit at the Stryker Center Gallery from September 2nd through October 9th of 2025.
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I was happy to have my painting Going Fishing (upper of the sixth from the left) be a part of the Williamsburg Artists Group's display in the lobby of the Williamsburg Players Theater during their production of “Cabaret” in September and early October.
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I was delighted that my artwork was showcased again at Turn the Page Bookshop, Williamsburg's only Independent New & Used Bookshop, featuring a great selection and unbeatable prices. They are located in Williamsburg Premium Outlets at 5707 Richmond Road, Suite 40 and open seven days a week. The display was up for the month of September.
https://www.facebook.com/turnthepagebookshopburg/
http://turnthepagebookshopburg.com/
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I was very happy to have four paintings included in Art Speaks Gallery's "Local Scenes" show for the month of September. Artwork from the show is also available on their website. The gallery is located in the Bay School Community Arts Center in Mathews at 279 Main Street and it is open Monday through Saturday 10am - 4pm.
https://www.bayschool-arts.com/collections/paintings #bayschoolarts #acrylic #acrylicpainting #mathewsva
I was also happy to also have Silver Spring Y3, a 48"x66" oil painting I created in the 90s (when I painted considerably larger works), in the Drawing for Art Exhibit at the Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD 20852 from September 2-17. This was an exhibit and fundraiser for the Strathmore Arts Center. https://www.strathmore.org/events-tickets/exhibitions/
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"Critter Condominium" was on display as part of Williamsburg Contemporary Art Center's Camera to Brush exhibit along with Lydia Hoffman's “Le Roi,” the photograph which inspired my piece in August and September. This fun show paired up painters with photographers, using the photographer's artful images as inspiration for the painter's interpretations. Lydia is also a talented painter and has multiple works in the show.
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Lydia and me with our companion pieces. Hers is a photograph of a beautifully decorated bird house with a tree frog peaking out of the entrance. She captured the image of this squatter in her yard. I had fun with my interpretation of her amazing work!
Simultaneously with the Camera to Brush show, Trees was the exhibit the Fireside Gallery at Williamsburg Contemporary Art Center last Summer.
110 Westover Avenue Wednesday through Saturday between 11 and 3. https://www.facebook.com/visitWCAC
"Stonehouse Spring" above and "Jones Point, Alexandria" below
I was happy to again have artwork included in Williamsburg Contemporary Art Center's (WCAC) Annual Members' Show in June and July of last year. https://www.facebook.com/visitWCAC. https://files.constantcontact.com/f5d38bbb301/8e00f0a6-864b-4f12-8af7-5c2f7e21122a.pdf?rdr=true. I was honored to be included among the award winners for my painting "E 3rd & Decatur, Richmond". The show was a beautifully displayed array of artwork by many talented Williamsburg area artists.
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