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Original and Commissioned Paintings.

Landscapes, Plein Air, Portraits, Humorous, Birds & Insects, MD State Parks, Still Life and People & Pet Portraits on Glass Christmas Balls.

06/08/2026

I have been participating in a live model painting session with a group of artists who gather in an alcove at Graw Alley in Havre de Grace. Greg Elgin's mom, Ellie, is the group organizer, and he has been pressed into serving as model two times. The first time I was inside. This last time I was outside, in the sun. It was hot, but a good challenge. I tweaked the painting using a reference photo that I took during the session.

Here are two two paintings.

08/21/2025

Here's another painting that goes into my ongoing series depicting views around MD State Parks. MD is a beautiful state, and the Department of Natural Resources has set aside some beautiful land to create it's State Park system.

The Big Gunpowder Falls River flows through Baltimore County. In the 1980's the MD Dept of Natural Resources decided to manage the water flow in such a way that the upper section below Prettyboy Reservoir, and most of the way down to Loch Raven Reservoir, a dozen miles downstream, which turned it into a prime river almost overnight.

In those days, I was a trout fishing purist, practicing Catch & Release. I tied flies, built fly rods, and even served as a paid trout guide.

This painting shows one of my favorite spots on the upper section, above Falls Road.

It's a 15" x 30" acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas, and is titled, "Trying to Decide What Fly to Tie On at a Fishy Looking Spot on The Gunpowder".

08/09/2025

Here's my latest painting, which was an ambitious plein air undertaking. i set-up my easel in the same spot, and worked on it over the course of 5 different mornings in order to capture the accurate colors and the composition. This morning, I returned for the final step, to add the people.

I wanted to capture the results of a newly completed city beautification project. The city of Havre de Grace layed new bricks and sidewalks, planted trees and creating mini flower garden planters. It was torn up for many months, but now that it's completed, it looks great.

There is a volunteer organization called CAT (Citizens Against Trash) that meets on Sauturday mornings to pick up trash around the downtown area. They wear orange t-shirts and carry orange buckets. I wanted to include some of them in the painting, since they are a big part of the community effort.

This is painted with acrylics on a 12" x 24" cradled canvas, and is titled "CATurday Morning in Downtown Havre de Grace.

I also want to thank my friends John Keaton, Larry Fox (a CAT Volunteer) and the other passers-by who were willing to pose for me. We had a regular crowd gathered, and it was fun.

07/31/2025

Here's my latest painting. I just returned home after making a swing through the southern states to visit family in GA and SC. While travelling, I took some reference photos, one of which I used for this painting. It's painted with acrylics on an 18" x 24" gallery wrapped canvas, and is titled. "White Ibises".

I'll invite you to check out more of my paintings on my website: www.fromscottsperspective.com, on which I have created categories, ie. landscapes, portraits, birds and insects, etc. to make is simple to navigate.

07/18/2025

Here's another wildlife/landscape painting that I did this week.
Years ago I was looking at a topo map of Allegany County in search of potential turkey hunting/camping spots, and found this place. Although it's on the C&O Canal Nat'l Historic Park, and thus off limits to hunting, it's a really cool spot on the floodplain beside the Potomac River. The canal, which is frequently right beside the river, is a couple of hundred yards away.
During the spring, before the mosquitoes become overwhelming, the peepers, tree frogs and bullfrogs are almost deafeningly loud as night falls. Even during a drought, there is usually water in the swamp, which is home to waterfowl and other birds.
It's one of my favorite places in Maryland.
This is painted on an 18" x 24" gallery wrapped canvas, and is titled, Wood Ducks Resting in the Swamp at Bonds Landing".
I will post this on my personal and business pages, and on my website: www.fromscottsperspective.com

07/17/2025

Here's my latest painting. For this one, I found inspiration after noticing that all of the corn fields here in Central MD are thick and healthy due to the rains which have broken our drought.

Once summer dwindles down, the corn will brown. Deer have an easy life when the corn is high. They can spend all day in it, and get everything they need...food, cover, usually water close by, and does.

This is painted with acrylics on an 11" x 14" stretched canvas. I worked from a reference photo that I took a few years ago, and then dropped in the deer. Instead of using brushes, I used my pallet knife to render everything but the buck. I did use my brush for the deer. This is titled, "A Buck Bedded in the Corn."

Forgive me for the redundancy, but I have been updated my business page, so I'll post this on both my personal and business pages. I've also been working on updating my website: www.fromscottsperspective.com

07/14/2025

The Water World Exhibit kicked off at Manor Mill Gallery in Monkton, MD last Saturday. It was very well attended, and the artwork was wonderful.

When I was invited to display 6 of my paintings, I was experiencing a family crisis...my daughter, who lives in Atlanta, had a challenging childbirth. As a result, my new Grandson was in the beginning of a months-long stay in the NICU.

I have a friend here locally who is a NICU nurse, and I called her to discuss my Grandson's situation. As our conversation was winding down, my friend told me about a mission trip that she and others from Hopkins, had taken to Africa. While they were there, they had helped to dig an irrigation well for the community they visited.

That made a light go off in my head, and I reached out to Brad Blair, the curator for Manor Mill, and proposed that I create another painting spotlighting the efforts of the Water Wells For Africa charity. He graciously accepted. I contacted the Water Wells for Africa organization to get permission to do a painting using a reference photo from their website.

Not only did they accept, but the Water Wells For Africa charity decided to sponsor the the Water World Exhibition. They are a great group that performs a much needed service to unpriviledged communities. You can learn more about them from their website: https://waterwellsforafrica.org/

I have donated the painting, and Manor Mill has agreed to take a generous reduction from their normal commission.

Here is the painting that I created, which shows the local people enjoying clean water for drinking and irrigation purposes. It is on a 2ft x 3ft canvas, and is titled, "Water Well in Njoka, Malawi Africa".

You can find the pricing on my website: www.fromscottsperspective.com

(FYI: My Grandson seems to be doing fine, and I'm looking forward to visiting them next week.)

07/11/2025

I will have 7 paintings in the Water World Exhibition at Manor Mill Gallery in Monkton, MD, beginning tomorrow, July 12 - thru August 17th.

Here are some of them. They all depict scenes from around Maryland.

I have been working on a total update of my art website. Please check it out!

www.fromscottsperspective.net

07/10/2025

I've been working on a series of paintings of bees pollinating flowers. Here are some recent ones that I've completed.

12/09/2021

I've been receiving commissions to paint a number of portraits this holiday season. Here are 3 I've delivered (plus I've promised to finish some others before Christmas). The painting are all done using acrylic paints on canvas board, using reference photos. The toddler portrait is an 11" x 14". I had to brighten her face to bring out details. The man with his dog sitting in the convertible was an 8" x 10". That one presented a challenge of giving depth to the shading of the car contours. Finally, the family portrait was 24" x 30", and demanded attention to the subtle differences in their complexions.

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Forest Hill, MD
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