Despite the oppressive weight of the pandemic, my hometown of Durham, NC has continued to grow and change. I took the reference photos for this painting in April 2021 while walking downtown near the historic Durham Athletic Park. I thought…

Continuing my fascination with images of our Durham downtown, this painting is of a portion of West Main Street. I was inspired by the interesting architecture and colors of the buildings along with the diversity of businesses. This small (8×10)…

One of the local Durham “gems” is the Saltbox Seafood Joint owned by Chef Ricky Moore. Born and raised here in NC, Chef Ricky employs his creative culinary skills to offer a variety of seafood dishes to delight his customers.…

One of the really enjoyable ways to spend a summer evening in Durham is to watch the Durham Bulls play baseball. The excitement of the crowd, the smell of food from the concessions, the many activities both on the field…

Summer and skateboards… two things that go hand in hand in my experience. I visited the downtown Durham skate park recently and enjoyed watching the skaters performing their tricks on the various ramps and stairs. I asked one of the…

I recently had to make a visit to the Duke Emergency Room for a non-pandemic reason. It was quite an interesting experience with all the Covid precautions. At the end of a long day I stood outside the entrance and…

Durham, NC is known as the “Bull City” and at the center of town there is a statue named “Major Bull” which commemorates the city’s name. At the start of the pandemic in 2020 some clever citizens decorated the statue…

Following the peaceful protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death, artists gathered in the Bull City to paint inspirational words and images on the protective plywood covering storefronts. As I walked downtown and saw the artists at work, I…

Sparked by the brutal death of George Floyd, protests began in cities around the country against the systemic racism and tragic deaths we are continuing to experience. This scene is of downtown Durham the morning after a peaceful protest occurred…

Who hasn’t wanted to live in a castle at some point in their life? My good friend, Sabina Foisor, is a native of Romania and gave me this image after a trip home. What a beautiful scene straight out of…