The Down East Collection
Imagined scenes inspired by the Outer Banks of North Carolina in autumn.
We all love the beach during the summer, but autumn offers a unique experience that feels a lot like the calm after the storm. Kids go back to school, businesses wind down for the season, and the once hot sunshine hides behind clouds. The atmosphere seems to instill a sense of rest and rejuvenation.
This time of year reminds me of spending weekends with my family as a child in the little town of Manteo. After the town’s busy summer of showmanship for all the tourists, locals relax and life moves on more authentically.
Pumpkins line porches, storefront flags ripple in the wind, and people come together on the weekends for festivals and markets. Instead of always searching for air condition, sweaters are worn to keep warm on the windy flat of sand between the mainland and the Atlantic.
I created this series with the warmth of nostalgia and restfulness of autumn in mind. Glazes of warm blues and burnt sienna across these imagined scenes feel like memories of this season.
Emerald Dunes is an impressionist oil painting alive with sweeping strokes of rich emerald green, layered against warm undertones of burnt sienna. The bold movement of color evokes both the shifting rhythms of wind over sand and the timeless energy of the coastal landscape.
30”x40”
Oil on canvas, varnished
Option to ship or pick up locally in Downtown Clayton, NC. Shipping costs (including materials and insurance) are applied to the final cost.
Bourbon Sky is an impressionist landscape oil painting that captures the Outer Banks in the quiet glow of fall. Warm amber and russet tones mingle with shifting coastal light, as brushstrokes echo the movement of wind through marsh grasses and skies washed in deep, bourbon-colored hues.
32”x40”
Oil on canvas, varnished
Option to ship or pick up locally in Downtown Clayton, NC. Shipping costs (including materials and insurance) are applied to the final cost.
This painting captures the autumnal beauty of The Narrows marshland in North Carolina, where russet, gold, and deep green tones weave through winding waterways. With soft, impressionistic strokes, it reflects the quiet transition of the marsh into its season of warmth and stillness.
40”x30”
Oil on canvas, varnished
Option to ship or pick up locally in Downtown Clayton, NC. Shipping costs (including materials and insurance) are applied to the final cost.
This impressionist oil painting of a marsh landscape shimmers with moody tones, where the horizon glows against shadowed waters, echoing the old saying “red sky at night, sailor’s delight.”
34”x26”
Oil on canvas, varnished
Option to ship or pick up locally in Downtown Clayton, NC. Shipping costs (including materials and insurance) are applied to the final cost.
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