The painting reminds me of one of my favorite quotes that my daughter LIZ gave me when she was a teenager.

​She said, “You know Daddy, paintings aren’t really about reality, they’re more about dreams and memories.”

It is wonderful when a painting finds a home.

​Thank you, Rick, Jason, Magan, and Roger, at Reinert Gallery, Charleston, SC

Boyd
When I work with children, I like to pepper them with questions, so they are momentarily distracted. Simple questions like, "What is your favorite food, color, game, or movie." While they are thinking of the answer, they relax and give me natural expressions. An engaging expression makes a more real and honest portrait. ​

​Caroline
 
Back lighting a subject, especially a blonde, with a little sunlight coming over the shoulder has always been one of my favorites. Sunshine just makes me happy and feel alive.  

When young people are heading off to college it’s the perfect time to paint a portrait.
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It’s that special passage when they’re leaving childhood behind and starting those first years of adult life,  a true milestone and so fun to capture. 

Where grace meets beauty, magic happens.

 Charlotte
A  heartwarming  note I received from Charlotte’s mother:

“Bart, It’s amazing! I absolutely love it!”
 
It is so rewarding for an artist to receive praise for their art.
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It informs us that our art resonates with others in a positive and meaningful way.

James
Charcoal drawings are often considered beautiful because of their ability to create deep, rich shadows and dramatic contrasts, allowing the artist to convey depth, atmosphere, and emotion through the interplay of light and dark.

The happiness and joy expressed through a young boy's smile is priceless.

Priceless: “so precious that its value cannot be determined”
 

A while back it was my honor to paint a portrait of Mr. Jim Rogers while he was president and CEO Duke Energy the largest electrical utility in the U.S.

Under Rogers leadership Duke Energy was recognized as a leader in sustainability, his book “Lighting the World” explores the issues involved in bringing electricity to over 1.2 billion people on earth who lacked it, the book asserts that access to electricity should be recognized as a basic human right.

In 2011, along with Joe Hale, Rogers founded the “Global Bright Light Foundation”, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing economically sustainable home solar lighting systems to people around the world who do not have electricity.