The Dominion of Doodles and Art

Welcome to the gallery wing of Realmscapes, where finished paintings, drawings, nature journal pages, and visual curiosities gather with varying degrees of dignity. Some began as observations, some as stories, and some as small stubborn ideas that refused to stay in the margins.

Colorful ink-and-watercolor illustration of the Jack Moore Looking Glass Maker building in Jonesborough, with a large red-and-green sign, brick sidewalks, and a boy sitting beside a cat in the alley below.

Jack Moore, Looking Glass Maker

Medium: Pen, Ink and WatercolorSize: 7 by 10 inchesNotes: From my own reference photo I really liked the perspective in this work, but the sign is what drew my attention. A looking glass maker…who still makes looking glass. Or does he? It’s a story, but even more interesting is the Eureka Inn, which offers a Southern Breakfast. So what’s on

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gouache paintings in an Americana primitive style, one showing a sheep in a green summer landscape

Summer Sheep and Happy Hog

Medium: GouacheSize: 10 by 10 inchesNotes: Created for an art show. This was my first real attempt at working in an Americana primitive style, with simplified animal forms, decorative landscapes, bright color, and folk-art-inspired scenery. I wanted these pieces to feel cheerful, rural, and a little storybook-like. The sheep and hog are the main subjects, but the landscapes around them

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