Inspired by a real place just off highway 64 in Knightdale.  I was lucky enough to capture this area at sunset, while the mauve / red sky definitely has some artistic license, the area is quite interesting with hundred of sunken trees.  I am very satisfied with my color choices for this painting.  I consider this one of my signature pieces.  I’ve never fished there, but I’m sure the bass are plentiful.

It is a 1-1/2" canvas with all four sides painted.  It is presented as an unframed work and is currently available at the Little Art Gallery in Raleigh (Cameron Village) littleartgalleryandcraft.com

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I used alot of glazing techniques to capture the water surface.  I painted this picture in February of 2008.  I think the color palette of browns and grays really reflects the seasonality of the location.

It is a 1-1/2" canvas with all four sides painted.  It is presented as an unframed work and is currently available at the Little Art Gallery in Raleigh (Cameron Village) littleartgalleryandcraft.com

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It is a 1-1/2" canvas with all four sides painted.  It is presented as an unframed work and is currently on display in the lobby of the Capital Bank Plaza - 333 Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh.  For purchasing information please contact Nicole Kennedy at (919) 838-8580 or nicolesstudio@bellsouth.net - www.nicolestudio.com

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One of my favorite parks in Raleigh is Durant Park.  A few weeks ago my kids had their wrestling picnic in one of the shelters.  I was able to sneak away and get some pictures of the creek.  It seems the water in the creek is always pretty low so this results in alot of tree roots hanging over the creek.  Definitely makes for some interesting pictures and of course later on interesting paintings.

For this painting I painted one layer on a 24x36” Gessobord.  I deliberately omitted painting a lot of detail on the big tree and the rock system in the lower right corner.  When I finished painting the panel, I primed certain areas of a glass pane, and painted those.  When finished I placed the glass on top of the panel.  I started exploring this method of glass painting when I did my second DVD Abstracting the Outdoors: Unlikely Surfaces, it really allows for a different and interesting depth perception that I have yet to achieve from a one layered two dimensional work.  This piece was accepted into the 2009 NEW Show at the Visual Art Exchange of Raleigh.

This is presented in a metal frame and is currently on display in the lobby of the Capital Bank Plaza - 333 Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh.  For purchasing information please contact Nicole Kennedy at (919) 838-8580 or nicolesstudio@bellsouth.net - www.nicolestudio.com

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A painting depicted from a scene in late November of 2009. I took several pictures from the bike path overlooking Crabtree creek. It was a cold miserable sky, the grey sky is somewhat reflective of the atmospheric conditions in contrast to the blue water which if looked on alone might depict a sunnier day. Most of the leaves had since fallen leaving a lot of interesting earth tones to work with. The big trees really allowed for some interesting details and they have a lovely contrast with the sky and the water.

This is presented in a metal frame and is currently on display in the lobby of the Capital Bank Plaza - 333 Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh.  For purchasing information please contact Nicole Kennedy at (919) 838-8580 or nicolesstudio@bellsouth.net - www.nicolestudio.com

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This Painting was done from the outside in.  The only full composition of the subject is a 4x4" insert in the center of the painting.  In 2008 this piece was accepted into the Microcosmos Show at the Visual Art Exchange of Raleigh.

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One of my favorite areas of Falls Lake.  I love the way the big tree stands out against the background of the water and forest area.  The piece was selected for the Durham Art Guild 2008 Annual Juried Show.

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It is a 1-1/2" canvas with all four sides painted. 

It is presented as an unframed work and is currently on display at the Arts Council of Wayne County in Goldsboro, NC.  To purchase this piece please contact Becca Scott Reynolds at (919) 736-3300 or at artcouncil@artsinwayne.org - www.artsinwayne.org

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 It is a 13/4" canvas with all four sides painted.  It is presented in a wood floater frame (Black) and is currently available at the Little Art Gallery in Raleigh (Cameron Village) littleartgalleryandcraft.com

Buy prints at http://micah-mullen.fineartamerica.com

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 It is a 1-1/2" canvas with all four sides painted.  It is presented in wood floater frame (black)  and will be shipped free to anywhere in the continental United States.

Buy prints at http://micah-mullen.fineartamerica.com

 It is a 1-1/2" canvas with all four sides painted.  It is presented as an unframed work and is currently on display in the lobby of the Capital Bank Plaza - 333 Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh.  For purchasing information please contact Nicole Kennedy at (919) 838-8580 or nicolesstudio@bellsouth.net - www.nicolestudio.com

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This is one of several paintings I have done of Falls Lake.  Being the picture was taken on sunny day in the summer there are obviously some dominant greens.  Chromium Oxide Green is one of my favorite greens.  This is a very opaque green, I can use this straight out of the tube to achieve full coverage.  This is very different from another of my favorite greens – Permanent Green Light.  Here I try to mix about 10% white to achieve a good opacity.  This does not weaken the color at all, in those instances where I want use this color for its transparent qualities it actually provides a subtle contrast.

 It is a 1-1/2" canvas with all four sides painted.  It is presented as an unframed work and is currently on display in Nature Gallery at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh.  For purchasing information please contact the gallery at (919) 733-7450 x. 360  www.naturalsciences.org

 
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 It is a 3/4" canvas with all four sides painted.  It is presented in a black Floater Frame and is currently on display in the lobby of the Capital Bank Plaza - 333 Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh.  For purchasing information please contact Nicole Kennedy at (919) 838-8580 or nicolesstudio@bellsouth.net - www.nicolestudio.com

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 It is presented in a metal frame is currently on display at the Arts Council of Wayne County in Goldsboro, NC.  To purchase this piece please contact Becca Scott Reynolds at (919) 736-3300 or at artcouncil@artsinwayne.org - www.artsinwayne.org

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