In April 2019 I took a trip to North Carolina to participate in an invitational art residency at the Tryon International Equestrian Center. I chronicled my residency each day, about the artwork in process and my explorations and impressions of the experience. Click on any of the links below to view the full write-up of each day, complete with all the details and photos.

• North Carolina Art Residency: Day 1 (Mon) - Started off our road trip to North Carolina, explored Blue Ridge Parkway, saw Chimney Rock, and met Scout & Jasper dogs...
• North Carolina Art Residency: Day 2 (Tues) - Settled into my residency studio, met a few ponies, set up easels, and put blue paint on the first one...
• North Carolina Art Residency: Day 3 (Wed) - Today I started dripping my first painting and watched an amazing sunset, and more...
• North Carolina Art Residency: Day 4 (Thur) - More paint drips, some culinary explorations, and more new canine friends...
• North Carolina Art Residency: Day 5 (Fri) - Today I started a second painting and readied for an artist reception...
• North Carolina Artist Residency: Day 6 (Sat) - North Carolina Artist Residency: Day 6 (Sat): more painting, bugs, drips, and drives...
• North Carolina Art Residency: Day 7 (Sunday) - Sunday brunch, playing pianos, a hike in the woods, Scout found a skull, and pizza over the mountains...
• North Carolina Art Residency: Day 8 (Mon) - Misty Monday morning yields to switching paintings around, touch-ups, and visiting Asheville...
•  North Carolina Art Residency: Days 9-10 (Tue-Wed) - This 2-day combo blog covers my unproductive sickday and a super-productive studio day of starting a new painting, Zaxby's, Amish encounter, French toast for dinner, and tech troubles...
• North Carolina Art Residency: Day 11 (Thur) - Today's productive day included starting my fourth painting, touching up finished ones, an unfogettable affogato, pasta bar and a missing credit card...
• North Carolina Art Residency: Day 12 (Fri) Last Days, Last Post - Today's last day at the residency involved touching up my last painting, cleaning & packing up, pancakes, the Silo Bar and Italian, again...