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'super summer'
24" x 36" Acrylic on Canvas
While it’s not the first painting I’ve ever created, it’s the first I’ve shared with the world as an artist—and the piece that inspired me to launch this brand. The idea for the painting was sparked by my family’s love for Morehead City, NC and the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament. The Crystal Coast continues to influence much of my work, especially this first piece. Titled Super Summer, after the classic Band Of Oz song. This piece takes a bird’s-eye view of a sportfisher cutting through deep water, turning motion into geometry. The hull becomes a graphic silhouette against a field of layered blues, while the wake erupts into abstract shapes of foam and spray. By simplifying the vessel into clean lines and stylized gradients, the painting highlights the rhythm and symmetry often missed in real time. The result is both representational and abstract, rendered through bold silhouettes, controlled texture, and exaggerated color.
'super summer'
24" x 72" Acrylic on Canvas
Where graphic style meets minimalism, this piece was created to highlight the refined metallic qualities found in ocean life; in this case, the blue marlin. Revered in the sportfishing community, the blue marlin holds particular significance in Carteret County, North Carolina. Its iconic presence is woven into the visual culture of Morehead City, appearing in logos, statues, decals, and artwork throughout the area. This cultural prominence made the marlin a natural choice for the Carteret Collection. Working with metallics for this piece proved both challenging and compelling, bringing the subject to life as shifting light moves across its surface. The resulting contrast between the reflective fish and the matte, minimal background emphasizes the marlin’s elegance and distinctive form. The title Tight Lines felt inevitable for this work. In sportfishing, the phrase serves as a traditional wish of good luck before heading out to sea—luck one will certainly need in pursuit of a fish as elusive as the blue marlin.
24" x 36" Acrylic on Canvas
'gone fishin'
Gone Fishin, named after the Chairmen Of The Board song, is the second piece I created for the Carteret collection, and serves as a companion to Super Summer. These two paintings were originally created as a personal project—a set intended to hang above my bed at my family’s home on the North Carolina Coast. What began as a way to bring a bit of coastal inspiration into a familiar space quickly became the beginning of something much bigger.