I've always had paintings within my work, either as backgrounds or decoration, and people regularly comment how much they like them, so I decided to make pieces that were just paintings, in decorated frames, without any mechanisms.
	"Jefferson Canadian Club" 2002 22 x 17 This piece was commissioned by a friend who wanted a kind of commemorative piece about her family's summer retreat camp in Canada.
	"You Are My Sunshine" 2001 20 1/2 x 15 I painted this as a gift to Paula on her birthday and was my first attempt at a stand-alone painting with frame. Isn't it sweet?
	"3 Sisters Falls" 2001 16 x 16 I've always wanted to do paintings of fictional tourist/travel destinations, and 3 Sisters Falls seemed like a natural phenomenon that could exist somewhere, maybe in the Carolinas. I carved the frame in a tramp art style.
	"Big Rock Candy Mountain" 2001 approx. 18 x 16 Who doesn't love this song? All of my paintings are done in my version of the Bob Ross TV artist style, but I especially love the way this one turned out.
	"Piney Mountain" 2001 22 x 15 A deep woods/swamp feel to this one, with a fancy frame to boot.