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Hi Friends, While I am waiting for my next big inspiration, I have decided to explore using my style of painting  and personalizing it to the activities of my clients. In the past, people have thought they recognized someone in my paintings.  In some cases, I have, in my own style, included known personalities into my paintings. During my career, I have painted musicians and dancers as well as people involved in sports - pretty ...

One of my favorite paintings sold the other day.  I feel privileged that the City of Hampton choose another one of my paintings to add to their permanent collection.  "Trumpet Gone Wild" is part of the 2015 Hampton Roads Convention Center Halls of Art.  The painting will continue to be displayed at the Hampton Roads Convention Center through October 28, 2015. Stop by and see the painting along with some other beautiful pieces of art ...

Gloria and Luke celebrate their 50th anniversary on Jan 30, 2015. You might find this interesting: Listen my children, if I can remember, I’ll tell you story of love in September. It happened in late nineteen sixty-four- Our country had not as yet geared up for war. The United States Navy seemed a safe place to be, Especially if you were under the sea. So he answered the call of the Submarine Service Though traveling ...

Hi to all my clients and art lovers It seems that those who love art are beginning to emerge from the depths of the post-2008 economic despair - we artists may never again see the heyday that was pre-2008 - but slowly things are looking up. I still believe that for me the best is yet to come.  I do not think that I have peaked in my art and hop you will all follow ...

I was delighted to participate in this Artist Spotlight by the Murphy Montgomery Fine Art Gallery in Port Warwick, Newport News, Virginia.  They shared the following in their recent email newsletter: Artist Spotlight Gloria Coker Many people ask how I paint my subjects –where do I get reference material etc. Although it would be far easier to have a photo to copy most of my work evolves from bits and pieces pulled together from a ...

Today at the Virginia Living Museum, I was sketching the red wolves.  A group of school children stopped by and about five of the 4th graders were so interested in my discussing how I sketched and other things about the wolves, they never turned around to actually watch the wolves play.  But I think there may be a budding artist in the group. That was reward for me. The most memorable event was when I ...

From my time painting as the Artist in Residence at the Virginia Living Museum, I've finished a number of small, original art pieces.  Most range in size from 8x10 inches to 11x14 inches.  You can purchase some of these new paintings online at my SHOP, too. When I visited the museum last Wednesday, they had placed a number of my paintings on the wall for sale in the VLM Gift Shop.   I'm so excited to ...

Today I started as the Artists in Residence at the Virginia Living Museum in Newport News.  I wasn't sure how it work out, but was looking forward to painting in the moment.  The visitors were very interested in what I was doing and I started a few new paintings. Stop by and see me on Wednesdays ...

I am working on a commission involving a mountain biker. This is a sketchy black and white on sepia toned canvas that I am finding that I like as is. So I will probably do something in color but on another canvas rather than paint over this one ...

In anticipation of the holiday season, I've been putting together a number of smaller paintings that might interest my patrons for holiday gift giving.  These are fun pieces and many of them are already in lovely frames.  Come by my Home Studio Open House on December 11th to take a gander. In the comments below, be sure to let me know which painting is your favorite . . . [nggallery id=2] ...