I am a born naturalist and love to be outside in the natural world. For me, painting is a way to immerse myself in nature by closely observing my subject to represent it as I see it. This process opens me to the subject so that it becomes a part of me and a part of me is present in each painting. I consider every painting an experiment, working and reworking it until I get to were I want to go. This has taught me perseverance, patience and self-forgiveness. I am inspired by where I live in rural North Carolina and the outdoor spaces I visit in the world. I would describe my painting style as stylized realism, and what I most strive for is to capture the beauty of the world around me. As a child my mother took me to museums and plays instilling in me a life long love of the arts. Her grandchildren called her BB based on her initials. I sign all of my paintings BBII in memory of my mother and because my first two initials are B as well. I primarily paint with acrylics on canvas and up-cycled old NC barn wood, although I occasionally venture into painting on objects.
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