Kevin Menck Fine Art

I painted this morning in a blazing lightning storm. I know, I failed my plein air safety class. But it was just far enough away I felt safe...

Alright, here is a list of a few reasons I enjoy painting in the winter as opposed to summer. Bear in mind I encountered each and every one ...

I was approached this morning by a member of the Cumberland Society and asked to join their group. This is an honor that I cannot describe w...

It's that time of year. Caffeine and Diphenhydramine. Starbucks and Benedryl. Allergies kicked in last week and have been on my spring d...

I like a good rainstorm as much as anybody but this is getting ridiculous. We have had storms and floods almost everyday for weeks now. The ...

Yea, it's a go. The chairs of the show have worked feverishly (If the CDC and the State Health Department read this I mean "frantic...

For anybody who reads this and was making plans to go to the Harding Artshow it has been cancelled due to a case of swine flu in the school....

First off I want to say the Chestnut Group artshow for The Friends of Radnor Lake was a success due to the people who volunteered on behalf ...

Trying to paint hard to get enough pieces for three seperate shows coming up. Radnor Lake show starts this Thursday with a show at Leiper...

This old Williamson County bus sits in a field in Leiper's Fork and I have always driven by and said I would paint it someday. Sunday wa...

Plein Air Nashville painted in Centennial Park again on Saturday. We delayed the start because our weathermen in town said we were going to ...

Painted in the studio today. Weather is a bit foul so I stayed in and painted a 14x18 of cows. I bought a big pack of 14x18's and 16x20...

Painted Saturday morning with Plein Air Nashville and we painted in Centennial Park. Centennial Park was designed and built for the Nashvill...

It's springtime in Tennessee and the woods are starting to get that whispy light green look of spring. I am sure we will have a few more...

Not sure what county I was in, I believe Bedford County, but I got this Friday before I picked up my "daughters" at Webb in an int...

There's nothing like a road trip. Left last Monday for Richmond Virginia to stop in at Brazier's. The reason I had to stop there was...

This is one of those paintings you do when the clock is running and you have to be somewhere so you just jump out and paint very intuitively...

Went to the Cheatham Wildlife Management Area yesterday and painted an area that I used to duck hunt in. The season is over so there is neve...

This is one more piece I did last week for the Radnor Show the Chestnut Group is having to benefit the Friends of Radnor Lake. The show will...

Typically what I do to get a larger painting is pull a small painting I have here of mine and copy it, maybe changing a few things I didn...

I have been painting at Radnor Lake quite a bit recently because I am chairing an art show that the Chestnut Group is having that is a fundr...

This is a piece I did back in November right after Thanksgiving. It's just a blown down tree but with the light just right I had to give...

I know this actually dosen't have anything to do with fine art but I wanted to share and the reason there is no title to this post is th...

I don't know about ya'll but the holidays throw me off. The schedule becomes terribly chaotic and it makes it hard to get out and ge...

This to me is what a Tennessee Christmas should look like. Too bad we had it this past week instead of Christmas. Maybe we'll get anothe...

Oh my God, indeed. I feel like I am standing in a room full of people and I am in my underwear. I typically would not show my first attempts...

Painted on Swan Creek a lot last week because we seemed to have had a lot of gray weather lately and the creek always has nice darks and lig...

I haven't blogged in a while and I think it may be due to the weather this time of year. From Thanksgiving to the last of December is my...