Proud to announce that two of my figure paintings have been accepted into the exhibit "Inspired: Portraits of Historic West Virginia Figures" at the West Virginia State Museum in Charleston, WV. The show will be exhibited in the Commissioner's Gallery from February 21 - August 26 of 2012 with a reception on February 21. Below are my works featured in the exhibit.

"Captain Brown contemplating his mission", oil paint and ink transfer on canvas, 32"x48" (triptych), 2011

"The proud and mournful Buckhongahelas", acrylic, graphite, cut fabric and ink transfer on canvas, 26"x30", 2011

Today one my paintings ""A faceless machine lacks the essential properties", was featured on the "Curate 1K Blog", a weekly blog dedicated to highlighting artwork under $1,000. Thank you to the Curate 1K creators for featuring my work!

Latest contemporary figure painting - "Man with homemade banjo", latex paint and ink transfer on canvas, 26"x30", 2012

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! Below is the latest contemporary figure painting by West Virginia artist Derek Overfield.

"18th of December", latex paint and ink transfer on canvas, 30"x48", 2011