JHW Studio

Visited one of my larger projects last week that was recently completed after a couple of years of construction largely by volunteers and friends from the church. Due to ever-increasing complexities of codes and zoning requirements, this was likely my last project of this scale.

I was called back to a local church project for which I designed a comprehensive renovation 30 years ago. The property sustained siginificant damage when a tornado struck two years ago. A second renovation is set for 2026.

Updated watercolor commissions for Amory Main Street in 2025

Retirement has afforded me more time to pursue portraiture in the last few years. These are tributes to three men who mentored me along the way: G. R. Travis, S. G. Norris and W. C. Gleason.

I recently stopped by a mission church project completed a dozen years ago in Clinton, Mississippi that was repurposed into a boutique shop when the church congregation outgrew the building and moved to another location. My mission church designs are patterned to adapt to other uses if necessary.

Mural completed inside what was originally a theater. Work area measured about 70 feet wide.

Once in a while I still do a vehicle portrait. This 1968 Cadillac was a parade car for an acquaintance who owns a salvage yard and pawn shop and has gifted me with many license plates over the years for my collection.

Painted upgrade of a photo from way back when our children first transitioned from three wheels to four. I'm looking through other old scrap book photos to upgrade into paintings.

My annual first job of the new year is to put away the plywood yard carolers I crafted way back before my bride and I were parents. Our kids are both in their 30s now, so these cutouts are approaching 40 years old.

Interior construction design for Bethlehem Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, Potts Camp, MS

Church at the Crossroads, Corinth, MS