Watercolor Sketches by Mark Nelson
Master watercolorist Mark Nelson shared his sketch of me and of Ray Wylie Hubbard at KNBT’s Roots and Branches taping (the show airs on 1/27).
Master watercolorist Mark Nelson shared his sketch of me and of Ray Wylie Hubbard at KNBT’s Roots and Branches taping (the show airs on 1/27).
A watercolor I made for Ain’t We Lucky. The song’s out today. Appreciate the good word on it, y’all. You can listen to it here.
I’m honored to share that my previous single, ‘Fats Domino,’ was hand-picked by the BMI Austin team for the January 2026 Texas Ten playlist. It’s
The Hook New year, new single. This one says if you woke up this morning, you’re already lucky. The Vibe “Ain’t We Lucky?” is a
A watercolor I painted of the interior of a North Bend, Washington diner. It looks like it could be 1957, but I visited it just
I never got to meet my grandfather, my mom’s dad, who died before I was born. But through writing this song, recording it, and painting
My sketch/watercolor of Navajo Sandstone at the Towers of the Virgin – iron in these mountains, catching and reflecting the sun. Prints of this are
Got a sparkle in my beard and a song in my heart, so I sat down to sing this holiday chestnut that Gabe Rhodes and
Written a lot of songs in rooms like these. After midnight, when you’re dog tired, places like this feel like an oasis. Watercolor from this
At the bottom of this post is my attempt to draw/watercolor a scene from a day in March 1957 on the road between Victoria and
I ran into a Goldilocks problem this year. I released two very different projects—one too small for a vinyl record, and another too big. The
Before our show on the outdoor stage under the oaks, I sat down by this old building. I remembered when I first heard an album