On Golden Pond

This is an oil painting done with a palette knife. The scene is from memory and imagination and maybe a little wishful thinking. I would love to have a retreat on a river, lake or stream just like this. 16 x 20 oil  sold

Around the Bend/sold

Light and water always attract me. This oil painting was inspired by a watercolor I did many years ago. I liked the image so much that I just had to try it in oil. 24 x 18 sold

On the Pecos River

The Pecos River decends through the Sante Fe National Forest with many access sites for fishermen and women to wade into its cool waters for flyfishing. This is a painting in oil with a palette knife done from photos taken during our plein air trip in June 2010. 16 x 20

Afternoon Clouds Over Albuquerque

In the late afternoon you can see the gathering rain clouds in the south and west from Sante Fe. The sun tints the clouds lovely pinks and golden oranges. The view changes so quickly that you can only make a few pencil sketches and a photo as references for a painting later. This 12 x 16 was done in oil the next morning from memory.

View of Sante Fe Baldy

This is the first painting done on a plein air trip with two friends to the Santa Fe National Forest. The wind this morning was about 20 miles per hour- so real sand and pine needles can be detected in the oil paint. This is June of 2010 and yes it is snow on the top of Baldy 12 x 16

Cabin in the Mountains

In July of 2010 a friend invited me to stay with her at her family cabin in the Santa Fe Mountains in N.M. There were three of us painting plein air for 5 days in the mountains and in the Sante Fe area. The cabin was built of native stone and logs. Early on the second day we stayed home and painted the cabin as the sun came peeking through the pine forest. This is an oil painting done on site -- 16 x 12

Evening Light on Frog Bayou

Lee Creek meanders through the Ozark National Forest. I have easy access to many sights along its banks from Devil's Den State Park to Van Buren AR where it empties into the Arkansas River. This small 12 x 9 painting was done from a photo taken on a plein air painting day in 2008. The painting was done in 2010.