Landscapes
Garden of the Gods
Sumi ink, pen, white conte on paper. 2013
This is an intense landscape on the island of Lanai in Hawaii. nfs
Viaduct over the Way to Auchtertyre Farm
Oil on 8x10 canvas panel. 2013.
View along the West Highland Way, Scotland. nfs
Sucked In
oil on canvas panel. 2014
Rock Climbing Kentucky
Oil on 8x10 canvas panel. 2014
View from rock climbing at Red River Gorge in Kentucky.
Along the Way
Oil on canvas panel. 2014
View along the West Highland Way, Scotland.
The Path Goes On
Fauve oil painting on 5x7 canvas panel. 2014
View along the West Highland Way, Scotland.
Moon Behind Tree Branch
Water color on paper, 2020. nfs
Bonita Canyon
Color pencil and marker on paper, 2020.
View from our campsite at Bonita Canyon campground in Wilcox, Arizona.
The Tunnel
8x10 acrylic on stretched canvas, 2020.
Alongside the upper Waimano Trail in Pearl City, Hawaii, are a number of tunnels of varying lengths from plantation days on Oahu. Of course, I explored them. This painting is of the first tunnel.
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Autumn Roadside
6x8 acrylic on canas panel. 2021
En plein air painting. I turned our garage into my studio. On nice days I open the garage doors and paint in the sunshine. Yesterday was such a day. This painting is of my neighbor's tree and bushes.
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The Autumn Next Door
6x8 acrylic on canvas panel. 2021
Another en plein air painting looking out of my garage towards my neighbor's house (note that I omitted the house).
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Afternoon in The Elfin Forest
8x10 acrylic on stretched canvas. 2021
This painting was inspired by my recent hike on the Me-xal Trail in the Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve
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A Light in the Forest
8x10 mixed media (acrylic/oil) on stretched canvas. 2021. Sold.
This painting marks my return to oil after a year off for COVID. It felt like welcoming home an old friend.
Serenity
6x8 acrylic on canvas panel. 2021
This is what happens when one does not stop and messes up a painting. It took some work, but I was finally able to rescue it.
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Highland Tempest
11x14 acrylic on stretched canvas. 2021
This painting was inspired by photos of the Scottish Highlands and the Rudkhan Castle in Iraq.
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The Cabin
9x12" acrylic on canvas board. 2021.
This is another mashup painting. At the last farmer's market someone asked if I had a painting of a house in a meadow. I didn't, but on my daily walk I came across this house with a beautiful sloped rear yard that was full of flowers and topped by a very interesting tree. I reimagined that with a cabin, edited out some things, and came up with this painting.
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Abby's Railing
Abby’s Railing. 8x10” acrylic on stretched canvas. 2021.
This painting is based on a photo taken by my granddaughter along a paved walkway in a park by a river in Alabama as part of her photography lessons.
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Wheatfield with Cypresses (Vincent van Gogh interpretation)
My interpretation of Vincent van Gogh's "Wheatfield with Cypresses" 8x10" acrylic on canvas. 2021
I love how van Gogh lets the paint speak for itself - how the paint flows. You know what the object is, without being so literal. So, I decided to try it with this painting. It's not perfect, I still had a lot of trouble letting go and just moving with it - but it was a great exercise which I will keep working on.
Trailside
10x10" acrylic on stretched canvas. 2021
This painting is based off of a photo I took in Joshua Tree National Park at Keys Point overlooking Coachella Valley.
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Blue Ridge Mountains
8 x 10" acrylic on stretched canvas. 2021 sold
This painting is based on a photo taken by a friend of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Elfin Stone
10x10 acrylic on stretched canvas. 2021.
While hiking in the Elfin Forest I came across an interesting boulder. In this painting I was not so much interested in duplicating the boulder as I was focusing on the shapes and shadows.
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Ben Nevis
12x14 acrylic on stretched canvas. 2021.
This painting is based off a photo I took of Ben Nevis while backpacking the West Highland Way. As with my painting of Elfin Stone, I focused on shapes and shadows.
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The Palm
To me, tall palms that have just had their branches cut look ridiculous. In this painting I used just a wash of color for the background. For the palm I used a Q-tip for the top part of the tree, a foam wedge brush for the bottom, a pallet knife for the branches, and string for the leaves. We have palms here that are far taller than this with just a puff of branches at the top.
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