Low Water Bridge

This 9x12 pastel done from a photo I took at Horeshoe Bay (Marble Falls) The view is from a low water bridge and looks over at a golf hole. I look forward to going down again the end of October.

Ike Evacuee

I did this 6x8 pastel of a white heron as Hurricane Ike came through. Our lights flickered once, but after a lot of prep it was a non event. We usually have a white heron or a large blue (We call Guneybird) on our top deck rail every morning. What a beautiful sight. He is not really an evauee, but a regular visitor.

"Santa Fe Sunflower"

This was so simple and bright that I decided to use it on my business card. It was a Christmas gift so it is not available, but I can probably do another.

"Canyon Road Adobe"

This was done from a photo taken while in Santa Fe. I would love to go back. The area and art are such an inspiration.

"Rio Grande Linda Vista"

This is a pastel done from a photo crossing the Rio Grande to my sister's house in El Paso.

"New Mexico Vista"

This is a small pastel with a rustic frame like the previous post.

"Canyon Road Sketch"

This is a pastel sketch on La carte. It is framed in a nice rustic frame.

"Canyon Road Remembered"

This is an 8X10 pastel on Kitty Wallis

pastel paper. It is great paper with lots of "tooth"

I also did a smaller version.

"Simba"

This is John and Amanda's cat Simba done in pastel. I can do a pet portrait for you or a friend.

"Moxie"

This is a pastel pet portrait of the Virant's Border Collie Moxie. She loves to ply frisbie. I also made this into note cards.

"Virant's Cabin"

This is a pastel of the poarch at the Virant's farm in St. Louis County.

"Carol's Place"

I can also do interiors. This is my friend Carol Hanes interior done in pastel on 8x10 gaterfoam board. Yes it really was this bright and beautiful.

This is a house portrait of our house. Notice Jake our Border Collie in the driveway and John's Cessna 182 in the sky and our pontoon boat in the distance. This was done in acrylic on 8X10 canvas. I can paint a portrait of your house, too, or they make great gifts. They can also be scanned to make notecards.

"Carmel Mission Courtyard Bright Pastel"

This is 16x20 0n sanded gaterfoam board.

Do you like the pastel or acrylic the best?

This is a 16X20 Acrylic of the Carmel Mission Courtyard done on canvas. I also painted this in pastel. See next entry.

"Carmel Mission Courtyard"

This is the Carmel Mission 8x10 pastel on Kitty Wallis paper. I also painted this in acrylic. Which do you like best? "Carmel Mission bright Pastel"

Loved celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary last summer 2007 driving the coast of California as we did on our honeymoon. We saw old friends from Denver and visited Kristina, Joey, and Anna in Half Moon Bay. This is an 8x10 acrylic on canvas. My first attempt withAtelier Interactive Acrylics. I also played with enhansing the color.

"Carmel Mission Memory"

"Cactus Flower"

This is first in a series of 8X8 acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas

"Blue Agave"

8x8 acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

"Green Agave"

This is an 8x8 acrylic on galery wrapped canvas

Some of the painting wrapps the side

New Art

I plan to get some new art posted. Where has spring and summer gone? It was great to have all the family here this summer. It was also great to go to Michigan to cool off. We enjoyed the wedding and seeing friends.

I also do house portraits. This is a portrait of our friends house in Nevis. I used this painting to make notecards after our visit there.

This is an earlier painting done on Canson Mi-Tentes paper. I would like to print a collection of cards with my bluebonnet paintings.

This is a pastel done from a photo taken in the Hill country close to Marble Falls. 16x20 on sanded gaterfoam board. I painted this at a workshop last spring.

A beautiful day here in Texas. The dogwoods and bluebonnets are in bloom. Our lake is full from rains and there is a gentle breeze. It makes me want to be outside and to gather my pastels and paint.