Free spirit ...

I love horses, but painting them is a real challenge. Here, I tried to capture the excitement and determination of the horse in a free gallop! This is part of my collection of paintings of the Old West and of Native America. (Acrylic on canvass 24" x 12")

Days gone by ...

Old buildings just get artistically better and better with age ... I wish that were true with some other things! (Acylic on hardboard 30" x 22")

I beheld a tree whose fruit was desirable to make one happy ...

This painting provided a wonderful lesson for me about how precious our families are to us. In Lehi's dream of the Tree of Life, he states that when he had tasted of the sweetness of the gospel covenant, he immediately began "searching", "beckoning" and "shouting with a loud voice" for his family to share it with him. I'm sure that each of us have similar tender feelings as we deal with our families and close friends.

I also had a meaningful experience pertaining to the image of the "strait and narrow path". It was very different from what I had previously envisioned. In the scriptures, the word "strait" is spelled like this, rather than "straight". The subtle difference was profound to me ... rather than a linear "straightness" as I had always before imagined, the words that describe this type of "strait" are more like these: strict, limited, close fitting, narrow, not easily manuvered, etc. So, this layout of the Tree of Life vision came into my mind as I pondered this passage of scripture. I truly enjoyed this painting experience ... hope you do, too! (Acrylic on canvass 36"x 24")

The Charm of Fishing ...

"The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of something elusive yet obtainable ... a perpetual series of occasions for hope." (Acylic on canvass 24"x18")

Trout truly don't live in ugly places! (Acylic on canvass 36"x48")

My love of fly fishing and painting have collided many times through the years. These "therapy" scenes are of some of my "special" places where "a river runs through it"! (Acrylic on canvass 24"x18")

The North Rim of the Grand Canyon

One can see forever, it seems, in Color Country! I love to paint these types of scenes! (Acylic on hardboard 36"x 12")

Meet Ava Marie Harmon ... the latest addition to our Grandchild bouquet!

Ava Marie was born on March 1, 2008 to Nathan and Holly Harmon ... what a sweetheart she is! I told Nathan to get limbered up and be prepared to be wrapped around her little finger!

Vinny

Vinny is our little beagle dog. He came to us early from his mother (about 5 weeks old) who had turned on the litter and had torn him up pretty good ... one ear was nearly gone, the tip of his tail had been bitten off, etc. He was also the runt of the bunch. We named him after Vincent Van Gogh (the missing ear thing). The ear has grown out a bit and looks fairly normal now, but the name stuck!

He was about two years old when I painted him here. He just loves to climb on top of everything. He is sure a fun little guy, always willing to play and impart his affection ... he thinks that he is everybody's friend! Vinny has become a wonderful companion and friend to us and our grandchildren ... they all love Vinny. He just turned 7 years old in February. (Acrylic on canvass 18" x 24")