Mountain Meadow Creek Falls

This is a another study using a Yarnell "plein air" painting as reference material. I used a more impressionistic approach with the sky and background ... lots of fun! Wouldn't this be a great spot to cast a fly?!!

Misty Morning Light

I had fun learning to paint this foggy, misty scene. This particular lighthouse has a graceful design that is unique among American lighthouses. This is one of my favorites in this body of work.

Evening Light

Another of my lighthouse paintings ... I wanted to create a marine sunset scene with this piece including the marine haze, low light and crashing waves.

Pigeon Point Lighthouse

I have been working on some additions to my "lighthouse" body of work. This is the Pigeon Point lighthouse, one of the more elegant structures among lighthouses. I love the symbolism associated with these icons. Enjoy ...

The "end" of the rainbow

A few months ago, one of my friends asked if I could paint an incredible rainbow scene from a photograph he had taken while on a fly fishing trip down the Green River. I enjoyed the opportunity, not only to paint the beautiful double rainbow, but to also paint the surrounding landscape as it is one of my favorite places on earth!

Several weeks later, it occurred to me that I could paint another version of the "end of the rainbow" ... my version! This is my favorite view of the end of the rainbow, just after I have released it back into the river! Enjoy ...

Mourning Dove

Some of you know that I have been compiling a body of work, inspired by a granddaughter, about the little birds we see in our backyard from time to time ... this is my latest addition to this group. Some of our grandkidlings think they can hear an owl "hooting" when they are actually hearing the eery call of the Mourning Dove. These delicate birds frequent our area in the fall, and fill the air with their "sad" cries. I enjoyed learning to paint the thicket of limbs and how to create the depth of field in the background, as well as the dove itself.