Ariya and Trin

I started this painting about 5 years ago and then set it aside for some reason after underpainting the scene. It got inadvertently tucked away and forgotten somehow. The other day, I came across it while rearranging my studio and decided that I just needed to finish it. The scene captures a tender moment with our two granddaughters while chilling one morning on the dock near our cabin at the Red Canyon Lodge (Flaming Gorge Rec Area). Fun times with Ariya and Trin

Mother Goose

A few years ago, we were able to visit Yellowstone in May. On our way up there we stopped in Idaho Falls and while there we saw many Canadian geese with goslings everywhere. I painted one scene of a mother goose and her chick when we got home, but have always wanted to paint this one ... I finally got around to it! Enjoy!

Nighthawk

This is a little study painting I did with Jerry Yarnell this month. Fun to learn new techniques.

Rashka

Mother wolf and pup ... truly a magnificent and tender moment. I tried to portray the peaceful, playful and tender relationship between mother wolf and her pup

In Flight

Our little beagle puppy has grown into a beautiful adult dog. Her soulful eyes and big, floppy ears make her hard to say "no" to. When she leaps while running she almost appears to be "in flight" ... which I tried to capture in this piece.

Susquehanna

Nearly 190 years ago, the Aaronic Priesthood was restored near this spot on the Susquehanna River to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdrey by John the Baptist, a then resurrected being. The world has been forever changed because of this wonderful and merciful act of restoration by Heavenly Father.

Frosty

Over a decade ago, I painted a similar scene of my little granddaughter building a snowman with our buddy beagle as inspector. Last month, my painting class wanted to learn how to paint such a scene, so we used my original painting as reference and came up with this scene. We love snowmen in our family!