I have a series of classes in drawing, watercolor and oil painting starting in April. Call or email me and I’ll see that you get the particulars.
Gold Leaf
Working with gold is such a joy. Several years ago I began gold leafing frames for myself, some artist friends and customers. While the demand isn’t what it used to be, I still do some from time to time. Recently there has been a little ralley and I’ve had the opportunity to get into it again. Gilding with gold dates back …
Another Desert Sunset
This was a quickie. Although done in the studio from a photo, I painted it as I would’ve if I had been on location. It is a scene near Wickenburg, AZ. I spent some time down that way a couple of years ago and did a number of plein air paintings while there. Quick, sure, brush strokes and heavier paint …
Desert Sunset
This is a painting fresh off of the easel of a view from the Cameron Trading Post on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona overlooking the Little Colorado River not far from the east entrance to the Grand Canyon. There is a wonderful dining room at the trading post that has a beutiful collection of Navajo rugs on the walls. The …
Evening Light
You know, it’s hard to think of a better place to be than the Colorado High Country in the summer. I came across this beautiful scene one day after spending most of the day painting north of Crested Butte along Rock Creek. We were on our way out of the area and the sun was getting low and as we rounded the curve …
Taos Pueblo
Here is another little 6×8 oil of some adobe dwellings in the Old Taos Pueblo in New Mexico. The pueblo is a really neat place to wander around and see how the natives to the area live. I really like the almost abstract quality of the shapes of these adobes. This little painting is available from my studio. Contact me …
Russian Sage
Here is another little 6×8 oil painting fresh off of the easel of some Russian Sage outside a gate in an adobe wall. I did this painting from a photo I took while strolling the back streets and alleys in Santa Fe in the Land of Enchantment. The Russian Sageis a light whispy type of shrub with soft, delicate lavender flowers and …
Hollyhocks on the Corner
One of the most relaxing and enjoyable activities I know is to casually stroll the back streets and alleys just off of Canyon Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico on a fine summers day. Around every corner is a visual treat of flowers and adobe architecture. Take your time. Enjoy the experience. The rich adobe color of this wall, the warm …
Entrada
This little oil I just did is of an entrance “entrada” into the courtyard of an adobe residence just off of Canyon Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is typical of the doorways and entrances in the adobe, southwest style architecture found in the whole Southwest region of the United States. The blue or tourquois paint is used to ward …
Desert Longhorn
This is a little 6×8 oil I just finished. I have been trying to get various effects of light with thin washes of paint. Sometimes I use that in just a portion of the painting contrasting the effect with heavier applications of paint on the main subject such as in the last painting I posted. This painting however is nearly …