Recital - NFS

"Recital", 12 x 9 In, Oil on Panel
This is a portrait of my daughter from a photo. I looked at the photo and thought, why not--just keep it simple. It was an interesting exercise.

Red Dress - NFS

"Red Dress", 12 x 9 In, Oil on Panel
Why do I like to paint my daughters so much? This is my younger daughter. Not all the portraits look exactly like my daughters because sometimes I'm working on something other than likeness, but they are emotional for me all the same.

Girl with Blue Dress - SOLD

"Girl with Blue Dress", 12 x 9 In, Oil on Panel
This is another portrait where I left the background the tone of the canvas--an interesting experiment for me. I guess I could always pull it into Photoshop and try it out with a background, but that never accounts for the actual color and the brushwork.

In the Sun - NFS

"In the Sun", 14 x 11 In, Oil on Panel
This is another experiment and in this case, it was about being completely imperfect.

Girl with Pigtails - NFS

"Girl with Pigtails", 12 x 9 In, Oil on Panel
With this portrait I attempted to use both warms and cools in the flesh tones of the face, something I want to experiment with more.

Bridge Lake Powell

"Bridge Lake Powell", 8 x 10 In, Oil on Panel
This was an attempt at a very abstract landscape from the land in southern Utah that is itself very abstract, vast, colorful and warm.

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Canyon Walls

"Canyon Walls", 10 x 8 In, Oil on Museum Board
This is another view of the canyon walls and I hope it gives the idea of just how high the walls are from the Colorado.

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Ioana - NFS

"Ioana", 14 x 11 In, Oil on Panel
There are many dark tones in this painting and little white. I like the feeling of the warm light.

I'm back from New Zealand and I didn't paint at all there, but took many photos and maybe some will turn into paintings. What a wonderful place to go in the winter! It reminded me so much of Washington State--the rain forest on the coast, the lakes that looked just like the Columbia River, the dry hills of the interior that could have been around Wenatchee.