Monday, August 31, 2009

"Late Afternoon Black Gap"


Oil on panel, 5"x7"

Bright light on the distant mountains late in the afternoon in Black Gap Wildlife Management area just east of Big Bend National Park.

Thursday, August 27, 2009

"West Texas Livestock"


Oil on panel, 11"x14"

Another painting created from a photo taken by Leann Yancy Loosmore on her uncles ranch south of Marfa, Texas.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

"Ocotillo on the Mountain"


Oil on linen panel, 12"x9"

A steep mountainside with scattered ocotillo in Big Bend National Park.

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

"Distant Rosillos"


Oil on panel, 10"x10"

The Rosillos Mountains form a backdrop for this scene of a steep incline in Big Bend National Park.

Friday, August 14, 2009

"Giver of Life"


Oil on panel 8"x8"

A gift of rain over a mesa just west of Marathon.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

"Steer"


Oil on panel, 8"x8"

Thanks to Leann Yancy Loosmore for the photo I worked from for this painting. This is a steer from her uncles ranch south of Marfa, Texas.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

"Desert Mountain"


Oil on linen panel, 9"x12"

A recurring theme from me no doubt. This is almost a mirror image of the painting I posted just over a week ago but it is an entirely different scene in the Bend.

Monday, August 10, 2009

"Big Bend Mountains"


Oil on panel, 11"x14"

A view of several layers of mountains fading further into the distance within Big Bend NP.

"Mescalito"


Oil on panel, 10"x10"

A white horse in a field somewhere near Hempstead, Round Top or La Grange, Texas. Can anyone guess how I came up with the name? Let me know if you have an idea.

Thursday, August 6, 2009

"Mulies"


Oil on panel, 5"x7"

Another view of my favorite little Mule Ears Peaks in Big Bend NP.

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

"Volcanic Landscape"



Oil on panel, 8"x8"

An abstract design from Volcanic Rock near Burro Mesa in Big Bend NP.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

"View from the Desert""


Oil on linen panel, 9"x12"

One of many views I photographed of the mountains in the Bend from the lowlands.

"Purple Mountain"


Oil on panel, 5"x7"

A simple mountain study, painted rather quickly.

Monday, August 3, 2009

"Ocotillo and Butte"


Oil on panel, 8"x8"

An ocotillo stands against a backdrop of a distant butte in Big Bend National Park.

"Cloud"


Oil on panel, 5"x7"

A rather simple cloud painted against a deep blue sky.