Ranch House in Menard

Oil on canvas, 18"x24"

This is an old family ranch house in Menard, Texas.

Hill Country

Oil on panel, 16"x20"

This is another made up scene of the Texas Hill Country. I usually start these with a small thumbnail sketch but other times I just start painting, which is how this scene came to life.

Menard Study

Oil on panel, 9"x12"

This is a study for a larger painting. The scene is an old stone ranch house in the hills of Menard, Texas.

Early April

Oil on panel, 8"x10"

This painting was created from a compilation of photos taken near Fredericksbug, Texas.

Oak Tree

Oil on panel, 8"x10"

I painted this Oak tree from a small 2.5"x3.5" color study i created.

Valley of Blue

The Background Hill was bothering me, it just called for to much attention, so I pushed it back and removed some of the detail. This is the revised painting.


Oil on panel, 11"x14"
I used a photo from around Bandera for this piece but I altered it quite a bit.

"Hillside Oak"

Oil on panel, 8"x10"

I started this painting from a photo I took between Sisterdale and Fredericksburg, Texas, but after my initial block in I just wasn't happy with it. The photo is drab and lacking of any real beauty. I was initially attracted to the image because I liked the oak on the hillside but there is little else appealing about it. I decided to put the photo away and paint it the way I wanted it to look. I am much happier with it now. Much better to work from life anyway but it isn't spring, bluebonnets are not out and I am not in the Hill Country right now.

"Compliments of Spring"

Oil on panel, 6"x8"
I have used a complimentary color scheme in this painting of Texas in the spring.