"A Soft Evening Glow"

Oil on panel, 10"x8"

This scene is painted from a Hill Country photo I took, I changed the time of day from mid afternoon to near sundown to create the soft light of evening.

"Bottle Opener"

Oil on panel, 8"x8"

A cloud over a mountain resembles a bottle opener in Big Bend NP.

"Cloud over Mountain"

Oil on panel, 8"x10"

A cloud hovers over a mountain formation in Big Bend NP.

"Majestic Oak and Bluebonnets"

Oil on canvas, 22"x28"
I have finally completed this piece that had been sitting around undone. This is a tree I believe to be near Concan, Texas. I threw in the bluebonnets as an afterthought.

"A Memory of Spring"

OIl on panel, 10"x8"

This is a typical Texas Hill Country scene, entirely made up.

"Fleeting Light" Marathon

Oil on panel, 8"x8"

Bare trees against a mountainside catching the fleeting light near the days end, outside of Marathon, Texas.

"Backlit Trees"

Oil on panel, 8"x10"

Backlit trees near County Park, Marathon Texas.

"Painted Pony"

Oil on panel, 8"x10"

This paint lives just around the corner from me and I have wanted to paint him for a long time. Here he is and of course a bit of a pun in the name.

"He has Spoken"

Oil on panel, 8"x8"

Another view of a sunset up 385 north of Marathon.

"Toby"

Oil on panel, 11"x14"

Toby is a bird dog co-owned and trained by my friend and coworker Sarah Messer.

"Lechuguilla"

Oil on Raymar linen panel, 5"x7"

A close up scene of lechuguilla growing in Big Bend NP.

"Reflections"

Oil on panel. 8"x10"

Reflections and rocks in a pond near Lost Maples State Park.

On the Guadalupe-Comfort

Oil on panel, 7"x5"

A scene of the Guadalupe river in Comfort, Texas.

Golden Afternoon-Marathon

Oil on panel, 5"x7"

Late afternoon near Marathon, Texas

"Aspen"

Oil on panel, 7"x5"

A single aspen tree contrasts against dark pine trees.
Thanks to my nephew Jason for the photo to work from.

"Up a Creek"

Oil on panel, 8"x8"

A meandering creek in the Texas Hill Country somewhere between Bandera and Utopia.

"Shallow Creek"

Oil on panel, 9"x12"

A shallow creek near Lost Maples State Park in Texas.

"Whitetail Sketch"

Oil on panel, 8"x8"

A sketch of a whitetail buck with a loose roughed in background.

"In the Shadows"

Oil on panel, 7"x5"

Cactus growing in a shaded rocky outcropping in Big Bend NP.

"Ocotillo in the Bend"

Oil on panel, 12"x9"

Ocotillo and prickly pear cactus in Big Bend NP.
Happy New Year to all!
I am really excited about the coming year and my art.