"Flying the Colors"

Oil on panel, 8"x10"
This business in Old Town Spring was flying the colors right outside the entrance. I thought it was the perfect touch to the morning light on the old builing.

"Backyard Palms"

Oil on panel, 10"x8"

These palms are in mine and my neighbors back yards. They looked beautiful in the late afternoon light.

"Flower Pot at the Gage"

Oil on panel, 7"x5"

A flower pot in a corner outside the Gage Hotel in Marathon, Texas.

"Oaks"

Oil on panel, 5"x7"
Oak trees from north of Fredericksburg

"In the Chisos"

Oil on panel, 8"x10"

This is a scene of Casa Grande from the Basin Trail in Big Bend National Park.

"Junkyard Chevy"

Oil on panel, 16"x20"

This old Chevy sits in a junkyard of classic cars in Marathon, Texas.

"Shaman of the Lower Pecos"

Oil on panel, 30"x20"

This painting is of a sculpture of a Shaman in Seminole Canyon state park, between Langtry and Comstock, Texas.

"Grand Canyon"

Oil on stretched canvas, 28"x22"

This is an older piece I reworked the sky and foreground rock formations.

"Cactus behind Craig's Place"

Oil on panel, 10"x8"
This cactus is growing against an old building of stone and mud. Painted en plein air in Marathon, Texas Sunday, July 4th.

"Glass Mountains"

Oil on panel, 10"x8"

Painted en plein air in Marathon, Texas behind my brother Joe's house Sunday, July 4th.

"Reflections"

Oil on panel, 8"x10"

This is a rework of a previous painting. I lost a bit of the spontaneity but think I improved it overall.

"A Blessed Garden"

Oil on panel, 7"x5"

I saw this statue of Jesus in a courtyard of a nursery in Old Town Spring. I was drawn to the way the figure caught the morning sun with the deep shadows behind it.

"Bishop's Palace" detail

Oil on panel, 7"x5"

This painting is of a small portion of the Bishop's Palace in Galveston, Texas.

"Guardian of the Bishop's Palace"

Oil on panel, 7"x5"

This is the Gargoyle in the front courtyard of the Bishop's Palace in Galveston Texas.

"Poppy Field"

Oil on panel, 2.5"x3.5"

This is a small ACEO (art card edition original) painting. They are diminutive in stature but big in fun!

"Field of Blue"

Oil on panel, 10"x10"

Another revised painting. Again, barely recognizable from the original posted image.

"Cloud over Mountain" revised

"Cloud over Mountain" revised, oil on panel, 8"x10"

The 3rd mulligan of the day. I think this painting has the most improvement of the 3 redos posted today.

"Day in the Desert" revised

"Day in the Desert" revised, oil on panel 5"x7"

Another attempt to improve an earlier piece I just wasn't happy with.

"Bend in the Creek" revised

"Bend in the Creek" revised, oil on panel, 5"x7"

I just wanted to see if I could improve this little painting, I wasn't quite happy with it. Not sure about the results.

"Yellow Canna"

Oil on panel, 7"x5"

This canna is growing in my backyard. This is a fairly fast attempt to capture a likeness.