"Rough and Tumble"

Oil on panel, 8"x8"
This scene is in Big Bend National Park on the Lost Mine Trail.

"Cactus"

Another painting done with the same no. 8 flat which is now starting to resemble a filbert. Not sure about this piece. The reference photo was taken under an overcast sky which made the scene rather gray. I'm already certain I will re-paint this right on top of the existing painting real soon.

"South Texas Cattle"

OIl on panel, 8"x10"
I feel I am in a zone with the no. 8 flat brush now. This painting came off pretty quick and without fuss. The reference photo was one I took many years ago on a ranch in south Texas.

"Cypress and Shallow Creek"

Oil on panel, 10"x8"
Another quick painting done in one session. Mostly done with a no. 8 flat then finished with a round sable for some of the tree limbs and sky holes.

"West of Marathon"

Oil on panel, 11"x14"
Another fast painting completed with a no. 8 flat brush. I took considerable liberty with color on this one.

"On the Grapevine Hills Trail"

Oil on panel, 11"x14"
Another attempt at the Grapevine Hills in Big Bend. I am much happier with the results this time. This was painted much faster than the previous Grapevine Hills painting and almost entirely with a no. 8 flat. The large brush and faster pace kept me from painting undesired details and concentrating on the value and color.

"Renewal"

Oil on panel, 16"x20"
This scene is in San Antonio.

"Till the Cows Come Home"

Oil on panel, 8"x10"

Painted from another of my old 4"x6" photo prints.

"Within the Valley"

Oil on linen panel, 8"x10"
Another view of Monument Valley from photos I took many years ago.

"Dancing Light"

Oil on panel, 14"x11"
This is a conceptual piece, started as abstract shapes and developed from there.

"Just a Mitten"

Oil on panel, 8"x10"
Painted from a photo I took many years ago on a trip to the Grand Canyon and a stop in Monument Valley.

"Grapevine Hills"

Oil on panel, 11"x14"

Grapevine Hills in Big Bend National Park features monolithic uplifts, large boulders and desert sentinels resembling those in Arizona and Utah.

"Chisos from the Desert"

Oil on panel, 16"x20"

This scene of the Chisos Mountains in Big Bend is from the flat desert in the north region of the park.

"Hazy Day - Creosote and Sage in the Bend"

Oil on panel, 8"x10"

Not sure where in Big Bend I took the picture I worked from for this painting. It is possibly along the Ross Maxwell.

High and Mighty

Oil on panel, 11"x14"

Another scene from Big Bend National Park. This is along the Ross Maxwell scenic drive.

"Dry Desert"

Oil on linen panel, 11"x14"

This scene is in Big Bend National Park.

"Llano Cactus"

Oil on linen panel, 8"x10"

I spotted this opuntia growing just south of Llano.

"Desert and Mountains"

Oil on panel, 8"x8"

This scene was inspired by my many trips to Big Bend National Park.

"Here and There"

Oil on canvas, 18"x24"

Another hill country scene.

"Spring Creek"

Oil on panel, 16"x20"

This is a larger version of a 9"x12" painting I posted a while back titled Creekside.