Mattatuck Museum

I promise to be posting more art very soon, I have been busy on multiple pieces but in the meantime, please check out this link on the upcoming Mattatuck Museum exhibition I have 5 paintings included in along with some big time names in american art. And of course that is one of my pieces they are using to advertise the show.

http://www.mattatuckmuseum.org/future

House of Blues (revised)

Oil on panel, 8"x16"

Another piece I felt had potential but It didn't live up to my expectations so I reworked it. Not sure about a few things and who knows, I may rework the rework, I will stew on that for a bit and move on for now.

Sundown in Cypresswood (revised)

Oil on panel, 20"x16"

This painting has evolved and changed dramatically from the original post of it. I have repainted every square inch of this piece feeling like it had opportunity to be something special if I put forth the effort.

I still cant get a good photograph of it but I am much more pleased with it than I was before I reworked it.

A Creek in the Hills (revised)

 Oil on panel, 11"x14

A revised version of this piece. I just added more detail and tightened it up a bit more than the original which was more like an underpainting.

Shallow Creek

Oil on panel, 16"x20"
No doubt I will fiddle with this piece in a couple of areas but it is complete for the most part and I want to move on to some other paintings.

Sun Kissed

Oil on Belgian Linen panel, 9"x12"

(detail of Sun Kissed)

Another scene from the beautiful Rocker U Ranch northwest of Del Rio, Texas. My thanks go out again to the Dougal Cameron family for allowing me to paint and photograph on their property.

Monuments of Time (Revised)

Oil on panel, 16"x20"

This is a revised version of the previously posted painting by the same name. I have totally reworked almost every inch of this piece. I may attempt to get a better photo but wanted to repost it today.

Near Dusk

Oil on panel, 8"x10"

A quick study in color and composition.

Sunlit Hills on the Rocker U - Study

Oil on panel, 8"x10"

This is a scene of the sun setting on a hillside on the Rocker U Ranch northwest of Del Rio, Texas. The Cedar trees, scrub oak and some sage mixed in the foreground.

Cow Study

Oil on panel, 6"x8"

A quick study of a cow I photographed near Halletsville, Texas.

Oak Shadows - Rocker U Ranch

Oil on panel, 6"x8"

This scene is down near the Devils River and a lightly used road going in and out of shadows cast from tall oak trees.

The Old Shearing Barn - Rocker U Ranch

Oil on Belgian linen panel, 9"x12"

Another treasure on the beautiful Rocker U Ranch northwest of Del Rio, Texas. This old shearing barn is a remnant from years past when shearing sheep and goats was common to Texas Hill Country ranch life.

Horses on the Crescent Cross

Oil on stretched canvas, 36"x72"x2.25"

This painting is a compilation of multiple reference photos of my sons' horses on the Crescent Cross Ranch in Point Comfort, Texas. The photo is a bit washed out on the right as the painting is hanging in a dining room with the windows to the right.

At the Water Trough (En Plein Air at the Rocker U Ranch)

Oil on linen panel, 9"x12"

Another plein air peice from the Rocker U Ranch northwest of Del Rio. Just an incredible experience to paint there.

My setup for At the Water Trough. I purposely left the windmill out of this painting as the strong vertical structure would have been to high in the painting and caused the eye to run off the panel or would have been to close to the edge.

Canyon View (Plein Air at the Rocker U Ranch)

Oil on Panel, 12"x12"
I painted this scene en plein air in the late morning and early afternoon light at the Rocker U Ranch northwest of Del Rio, Texas. Just an incredibly beautiful place. I have to thank Mr. Dougal Cameron and family for allowing me the opportunity to visit and paint on this magnificent piece of heaven on earth. I am a true lover of this rugged transition between the Edwards Plateau and Chihuahuan Desert regions.

Me painting the distant Canyons at the Rocker U.

Old Rock House - Plein Air at the Rocker U Ranch

Oil on linen panel, 9"x12"

I did this painting at the beautiful Rocker U ranch northwest of Del Rio, Texas. This old rock house may have belonged to original homesteaders. The photo is a bit weak in color and contrast as it was taken indoors at night with poor lighting.

Here I am on location at the Rocker U painting the Old Rock House

Badlands Bull

Oil on panel, 8"x8"

This is just a quick sketch of a bull on a private ranch in the Badlands of Wyoming.

Calf

Oil on panel, 5"x7"
Just a little ol' doggie. Painted from photos I took near Hallettsville, Texas.

Painting at Brooks Lake from OutdoorPainter.com

Me and David Smith of Kerrville, Texas painting at Brooks Lake, high in the Absoroka Mountains of Wyoming. Photo from Parting Shots of OutdoorPainter.com. Note: Our identities were mixed up by the publication. That is me on the left of the photo. The painting I was working on was posted on Oct. 5th.

Chisos and Desert

Oil on panel, 6"x8"

I have painted a similar scene before a little larger and with much more detail. I wanted to keep this piece as simple as possible, yet enough detail to describe the scene properly. Painted from photos taken in Big Bend National Park.