"Late Afternoon Black Gap"

Oil on panel, 5"x7"

Bright light on the distant mountains late in the afternoon in Black Gap Wildlife Management area just east of Big Bend National Park.

"West Texas Livestock"

Oil on panel, 11"x14"

Another painting created from a photo taken by Leann Yancy Loosmore on her uncles ranch south of Marfa, Texas.

"Ocotillo on the Mountain"

Oil on linen panel, 12"x9"

A steep mountainside with scattered ocotillo in Big Bend National Park.

"Distant Rosillos"

Oil on panel, 10"x10"

The Rosillos Mountains form a backdrop for this scene of a steep incline in Big Bend National Park.

"Giver of Life"

Oil on panel 8"x8"

A gift of rain over a mesa just west of Marathon.

"Steer"

Oil on panel, 8"x8"

Thanks to Leann Yancy Loosmore for the photo I worked from for this painting. This is a steer from her uncles ranch south of Marfa, Texas.

"Desert Mountain"

Oil on linen panel, 9"x12"

A recurring theme from me no doubt. This is almost a mirror image of the painting I posted just over a week ago but it is an entirely different scene in the Bend.

"Big Bend Mountains"

Oil on panel, 11"x14"

A view of several layers of mountains fading further into the distance within Big Bend NP.

"Mescalito"

Oil on panel, 10"x10"

A white horse in a field somewhere near Hempstead, Round Top or La Grange, Texas. Can anyone guess how I came up with the name? Let me know if you have an idea.

"Mulies"

Oil on panel, 5"x7"

Another view of my favorite little Mule Ears Peaks in Big Bend NP.

"Volcanic Landscape"

Oil on panel, 8"x8"

An abstract design from Volcanic Rock near Burro Mesa in Big Bend NP.

"View from the Desert""

Oil on linen panel, 9"x12"

One of many views I photographed of the mountains in the Bend from the lowlands.

"Purple Mountain"

Oil on panel, 5"x7"

A simple mountain study, painted rather quickly.

"Ocotillo and Butte"

Oil on panel, 8"x8"

An ocotillo stands against a backdrop of a distant butte in Big Bend National Park.

"Cloud"

Oil on panel, 5"x7"

A rather simple cloud painted against a deep blue sky.

"The Distance Between Us"

Oil on panel, 10"x10"

This type of sky is mesmerizing to me, it's seeing such a distance in cloud layers, one over the other for as far as the eye can see until they fade somewhere near the horizon.

"Horse Grazing" (Sketch)

Oil on panel, 11"x14"

This is just a sketch of a horse grazing. I was originally going to complete the painting but decided I liked it as is, so I left it.

"Blue Landscape"

Oil on panel, 10"x10"

This piece was actually painted several months ago and left with intentions of one more session to complete it. I was thinking I would add more detail to the foreground flowers but decided to leave it and move on. So I photographed it this morning and here it is.

"Mare and Colt"

Oil on panel. 11"x14"

This painting was worked in a couple sessions. Started before I left for vacation and partially wiped down then finished this morning. Trying to get my groove back with these fast paintings. 11"x14" might be pushing my limits for a one session painting but I want to get to the point of painting a much larger piece in the same amount of time. At least I am hoping to and will attempt to work my way up the scale a little at a time.

"Perfect Day"

Oil on panel, 7"x5"

The title speaks for itself. What could be better than a view of the Mexican Riviera right before your eyes? Maybe an endless supply of ice cold beer to go with it?