On Alert

"On Alert"

12x16

oil on linen board
$175

My girlfriend, Renee, and I were together in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge when we spotted a couple of bull elk at a great distance.  We set out walking toward them and were able to get close enough to get some good photos with our telephoto cameras.  I painted this from one of our photos taken that day.  It's rare to see elk in the Refuge unless you get up early in the morning.

Quartz Mountain Rocks

"Quartz Mountain Rocks"

32" by 43"

oil on canvas panel
sold

I finally finished this large commissioned work.  I feel like I've been working on it forever!  I don't think I will accept any more commissions.  When you take a commission, you are painting to please a client, not yourself.  I would rather paint whatever inspires me at the time.