Highway to Zion

"Highway to Zion"

oil on linen board

10x20
sold

I took the photo of this scene several years ago in Zion National Park as the last rays of the sun colored the mountains in interesting ways.  I really enjoy painting Zion, as the colors are so beautiful!  It truly is a painter's paradise.

Fishing From the Dam

"Fishing From the Dam"

oil on linen panel

12x16

This painting is of a fisherman fishing from the dam on Quannah Parker Lake in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge.  This is a beautiful curved dam built during the depression by the Army Corps of Engineers.

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.

Wichita Mountains Bison

"Wichita Mountains Bison"

oil on linen canvas

36" x 36"

sold

This is a commission I just completed of bison in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge.  It is the largest painting I've completed so far.  I wasn't sure I would be able to paint such a large canvas in my tiny studio but I managed it.  Last weekend I attended an art show in Edmond, Oklahoma, and sold 15 paintings! 

Monument Colors

"Monument Colors"

oil on linen panel

14x11
$145

This is the second time I've painted this scene.  We visited Monument Valley a few years ago and I took a photo of this cliff.  I love the vivid colors of the rocks in Monument Valley and I enjoyed painting the interesting play of light on these cliffs.

Summer Herd

"Summer Herd"

oil on linen panel

10x20
sold

This is a scene I photographed in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge of a bison herd munching on summer grass with the mountains in the background.