Just Below the Hilltop (watercolor 14 x 18) sold
Another view of Sprague Trail. The woods there are so light, since the ice storm of 2021 thinned the forest.
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April 28, 2021 4:27 pm
4:15 pm
Forest Archway (watercolor 14 x 18) available
Another painting of the woods below our house.
4:00 pm
Doorway to the Sky (watercolor 14 x 18) available
Having just finished a southwestern commission, I was tempted by yet another pueblo painting.
April 15, 2021 10:36 am
Anasazi Doorway (16 x 21 watercolor) commissioned
This piece was commissioned as a companion piece to Sky City Mission.
Sky City Mission (sold)
February 10, 2021 12:41 pm
Beginning to Melt (15 x 22) available
One more painting of Croisan Creek Trail. This time after bit of snow.
November 23, 2020 5:22 pm
The Mossy Grove (watercolor 14 x 19) available
This is my favorite part of Skyline trail, where all of the trees are bearded with moss.
November 17, 2020 3:01 pm
Into the Woods (watercolor 13 x 20) available
Another painting of the woods below Sprague Highschool, and another one of our favorite walks.
2:49 pm
On the Rocks (watercolor 17 x 23) available
Yet another painting from our favorite local hike, Opal Creek, Oregon. There are just so many standout views on this hike.
2:30 pm
Painted Vista (watercolor 6 x 13) available
During the pandemic I’ve been spending time traveling through my extensive collection photo files. The reference photos for this painting go all the way back to a Southwestern odyssey we made in 2013. This vista is from Painted Desert National Park in Arizona not far from the visitor center.
October 17, 2020 6:23 pm
Chimney Rock (watercolor 9 x 12) available
Tooth, Badlands National Park (watercolor 9 x 12) available
This paintings reach far back into my photo file to an auto trip from Nebraska home to Oregon some ten years ago. These two paintings are of little outcrops in Badlands National Park, South Dakota.
August 7, 2020 1:25 pm
Back-Lit Bramble (watercolor 16 x 23) available
We aren’t going much of anywhere this summer due to Covid-19. Lucky for us, nearby Croisen Scenic Trail provides endless scenic fodder. This particular scene, is in the less trafficked part of the trail below Sprague High School.
June 2, 2020 6:07 pm
The Ultimate Alley View Take Two (watercolor 10 x 13) commission
A little commissioned piece based on a larger more colorful painting I did some years ago.
April 24, 2020 10:18 am
Dappled Spring Trail (watercolor 16 x 23) Sold
Dappled Spring Trail II (watercolor 13 x 21) available
Two sunny spring views, of the trial below our house in Salem, Oregon. Croisan Creek Trail, is an endless source of inspiration. During the current shelter in place orders, it is even more valuable as an escape.
9:34 am
Harbor Abstract II (17 x 23 watercolor) available
A harbor existing only in my teeming brain.
9:16 am
Stone-Drop Before the Bridge (watercolor 13 x 18) available
Water is ever fascinating. This time it is the ripple pattern caused by a stone landing the the Llangollen Canal, in Shropshire, England that caught my eye.
January 31, 2020 12:21 pm
Lithe Birch (watercolor 13 x 19) sold
An upwards look at a graceful birch.
12:10 pm
Looking Up Cologne (watercolor 10 x 14) available
The tower leading up to Cologne Cathedral’s tower is uniquely lit with multiple windows. Here is my take on the view up to the bells.
January 11, 2020 3:27 pm
Barcelona Night (watercolor 13 x 19) available
Barcelona in January. Even after midnight the streets still bustle.
3:15 pm
Fall Light on Croisen Trail (watercolor 12 x 19) available
Another view of the hill below our house.
November 22, 2019 4:32 pm
The Bridge in Our Wake (watercolor 15 x 19) available
This is the beautifully rural Llangollen Canal, near Llangollen, Wales. As you can see from the wake, I took the reference photos for this painting looking back over the stern of our little narrowboat. To be ridiculously specific, this Bridge 36W looking back towards Trevor Basin on the last leg of our journey to Llangollen itself. Its idyllic up there.
October 28, 2019 5:05 pm
Moored Garden (watercolor 17 x 23) available
Another painting from our narrowboating trip on the Llangollen. This time there’s actually a narrowboat in the painting, not to mention the canal itself. I took the reference photo for this painting not far from Ellesmere.
August 19, 2019 6:01 pm
Looking Up Saint Peters (watercolor 15 x 17 )available
An upwards look at St. Peters, in Rome.
5:48 pm
July 30, 2019 5:00 pm
July 8, 2019 5:00 pm
Northwest by Victorian (watercolor 15 x 22) available
This is a fantasy grouping of the real Victorian houses just east of downtown Albany, and the rather prominent church just west of downtown.
4:56 pm
Lacey Edge (watercolor 12 x 17) available
Watercolor painting of the lacy patterns made by light on the forest edge.
June 8, 2019 8:44 pm
Spring Tangle (watercolor 14 x 19) Sold
This painting has sold, but you can purchase a fine art reproduction here.
May 23, 2019 1:56 pm
Saint Jost Church (watercolor 10 x 23) available
The Saint Jost bell tower in Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic.
May 8, 2019 8:22 pm
Looking Up Towards Home II (watercolor 13 x 19) Sold
Walking home from a morning walk in the woods we looked up the hill towards our house into magical morning light. I’ve done my best to capture that light in this pair of paintings.
Looking Up Towards Home I (watercolor 13 x 19) Sold
These paintings have sold, but you can still purchase prints here.
8:18 pm
Spring Snow on Croisan Train (watercolor 14 x 19) available
We walked Croisan Scenic Trail all this winter, rain, snow, or shine. It is beautiful in the snow.
8:13 pm
8:10 pm
Breaking Out: Empty Nest IV (watercolor 18 x 21) available
Another painting based on my empty nest.
6:28 pm
To the Cathedral (watercolor 15 x 19) SOLD
Santa Cruz in the Barrio on a street leading to the Seville Cathedral.
This painting has sold, but you can still purchase a fine art print.
February 15, 2019 6:23 pm
Wings From Home: Empty Nest III (watercolor 23 x 17) sold
Another painting based on the empty nest I found in our yard.
February 5, 2019 7:39 pm
Empty Nest II (watercolor 15 x 19) available
Reflections on becoming an empty nester, via abstract variations of a bird’s nest I found in my backyard.
January 14, 2019 3:36 pm
Empty Nest (13 x 15 watercolor) available
We had Juncos nesting under our deck last spring. After the birds had left, I stole one of the nests to paint.
September 10, 2018 3:44 pm
Alhambra Muse (watercolor 17 x 23) available
This is one of the first courts in the Palacios Nazaries of Granada’s Alhambra.
3:22 pm
August 27, 2018 11:13 am
The Yellow Church (watercolor 16 x 23) available
This is the Plaza Mayor in the village of Zahara, Cadiz Province, Spain. The village is one of the more picturesque pueblos blancos in Andulacia. The church I’ve painted is known as the Torre del Reloj (Yellow Tower), and it dominates the square.
August 17, 2018 5:17 pm
Strolling the 1929 Expo (watercolor 23 x 17) available
This is Seville’s Plaza de Espana where Spain held the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929. Seville went all out for this World Fair venue. The plaza is a beautiful mix of Art Deco and Spanish Renaissance Revival, Spanish Baroque Revival and Neo-Mudéjar styles.
