I hope that the emotional, aesthetic, and descriptive concepts I attempt to paint will inspire you to imagine, dream, wish, explore, discover, experience, value, enjoy, love, feel...... the peace, tranquility, or energy of rivers, lakes, oceans, the calm, serenity, or power of sunrises and sunsets, the energy and grandeur of aspen forests, the sublime beauty and poetry of flowers.....
ENTRANCE TO SERENITY....
an abtract depiction of the river and landscape surrounding my home in Jemez Springs.
Oil
12x14
SOLD
10/5/11
JEMEZ SUNSET
oil
SOLD
10/4/11
ASPEN MEADOW MORNING
oil
12 x 12
gallery wrapped canvas
"The closest way to the universe is through a forest wilderness." ~John Muir
SOLD
10/2/11
AUTUMN GOLD
acrylic
12 x 12
gallery wrapped canvas
SOLD
10/1/11
ASPEN PATH
oil
12 x 12
gallery wrapped canvas
"If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company of trees." ~Hal Borland
10/7/10
VAQUERO DEL NORTE 8x10 acrylic on canvas
VAQUERO DEL SUR 8x10 acrylic
VINEYARD VISTA
The Albuquerque International Balloon Festival juxtaposed with the Bernalillo Wine Festival vineyards.
Acrylic 16x20
UNDER THE GRAPE ARBOR Acrylic 20x24
HARVEST
Acrylic
24x20
9/30/10
ASPEN FIESTA Acrylic on panel 24x48
These paintings are my tribute to the aspen groves in the Jemez Mountains. The rustling sound, as of a babbling brook, is produced by the friction of the leaves on one another.
ASPEN MOSAIC
Acrylic on panel 24x48
SOLD
The Aspen is valued for the grace and beauty of the grey bark and its rustling leaves. This rustling of the leaves, which are scarcely ever still even in the stillest air, is the most striking feature of the tree.
ASPEN MEADOW
Acrylic on panel
48x24
SOLD
Autumn, "with his gold hand gilding the falling leaf," spreads its badge of splendid decay over each leaf in succession and the tree gains a variety of color.
ASPEN SERENADE Acrylic on panel 16x20
"A perfect calm; that not a breath Is heard to quiver through the closing woods, Or rustling turn the many-twinkling leaves Of aspen tall."Thompson
ASPEN CANOPY Acrylic on panel 24x30
Aspen forests are very important. They easily grow in a burned-out area. Aspen roots are very sturdy and don’t die even when there’s a fire. When the leaves fall in autumn it makes the soil very rich. It’s also good for other plants that grow there. Aspen trees provide food for many animals, especially the elk and deer.
AUTUMN ASPEN
pastel
16x20 matted
5/5/10
SUNSET BRILLIANCE
What a breathtaking view at the end of the day, as the sun sets across the horizon on the red rock mesas.
Oil
16x20
SOLD
4/26/10
THE SEA OF SUNSET
This is the land the sunset washes,
These are the banks of the Yellow Sea;
Where it rose, or whither it rushes,
These are the western mystery! Emily Dickenson
acrylic on canvas
11x14
4/22/10
SUNSET OVER LAKE TAHOE
acrylic on canvas
11x14
4/20/10
EVENING RED SKY
As the sun sets over the mesas, vermillion sky explodes.
14x18
acrylic on canvas
4/19/10
SUNSET RIVER
acrylic on gallery wrapped canvaas
12 x 12
4/18/10
BLUE MOON...reflections on the water
11x14
acrylic on canvas
3/27/10
A RIVER APART
Every sunrise is a blessing, / A gift for just today, / Rejoice my friend, / Embrace it before it fades away! Author Unknown
18x14
acrylic on canvas
3/24/10
Chamisa Mesa
The Chamisa plant blooms in late summer in New Mexico and is a harbinger of fall. The red rock "mesas" surround my home in the Jemez Valley.
Oil on canvas
9x12
3/22/10
WOODLAND CANOPY
The cottonwood trees along the Jemez River create a secluded haven.
Oil on canvas 24x30
$550.00 SOLD
ON THE EDGE...
memories of Big Sur, CA on a foggy day.
18x14
acrylic on canvas
3/21/10
TUSCAN DREAM
I fell in love with Tuscany, the birthplace of my maternal grandfather, when I visited Italy a few years ago. The countryside of that beautiful area is depicted here with a poppy field, cypress trees, and village in the background.
16x20 acrylic on canvas
3/2/10
SUMMER REFLECTIONS
Ah, summer! A time for quiet reflection...a sole figure on the lake.
Oil on Canvas
16x20
3/1/10
AUTUMN REFLECTIONS
The colors of fall reflect on the water.
Oil on canvas
11x14
2/18/10
JEMEZ RIVER AT DUSK
Oil on canvas
16x20
1/22/10
THROUGH THE ASPEN
Acrylic on board
8x10
SOLD
1/21/10
FOLLOW THE RIVER small abstract of the river and landscape that surrounds my home
Acrylic on board
8x10
SOLD
1/20/10
PEACEFUL RIVER
Acrylic on board
8x10
1/19/10
SUNRISE SENTINEL
acrylic on canvas
11x14
1/11/10
Out to Pasture
Acrylic on panel 8x10
OLD BARN...OLD TRUCK Acrylic on canvas 8x10
SOLD
OLD RUSTY oil 8x10 $100.00
OUT TO PASTURE 2 acrylic 8x10 $150.00
OLD BLUE oil 8x10 $150.00
POTTERY WITH WHEAT
Acrylic
8x10
This was originally a needlework piece I did back in the '70s. I thought it would also make a good painting.