20% off Holiday Sale through Dec 10!

Give a truly original gift. All of my original paintings (framed and unframed) in my online Etsy gallery are 20% off through December 10. I can mail the painting directly to your loved one. Just contact me with their address after your purchase. Click here to view available paintings.

Junior Jackrabbit - SOLD

Charcoal drawing of a young jackrabbit that was hanging around my house last summer. Available in my Etsy gallery. Click here to view on Etsy.

Wise Old Jackrabbit

I can understand why jackrabbits are often made into characters in stories. They have such a unique face. This is an 8 x 16 oil painting available unframed for $250 and framed as shown for $350. Click here to view in my online Etsy gallery.

Sunset Glow

• original oil painting
• painted on canvas panel
• framed as shown
• Size: 8 x 10 inch
• Framed size 12.75 x 21.75
• signed on front and back
• Title: Sunset Glow

The clouds over the western plains are spectacular at sunset. Painting them is quite a challenge. There are so many colors that seem to layer over each other creating subtle shifts in value. There's also a kind of shimmering translucence as the light passes through them. Available in my Etsy gallery. Click here to view on Etsy.

Curious and Calm

I saw this pair in last year driving through Colorado. Personality plus. I'm calling it "Curious and Calm." This is a 9 x 12 framed oil painting available in my Etsy gallery. Click here to view on Etsy.

Sunflowers in Blue

I haven't painted a still life in a long time. This was a challenge. You definitely get better at painting a subject when you stick with it. This painting is a 6 x 6 inch oil available in my Etsy gallery. Click here to go to Etsy.

Sunset Storm Cloud

Storm clouds form like this on the prairie behind my home. This one got especially beautiful at sunset. This is a 10 x 20 inch oil painting on a canvas panel available in my Etsy gallery. Click here to view on Etsy.

Young Jackrabbit Drawing

I've been wanting to start working on sculptures of jackrabbits. I thought a good beginning would be to do some drawings. Drawing helps you see how every part relates. This is a young jackrabbit (sort of a teenager) that was hanging around our house this summer — 7.5 x 10 charcoal drawing on paper.

Meadowlark

I recently painted a 4 x 4 inch version of this meadowlark that sold. So this is a 6 x 6 inch. I am always surprised at what happens when I paint the same thing again. It can be very different from the first. A different moment in time creates something truly unique. This painting is available in my Etsy gallery. Click here to view this and other paintings/prints on Etsy.

Jackrabbit Lope - SOLD

Saw this jackrabbit as the sun was going down running toward me. The ears were picking up the full sunlight which turned them bright orange. This is a 6 x 6 oil painting available in my Etsy gallery. Click here to view on Etsy.

Lightning in Prairie Storm

Another painting of the storm that appeared over Pueblo, Colorado a few weeks ago and lasted into the evening. When the lightning flashed it created an orange glow and lit up the rain. This is a 12 x 12 gallery wrapped oil painting. It has 1.5 inch sides. The painting extends on to the sides. Available in my Etsy gallery. Click here to view on Etsy.

Evening Prairie Storm

There was an incredible storm cloud over Pueblo, Colorado a few weeks ago that inspired this painting. When the lightning inside the cloud flashed it would color the rain orange. Beautiful! I'm saving this for a show but if you are interested in purchasing please contact me by email here.

Portrait of a Meadowlark

Meadowlarks are one of my favorite song birds. Each one has unique black markings on its chest set against a brilliant yellow chest. This is a 4 x 4 inch unframed oil painting available in my Etsy gallery. Click here to view on Etsy.

Meadowlark - SOLD

One of my favorite birds. Meadowlarks have a beautiful song. They will perch on the telephone lines and sing to each other as the sun sets. I've often wondered if birds think sunsets are beautiful too. This is a little 4 x 4 inch painting available in my Etsy gallery. Click here to view on Etsy.

Flop Ear Jackrabbit

This jackrabbit just finished washing its ear. They drag their front foot over the whole length to clean it. This ear didn't quite pop back up yet : ) This is a 6 x 6 oil painting available in my Etsy gallery. Click here to view this and my other work on Etsy.

Sundown Jackrabbit - SOLD

I live on the Colorado prairie. This jackrabbit wandered into my yard about sundown. He was covered with an orange glow and his eye reflected the sun. I think he knew I was watching him : ) This framed 5 x 7 inch oil on canvas panel available in my Etsy gallery. Click here to go to Etsy.

Prairie Clouds

These are the prairie clouds I see from my back yard. It's hard to fathom how huge they are. I wish I could do them justice. This is an unframed 8 x 16 inch oil painting on a canvas panel available in my Etsy gallery. Click here to view on Etsy.

Neighbors

I love to bird watch in my backyard. I have a chain link fence and the smaller birds like sparrows will perch in the holes created by the wires. It's fun to se them interact with each other. This is a 6 x 6 inch oil available in my Etsy gallery. Click here to view on Etsy.

Jackrabbit on Alert

I live on the prairie in Colorado. This jackrabbit wandered into my yard with perfect back lighting. They are easily spooked and something caught this one's attention. This is a 6 x 6 inch oil painting available in my Etsy gallery. Click here to view on Etsy.

Sleepy Rabbit - SOLD

This rabbit was sunbathing in my back yard and looking very comfortable as it started to fall asleep. This is a 6 x 6 oil painting available in my Etsy Gallery. Click here to view on Etsy.

Heading Home

I was sitting in my car in a Walmart parking lot and saw this woman heading home about dinner time. The sun was setting and cast these odd zigzag shadow shapes on the pavement. Inspired I took her photo. I wonder what she would think if she knew I painted this everyday moment in her life. This is a 6 x 6 inch painting available in my Etsy gallery. Click here to view on Etsy.

On the Hunt

I painted the value study of the cowboy last year but felt frozen as to how to move forward to make it into a painting. So it sat. Last weekend I took a painting workshop with artist Kim Mackey. He guided me through the process. I'm happy with the result. But it seems like the more I paint the more I realize how far I have to go. It's like learning to play the piano. Practice, practice, practice so that the music starts to flow. This is an 11 x 14 oil available in my Etsy gallery. Click here to view it and my other paintings.

Blue Jackrabbit

I have been sick with an awful cold virus for a month. Before that I was taking a class on color with artist Jill Soukup. This painting was done using 4 colors next to each other on the color wheel. It's a 6 x 6 inch oil painting available in my Etsy gallery. Click here to view on Etsy.

Cowgirl

I'm taking a class with artist Jill Soukup in Denver on color. The significant thing for me in this painting is that I worked from a black and white photo. I had to create the color in my head. It helped me move away from just painting the photo. I tend to be too detail oriented. Anything that pushes me away from that is good : ) This is an 8 x 10 painting available in my Etsy gallery.

Sparrow - SOLD

A sparrow in my backyard. This is a 4 x 6 oil painting available in my Etsy gallery. Click here to view in Etsy.

Sweet Sparrow - SOLD

A sparrow in my backyard. This is a 4 x 4 inch oil on a canvas panel available framed at Gallery 150 in Salida, CO for $140.

Mustang Dare

This white-faced mustang stallion was tossing his head at another horse that got too close to his territory boundary line in the Sand Wash Basin in northern Colorado. Fascinating to watch! This is an framed 8 x 8 inch oil on canvas panel available at Gallery 150 in Salida, CO.