Prairie Sunrise

This is an 11 x 14 oil painting of a Colorado prairie sunrise on stretched oil-primed linen. I started the painting using a thin sepia color. As it dripped down the canvas it created some really nice texture that I wanted to save. I let that color dry and then painted over it but allowed some of the texture to show through. It's framed as shown in a gold canvas floater frame. This painting is available for $450 and is headed to the John Deaux Gallery in Pueblo, CO. Call the gallery or email me if you are interested in owning this painting.

Prairie Sunset Sky - SOLD

Prairie sunsets can be very dramatic like this one. There is a full spectrum of values and more colors on display than you'd think. This oil painting is 6 x 8 inches on canvas board. It's available unframed for $125. Framed for $160. You can find it on my website.

Moonrise at Sunset - SOLD

I live on the prairie in southern Colorado. ​This moonrise scene caught me without a camera as I was out walking at dusk last summer with some friends. The beauty was storybook because the sun was setting at that moment. I excused myself, ran home as fast as I could, got my camera and took some incredible shots. This is the first painting I've done of that moonrise. This framed 11 x 14 painting is hanging at the John Deaux Gallery (719) 545-8407 in Pueblo, CO. Call the gallery or email me if you are interested in purchasing this painting for $450.

Prairie Sundown

 

My main artistic goal for 2015 is to paint the prairie skies of southern Colorado. This idea (to paint the sky) has been percolating in my mind for years. Now that I'm painting full time I have no more excuses. This painting is a sunset seen from my front yard. Indescribable in reality with that light shining around you. Just leaves me with a sense of awe and gratitude toward the Creator. This 11 x 14 oil painting is framed in a canvas floater frame (black with a gold front edge). Looks very nice and has a contemporary feel. Call the gallery (719) 545-8407 or email me to purchase for $450.
 

Treetop Pair

These birds are a male and female pair of Red House Finches. They were sunning themselves on a cold day on the top of a pine tree. This framed 5 x 7 inch oil painting is available at the John Deaux Gallery in Pueblo, CO. Call (719) 545-8407 to purchase or send me an email.

Red Finch - SOLD

Another painting of a red finch sunning himself on a tree top. I am pleased with this painting. I was able to loosen up and not be as careful. Doesn't seem logical but that usually makes for a better end result. It's about letting the paint be paint. This a is a 6 x 6 inch oil available in my Etsy shop for $100.

Bison Twins - GIFTED

Another painting based on our bison tour at the Zapata Ranch last spring. The hardest part of this painting for me was the foreground grass. I wiped it out a few times. I didn't want so much detail that it became a distraction from the real focus. I tend to put in too much detail. The other challenge was to make the bison in the back look like it's further back. This is a 6 x 9 inch framed oil painting and is available for $175 at the John Deaux Gallery in Pueblo, CO. Call the gallery or email me if you're interested in buying this painting.