Lead a Horse to Water 

8x10 Oil on Board

There’s a small seep on the back side of Squaw Peak high up where the canyons are still shallow depressions.  Once you get up there it’s pretty easy riding, but the climb up is steep and rocky, and on a hot summer morning the sun beats off the rocks, there’s hardly a breath of air, and sweat starts trickling down your back something awful.  It’s a welcome break to climb down and let the horse get a drink.

Beeman 

16x20 Oil on Canvas

My good friend Stan has kept bees for a long time.  He has often shared his honey with me.  I wanted to paint a picture of a man tending bees, so he offered to model for me.  Here he’s extracting honey from the hive.

The Auction

30x40 Oil on Canvas

A good friend passed on, and the neighbors have gathered at the auction of his tools and equipment, both to get a deal and to help his widow with expenses.  There's usually lots of stories about the departed told at one off these gatherings, as they pause in their inspections before the main auction gets started.

Payton

12x9 Oil on Board $324

 I was invited to spend a Night at the Museum as the featured artist. Payton was one of the visitors at the exhibit, and volunteered to act as my subject for a half hour portrait painting demonstration.  She was a good sport, and we had lots of fun teasing with the other customers during our half hour.  I've done portraits at fairs and exhibits before, and have found it easier to "catch" the subject as they move naturally through the pose while interacting with others than it is to demand that they try to hold a rigid pose.  They think they are holding, but inevitably move imperceptibly one way or another and it is nearly impossible to get them to move back to the original spot.  Especially with young people like Payton, part of making them feel comfortable is to allow them to interact with friends and family who are usually standing nearby.

Stillness of Evening 

15x16 Oil on Board

This was painted from a photo of a house in Nebraska, and one of a tree in Idaho.  Again I am experimenting with the textures and colors available when using a palette knife.  I really liked the transparent to opaque passages in the tree and sky.  It reminded me of times, as a child, playing tag and hide and seek in the coolness of the evening air just after the sun went down.  It seemed almost dreamlike,  and sounds seemed to carry so well in the stillness that preceded full darkness.

Lighthouse

15x16 Oil On Panel

$775.00

I painted this from a photo I took of a lighthouse on the south Florida coast several years ago while on a trip with the BYU Art Department.  I used a palette knife and enjoyed the challenges that tool introduces.  I layered the colors and did a lot of mixing on the painting surface.

Bullies

4x4 Oil on Board

As I painted, the way the potatoes enclose the onion I chuckled to myself when I thought they looked like bullies getting ready to beat up on the poor onion. The challenge was to capture the colors and textures while simplifying and using as few brush strokes as possible.

Amy

12x9 Oil on Board

I was invited to spend a Night at the Museum as the featured artist. Amy was one of the pirates "come alive" at the exhibit, and volunteered to act as my subject for a half hour portrait painting demonstration.  She was a good sport, and we had lots of fun teasing with the paying customers during our half hour.  I've done portraits at fairs and exhibits before, and have found it easier to "catch" the subject as they move naturally through the pose while interacting with others than it is to demand that they try to hold a rigid pose.  They think they are holding, but inevitably move imperceptibly one way or another and it is nearly impossible to get them to move back to the original spot.

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Limeade  

6x6 Oil on Panel

It was a cold February morning and the thought of a cool lime drink seemed to be just what I needed, and it turned out to be just the thing I wanted to paint.  Painting the glass with the ice and slice of lime was almost as refreshing as the drink.  With all the orange slices surrounding the remaining slice of lime I considered calling the painting "The Chosen", but went for the simpler title instead.

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Collection Without Connection

 6x6 Oil on Panel $36

I set up this bunch of items for the color and because it looked like it would be challenging to paint. I hope you enjoy the painting.

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