Blue Vase 

9x12 Oil on Board 

$360

I was just having fun with the colors and composition on this one.  Hope you like it.

Clearing the Baler 

12x12 Inches Oil on Masonite  

$475

The old hay balers needed lots of tending just to keep them running.  Too much hay entering the machine all at once would jam the works and lead to delays.  My uncle didn't know he was posing for a photo, but my Mom was there with her Kodak Brownie at just the right moment.

Barn in Autumn

20x24 Inches Oil on Canvas 

$1440

Roaming through the countryside near Sonoma, California I fell under the spell of this old barn sturdily awaiting the next harvest.  The lane to the door looked unused and the fields appeared abandoned, but it had been built well and still offered shade from the summer sun, and a protected nest to the owl that swooped into the loft while I painted.

Desert Trails 

14x18 Inches  Oil on Masonite

 $756

South of the Salt Flats West of Salt Lake City lie desert valleys with few roads and lots of Juniper and sage brush.  Out there the desert winds whisper of ancient lake beds, and civilizations coming and going while seeking the deer and antelope for food and clothing.  It's easy to imagine their shadows under the low trees in the quiet isolation.

Aspens in the Back Yard 

9x12 Oil on Canvas

The air had turned crisp and the yellow leaves of the aspens lay in a blanket over the green grass in the back yard.  That morning the sun shone brightly, making the colors almost florescent.  It was beautiful, a real joy to paint.

After the Storm

30x40 Inches

 Oil on canvas

The lightning flashed amid the rolling thunder during the night, but the next morning the air smelled pristine, and the world felt revitalized.  as a child I'd have launched some sticks for boats in the bigger puddles, then set about to blow them out of the water with thrown rocks.  It was the height of settings for runaway imagination.

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.