Soft Morning Light Sold

5" x 7": Eucalyptus grove near Little Tujunga Canyon Road, Los Angeles County.

New: "Summer Sky"

5" x 7" - I just can't help myself: Here's another view, from below, of part of that eucalyptus grove.

New: Rustic Elegance

7" x 5" - You guessed it, more of the same grove of trees. I seem to be addicted.

New: Sunday Drive

11"x14" -- No traffic, beautiful scenery outside Paso Robles.

New: Midsummer Afternoon

11"x14" -- A back road outside the hamlet of Harmony, California.

Valley of Light

16" x 20" - I always wanted to paint this scene again, in a larger format. This the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

New: Ocean View

6" x 8" - Overlooking the sea, just south of Cambria.

Spring's Abundance

9" x 12" - An old dirt road through the poppy fields in Southern California

Red Dirt

5" x 7" - Summertime along California's Central Coast

Light on the Snake

5"x7" - A cloudy day at the Snake River in Wyoming

Springtime

5"x7" - Southern California's famous Poppy Preserve after a rainy winter

Early Color

8"x10" - A grove of aspens, just starting to "turn"

Changing Seasons

12"x16" -- Mid-September, not even Fall yet, but already signs of winter

Nearly Sunset Sold

8" x 10" - Early summer sunset on the Gulf Coast of Florida.

New: Into the Heartland

18" x 24" - Another painting from our summer 2008 trip to Cambria. This is slightly south and a few miles inland, heading into farmland. Off every busy highway in California, there are hidden treasures like this scene.

New: Vineyard Overlook

8" x 10" - Late afternoon, looking across the Napa Valley.

Good Fishing SOLD

6"x8" - A good fishing stream, depending on who's telling the story

Toward Evening SOLD

8" x 10" - Late afternoon, a dry creekbed.

Country Road Sold

16" X 20" - I've painted this spot a few times, and just had to do it again! The position of the hill on the right side allows great cast shadows across the brush and dirt road.

Natural Grace

11" x 14" - A warm day in one of the local Southern California foothill canyons - eucalyptus backlit by the afternoon sun.

The Wandering River

18" x 24" - A river valley in Wyoming where the river seems to travel all over the valley floor without rhyme or reason. I painted this as a companion piece to "Out West" - another vista that epitomizes the West

Out West

18" x 24" - Wide open spaces

Wilderness Road

11" x 14" - Outside Dubois, Wyoming, this gravel road leads back to petroglphs, glaciers, and incredible scenery.

Aspen Meadow SOLD

11" x 14" - Late summer near Yellowstone National Park

"California Natives"

12" x 16" - Shaggy palm trees and prickly pear cactus in Descanso Gardens' Native Plant Garden.

Last Light II SOLD

9" x 12" - Again the eucalyptus grove in Little Tujunga Canyon. I took some artistic license with the sky to "kick it up a notch."

Winter Vines

8" x 10" -- February in Napa Valley, California wine country

Coastal Calm Sold

8" x 10" - A calm clear day on the Southern California coast

Coastal Oaks

6" x 8" - Typical California... golden hillside studded with oak trees

Coastal Light

8" x 10" - Within Camp Hunter Liggett along the Central Coast of California

Desert Drama

20" x 24" - Spring storm clouds near Tucson, AZ

Dunsmore Canyon Trail

20" x 30" - One of my favorite places in the Foothills Sold

"Early Morning"

24" x 36" - A spring morning near Fillmore, California

End of the Day Sold

9" x 12" - Late afternoon at Peter Strauss Ranch near Los Angeles

Around the Bend II SOLD

6" x 8" - A new favorite spot, a side road in Little Tujunga Canyon with a grove of eucalyptus trees.

Down the Road SOLD

6" x 8" - Looking in the other direction from "Around the Bend II." Love those trees and their cast shadows!

Loop Trail Sold

16" x 20" - Another part of the Deukmejian wilderness park in the local foothills, with every shade of green in the springtime

Morning Train to Phantom Ranch

20" x 30" - The early morning mule ride down the Bright Angel Trail to Phantom Ranch at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, Arizona.

Out Wickenburg Way

12" x 16" - Saguaros and Palo Verde trees in Arizona in the spring.

Reflections of Morning Sold

9" x 12" - Little Grass Valley Reservoir in Northern California

Red Dirt Road

8" x 10" - A back road on the way to Jalama Beach along the California central coast. Sold

River View

9" x 12" - Overlooking the land in Yellowstone National Park

Sierra Meadow SOLD

10" x 8" - In the Mariposa Gro ve near Yosemite National Park

Spanish Style

14" x 11" - Bougainvillea and bottlebrush

Spring - Eaton Canyon

9" x 12" - Another favorite local spot, above Pasadena, when the spring mustard is in bloom

Spring Finery

8" x 10" - Flowering fruit trees (California really does have seasons)

Trailhead

8" x 10" - At the start of the Dunsmore Canyon trail in the Foothills

Taos Fields SOLD

20" x 24" - Amazing colors as the light struck the land in Taos, NM. This painting was barely dry when it went to its new owners, and hangs in the entryway of our friends' beautiful home. I'mg glad I get to visit it now and then.

Twilight on the Trail

8" x 10" - Looking down the Dunsmore Canyon trail in the San Gabriel mountains

The Padre's Garden Sold

12" x 9" - The central courtyard at San Antonio Mission northwest of Paso Robles, CA - one of the more difficult missions to find, but well worth the effort.

Vista Point

16" x 20" - The coastline above Santa Barbara

A Walk by the Lake

12" x 16" - A winter day on the North Shore of Big Bear Lake, California

Winter Light SOLD

5" x 7" - Morning after a heavy snowfall

Winter Blankets

5" x 7" - Heavily laden trees after an overnight storm.

Winter Wonderland

10" x 4" - Snowy mountain road in Utah

Winter Whites

8" x 10" - A winter day in the Southern Californiamountains

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Chains Required

8" x 10" - A snowy backroad

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Coastal Haze

8" x 10" - Along the Pacific coast north of Santa Barbara Sold

Into the Valley

18" x 24" - Descending into a mountain valley in Idaho Sold

Road to Town SOLD

8" x 10" - A scene along the open road

Leaving Town

8" x 10" - A great spot of road in California's Central Coast region Sold

6:30 near Los Olivos

12"x16" - Perfect time of day in the Central Coast wine country, late afternoon in June Sold