Late evening shadows are one of my favorite things to paint in the landscape. I like how the edges illuminate with a myriad of golden lights. Even though there is a consistent light, each color still needs to be mixed and that was the main challenge in painting Gold Trace.
I came across these fallen trees on Lookout Mountain on a bright sunny day, which inspired me to paint “Fallen Tree.” Bleached white by the sun and wind at [...]
I could do a whole series on driveways. They seem to be as individual as fingerprints. Some are welcoming, while others seem to say, keep out! “Neighbor’s Drive” was [...]
I love the contrasting views on this road in Idaho. You can see the difference that water and light make on the landscape. The slow melting snow waters the north facing sides of the mountains provide for growing a forest and the south facing side is barren because it melted too fast.
I was drawn to this view along the Oregon Coast because of the moody lighting and color subtleties where a creek feeds out onto the sand and disappears at the edge of the Pacific Ocean. My aim was to pull viewers into the scene and then draw the eye to its details—the rocks, trees, leaves, water, reflections—and reward a closer inspection with the interplay of a myriad of colors and textures.
The soft colors in this view felt like a portal to Spring. My goals were to play up the soft colors of the spring blossoms without making them saccharine [...]
It’s always about lighting. The right light can transform an everyday scene into something magical. There are several places I stalk regularly in the hopes of catching it in [...]
I was inspired to paint this vista because of the light. It seemed to flatten everything as it poured in from the right. It looked like a painted stage [...]
I was driving through Eastern Oregon on a late summer's day when I caught the edge of a big thunderstorm as it was rising up in front of me. [...]
I have visited this ridge above the Clackamas River near my home many times in hopes of catching an inspiring view. That finally happened early one fall morning. I [...]
