I associate tough cold winters with gray brooding skies. Winter Barn was just the opposite. Cool Cerulean skies, bright white snow and a crisp red barn seemed to carve high [...]

The brightly lit water and shore were at odds with the dark forest. This presented a unique challenge in not only value control but edge definition as well. I [...]

I’m always up for a painting challenge. This river was flowing away from me into the bright light. This presents the challenge of getting the varied edges and value [...]

I was drawn to the positioning of complementary colors and inspired by the challenge of working blue against orange. The surge of bright water offered a respite to a [...]

I have easy access to Mt. Hood and the Cascade range. Hikes can be magical and certainly inspirational. Being above the clouds as portrayed in At Altitude worked its [...]

This painting was all about the mystery driveway that you’ll never go down. It’s captured here in oil paint as a kind of door to another place. Purchase [...]

The intrigue in this building came from its all-over white paint. Handling the various white oils is a challenge in and of itself. This challenge was successful after many [...]

I wanted to capture the aloneness of the high Oregon desert. This very hot residence has cooked so many years up there that it has to be well done. [...]

Waves is an oil landscape painting from the springtime of year. Colors are still vivid and not washed out as much as late summer. That makes for a good [...]

Large paintings of grand vistas are a good test for color mixing skill. Oil paint provides many pathways to mixing green. I use some premixed greens and have learned [...]