Sunlit Meadow watercolor on paper, 5"x7" $125.00 + $6.00 shipping in US. SOLD Oaks in the plateau country not far from our home.

From the studio wall:

The emotions are sometimes so strong that I work without knowing it. The strokes come like speech.

~Vincent Van Gogh


Everybody hates me because I'm so universally liked.

~Peter de Vries


Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

~Scott Adams


If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all.

~Michaelangelo

Memory 19 acrylic on paper, 6"x6" $125.00 + $6.00 shipping in US. SOLD A mud bar on Catherine Creek. I used to canoe down this gentle stream. Hope to do it again.

Pablo's Pad oil on board, 5"x7" $125.00 + $6.00 shipping in US. SOLD Speaking of dogs, this is our dog Pablo (after Picasso,)curled up in his favorite sleeping spot. He's a little Beagle cross we got at the pound in Flagstaff. Pablo's an old guy now, about 14 or 15. He still loves his daily walks, though. I can't recall a time in my life when I didn't have a dog.

Memory 18 acrylic on paper, 6"x6" $125.00 + $6.00 shipping in US. SOLD This is the same old ranch dog depicted in "Memory 5," my post of June 8th. My posts are going to be less frequent for awhile. I'm preparing work this week for a show in Burbank and then leave in a few days for Oregon. My wife's already up there--she even took the dog! Lonely down here. I told Brenda I didn't miss her but I missed the dog. She might not let me in the door when I get there. I might be in the doghouse.

Memory 16 acrylic on paper, 7"x5" $125.00 + $6.00 shipping in US. My longtime friend Marshall sitting in front of his tent, way back in the 70's. I used to visit him at his high mountain property in Oregon, where he was building a log cabin all by himself. He posed for several paintings back when I was beginning my art career. Once I had him stand on the railroad tracks while I did a drawing...practically got him ran over when I got engrossed in the drawing and didn't notice the train coming. Looking back I realize Marshall's been very patient with me.

From the studio wall:

"And all the waters
Of all the streams
Sang in my veins
That summer day"

~Last stanza of "The Waking", by Theodore Roethke


"Excellence is not a singular act but a habit. You are what you do repeatedly."

~Shaquille O'Neal


"Fall seven times, stand up eight."

~Japanese Proverb


Experiencing the present purely is being empty and hollow; you catch grace as a man fills his cup under a waterfall.

~Annie Dillard

Memory 14 acrylic on paper, 6"x6" $125.00 + $6.00 shipping in US. Another attempt at recovering the feel of a long-ago memory--in this case, daughter Melissa's third birthday. My 100th painting post. Woo hoo!

Memory 15 acrylic on paper, 6"x6" $125.00 + $6.00 shipping in US. SOLD A little more precise rendering than "Memory 12", but still an attempt to find a visual equivalent for the dream-like nature of memory.

Memory #13 Acrylic on paper, 6"x6" $125.00 + $6.00 shipping in US. SOLD Patches, one of our dogs from long ago. He showed up one day as a stray, which is what happens when you live in the country. We kept him, of course. He was a big, goofy, gentle guy.

Memory 12 acrylic on paper, 6"x6" $125.00 + $6.00 shipping in US. SOLD A looser, more dream-like interpretation. I plan to do more like this.

Memory # 11 mixed media on paper, 6"x6" $125.00 + $6.00 shipping in US. SOLD

From the studio wall:


"Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing."

~ Wernher Von Braun


Sometimes I think creativity is magic; it's not a matter of finding an idea, but allowing the idea to find you."

~ Maya Lin


Before I met my husband, I'd never fallen in love, though I'd stepped in it a few times.

~ Rita Rudner

Shell Series #11 $125.00 + $6.00 shipping in US. SOLD Mussel shells are so plentiful that they tend to be underrated. But if one takes the time to look, their streamlined shapes and dark, iridescent surfaces are incredibly beautiful.

Shell Series #5 Oil on board, 5"x7" $125.00 + $6.00 shipping in US. SOLD Seashells are such intricate wonders. This gorgeous shell reminded me of a piece of hard candy.

Shall We Dance? Oil on board, 6"x6" $125.00 + $6.00 shipping in US. I loved how this Sycamore and Oak seemed to be waltzing among the lichen-covered boulders.

Arizona Moon Oil on board, 6"x6" $125.00 + $6.00 shipping in US. SOLD Early evening moon above the fantastic rock formations of Sedona.

I'm honored that American Artist magazine has featured my work in the "Artist of the Month" section of their website: http://www.myamericanartist.com/2007/07/artist-of-the-m.html

Brown Basket Oil on board, 5"x7" $125.00 + $6.00 shipping in US. SOLD

Top Shelf Oil on board, 5"x7" $125.00 + $6.00 shipping in US. SOLD Brenda turned one of our bedrooms into her office/retreat. She painted the walls this beautiful sea-green color and furnished it sparely. It's a relaxing, peaceful room.

Jared and I have returned back to the future, having spent all last month in the year 1858 while painting the Lincoln/Douglas debate mural in Ottawa, Illinois. (See my June 12th and 24th posts.) All these photos are courtesy of Peggy, Ottawa Visitor’s Center. Click photos to enlarge.

The mural is finished!

And we are glad!

They covered up this mural with huge tarps (quite a job in itself) and then unveiled it on dedication day. A nice crowd showed up. Even old Abe was there and got in on the act.

President Lincoln gamely tried out a new-fangled microphone.

Getting a closer look.

We shake hands with the fine folks of Ottawa. It was a challenging project but the support and encouragement of the community made it a lot of fun.

Pink Lady and Pear Oil on board, 5"x7" $125.00 + $6.00 shipping in US. SOLD

Ocean Waves #5 Oil on board, 5"x7" $125.00 + $6.00 shipping in US. SOLD Back to a bit saltier kind of water today.

Memory 10 Oil on board, 6"x6" $125.00 + $6.00 shipping in US. SOLD On family camping trips when I was a kid we often pitched our tent along this icy snow-fed stream. I may have slowed down a bit...OK...maybe quite a bit... since my youthful hiking days, but I still love an opportunity to head "up South Fork."

Memory 8 Oil on board, 5"x7" $125.00 + $6.00 shipping in US. SOLD I had the good fortune to grow up within a large and loving extended family. Our annual reunion is coming up in a few days and it got me to thinking about this old church on Cricket Flat, near where the gathering will be. In 1899, when my grandfather was 17, he helped his brother and father build this chapel in the pines.