"Barn Owls in Sligo"

I saw this pair of owls perched in a wall at the bird sanctuary "Where Eagles Fly" in Co. Sligo, Ireland. Their colors and textures blended in so well with the surroundings that they seemed a natural subject for a painting. Watercolor. Framed to 24" x 30".  $600

"Wild Turkey"

A study in textures and painting negative space, this painting was entered in the Instructors' Show at Studio Art Classes in Mishawaka, IN. The turkey was seen strutting around at a nature preserve near Minneapolis, posing long enough for a few reference photos before disappearing into the woods.  Watercolor.  Framed to 15" x 21". $425

"Drummoney Falls"

This painting depicts a stop beside Drummoney Falls on a sunny day tour of the area around Ederney, Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The painting was included in a St. Joe Valley Watercolor Society Exhibit at the Spencer Gallery in Mishawaka, IN.  NFS

"Silent Forge"

This painting and the one below are both from the same trip to Northern Ireland. In both paintings the lighting was the true subject of the composition. "Silent Forge" and "Schoolhouse, Co. Tyrone" were both accepted into the 2009 Elkhart Juried Regional Exhibit at the Midwest Museum of American Art.  SOLD

"Schoolhouse, Co. Tyrone"

In the summer of '09 a trip to Ireland and (for the first time) Northern Ireland yielded several paintings, including this one from the old schoolhouse in the Ulster-American Folk Park in County Tyrone. The sunlight streaming into the dark room was compelling. I was especially pleased with the way the highlights on the well-worn bench desk turned out. A patron purchased this painting while it was hanging in the Midwest Museum of American Art in Elkhart, Indiana.  SOLD

"Brady's Raft Trip On the Colorado River"

A moment suspended in time: a day floating down the Colorado with my family through the generosity of Brady (who did not accompany us on the trip he arranged for us). One needs to look twice for the light blue "raft", which easily held twelve people, to see the true size and grandeur of the canyon walls rising above us. This painting is dedicated, with thanks, to Brady.  SOLD

"Trio"

A trip to the recently added butterfly house at the Potowatomi Zoo yielded this composition. First one, then two, then three of the inhabitants alighted on the fruit set out for their enjoyment. This painting won a Judge's Award at the Northern Indiana Artists Exhibit at Lake Michigan College.  Watercolor. Framed to 11" x 14".  $200