"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  

"From The Patch"

Each fall my family and I visit our favorite farm, known in Autumn simply as "The Patch". After a hayride and a tromp through the cornfield maze, we go out into the fields to select our Halloween pumpkins. In 2008 the St. Joe Valley Watercolor Society visited The Patch for a day of painting. This is one of my paintings from the visit.  SOLD

"Morning Mist In Montreat"

A foggy morning in North Carolina inspired several paintings, including this one of the dam on Lake Susan in Montreat. As an exercise in creating depth and atmosphere, it was a perfect subject, with all detail and color disappearing into the mist. This painting is part of the NIA Juried Exhibit at the South Bend Museum of Art.  Watercolor. Framed to 20" x 24".  $500

"Sunset Out West"

This is another view of the sunset portrayed in "Sunset, Bryce Canyon", a painting shown elsewhere on this blog; the amazing end of a beautiful day.  SOLD

"Lopez Woodshed"

The late-afternoon sun glows off the woodshed in the corner of Plum Ducky, Lopez Island, WA. Many family suppers in the summer months are enjoyed around the picnic table, watching the sun light sparkling off the water.  Watercolor. Framed to 16" x 20"  $400

"Forgotten Swing"

After a particularly heavy snow in Mt. Morris, Michigan, the bench swing in my father's backyard was almost completely obscured by the snow laden branches of the surrounding pines. This is a study of shadows on snow. "Forgotten Swing" is on exhibit Dec. 08 and Jan. 09 at the Eyedart Gallery in Goshen, Indiana, as a part of the Northern Indiana Artists' juried show.

"Picnic at Shark Reef"

A scene in late afternoon, at a spot near the scene in "Hiking at Shark Reef", this image shows mother and child enjoying the warm sunshine while watching seals playing in the channel or sunning themselves on the rocks lying just out of view to the right. From this spot on the southwest corner of Lopez Island, my family and I have also watched a Bald Eagle sharing a salmon with its young, and a pod of Orcas swimming between the islands. This painting, winner of the Judges Award at the 2006 Northern Indiana Artists Annual Juried Show, is now a part of the Elison Collection.  SOLD