"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  

"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