Devil's Elbow

Painting on a sandy beach on the Oregon coast, you can see the Coast Guard house high on a hill. This was a picture that had rocks, cliffs and rolling waves. Just indicating how violent the ocean could be seemed enough as the focus was the Coast Guard house. This comes from my watercolor collection.

Amorgos, Greece

Amorgos is one of the many Greek islands in the Aegean Sea. When I was in Greece painting, it was all about watercolor. It lends itself to watercolors which can be done on location making it unnecessary to bring home so many photos. It would be easy to translate this to oils, but it may not have the freshness of a watercolor. It's another wonderful place for an artist and I may go back and work harder since I wouldn't have to be a tourist the next time.
This watercolor image is "14 x 20" but has a triple mat, blue liners and large off white mat with a silver frame which as another 6 inches to each side.  It was a breathtaking scene on a pristine island.

A Day In Venice

This is the typical picture of Venice. I photographed the canal and have painted it several times. Adding the gondolas seemed to give it some life. Like most every tourist, I could go back to Venice and sit down and paint forever. It was a great pleasure to walk around, cross the bridges and take in the sights and sounds of this famous city. My pictures continue to get larger since there is so much one can put in them. This size is 24" x 30" gallery wrap which requires no frame, beautiful from four sides plus the painting. 

Payette Winter

This is the beautiful Payette River in Idaho. The picture has been in my collection for several years and I decided it would be a fine Christmas card and letter this year. Probably I won't part with it but would be willing to make a giclee print available.
Size is 14 x 18.

CAPRI

This is Capri, an edited picture that was taken from the coast of the island. It is a work in progress in that it needs more "cooling". It will be replaced by another picture this time......considered done. This is an oil painting 24 x 30 gallery wrap.