10″x8″ pastel on sanded paperPlein air of fly fishing in turquoise lake. Beautiful day! My cast iron skillet awaits.
A Day at Turquoise Lake
10″x8″ pastel on sanded paper, Plein AirLeadville, Colorado- 10,200′
Today was a fine day for fishing, or canoeing, or paddle boarding, or sailing, or hiking, or picnicking, or painting! 
Or just enjoying the view!
Wrangling Chicks
10″x8″ pastel on sanded paper
I have been playing with abstraction in my art. I find simplified color and detail to be so beautiful and pleasing to the eye. I love how a few swipes of color can suggest a chick.
Hope Grows
24″x18″ pastel on sanded paper
Today I painted a live demo at the Baylor Sammons Cancer Center. They have an amazing program for cancer patients, and as they say, medical treatment is just a small slice of the pie. I am honored to be part of their arts and medicine program.
Here are some action shots and close ups:
Getting to the Other Side
10″x8″ pastel on sanded paper
Sometimes the answer to the question is the most obvious.
Hurrying Across
10″x8″ pastel on sanded paper
Out of all the crazy thing I have seen in lost and found boxes, I have never seen TIME. Time is a hard thing to find. You have to MAKE time for things most important in your life. Today I am painting while my son attends a pole vaulting camp.
That spec in the top half of the frame is my fledgling learning to fly!
Fine Wind for a Sail
24″x18″ pastel on sanded paper
“If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.” -Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Man’s best friend
Pastel 8″x10″
Texas Sunset
Pastel on sanded paper
Work in Progress
4ft x 3 ft mixed media
Working in the summer involves LEGO and children underfoot, and lots input from my offspring.
