10″x8″ oil on panel
I have never painted cows before today, I decided “cow” intimidated me. So I painted shapes of light and dark in shadow and light. I carved legs out by painting grass around them. And in the end, I had something that, at least in context, reads as cow.
I have an oil painting class coming up where I am going to break down how to mix color, paint clouds, fields and flowers, and also horses and cows. You can learn more or sign up Here.
14″x11″ pastel on sanded board
This was a demo for a pastel workshop I am teaching this week. The purpose was to show texture and just enough lines and strokes to make it work.
16″x20″ Mixed Media
Brothers, together. Skipping stones, making waves. Glacier National Park, Montana.
Recreation/ RE Creation Series No•3
16″x20″ mixed Media
Brothers, together. Drifting and Paddling. Glacier National Park, Montana.
Recreation/RE Creation Series No•2
20″x16″ oil on panel
Here are a few details
I love the play between the underpainting and paint.
20″x16″
Oil on panel
Painted Desert. Ghost Ranch, NM. The sun shines bright, and the snow melts fast. Winter in the high desert is beautiful.
7″x5″ pastel on sanded paper
Plein air – Ghost Ranch. Those white patches are snow!
7″x5″ pastel on sanded paper
Ghost Ranch, NM
“If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” -Percy Bysshe Shelley
Would you like to learn how to make art with pastels? Come take a workshop with me.
12″x9″ pastel on sanded board
This is the view from Georgia O’Keefe’s home at Ghost Ranch. It is a spectacular presentation of the Painted Desert.
I had an amazing trail ride where I wove in and out of these beautiful hills. The light and landforms were spectacular. I feel like I needed all the texture in this painting to capture what I experienced.
7″x5″ pastel on sanded paper
Ghost Ranch, NM.
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