10″x8″ pastel on sanded paper
I got up at 3am and hiked hard uphill for hours to earn this sunrise. I could hear John Denver singing “Rocky Mountain High” as I watched these colors change he was writing about a meteor shower, but this sure did look like fire in the sky, so I sang it anyways.
8″x10″These girls are so strong, and so sweet. I loved that they were hiking holding hands on the amount Massive Trail. However, if I were to be completely honest, I painted this because their shadows look like little yetis, and the shape delighted me.
10″x8″ pastel on sanded paper”The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope.” -John Buchan
10″x8″ pastel on sanded paperPlein air of fly fishing in turquoise lake. Beautiful day! My cast iron skillet awaits.
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!
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.
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:
10″x8″ pastel on sanded paper
Sometimes the answer to the question is the most obvious.
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!
24″x18″ pastel on sanded paper
“If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.” -Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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