Catalina Cove 14 X 14in unframed size

What a treat to use blues and greens I rarely get to use. This scene of water and boats is unusual for me, but so much fun to paint. I spotted this scene on a trip to Catalina Island this summer.

Yucca in Winter 6 X 9in $165 framed

It seems like a contradiction to have palm-like plants growing where is snows, but these three yucca plants are just around the corner. I've been eyeing them for a painting for quite a while and finally got around to it!

Cliff Hanger 7.5in X 13in SOLD

This view is from my early morning drive along the south rim of the Grand Canyon. I contemplated this painting for months, trying to figure out whether the river or the lone rock should take center stage. A nice problem to have. The Grand Canyon is so rich in subjects!

Ordering 12X16 in. Unframed

For this painting, I broke my rule of not painting a place where I haven't stood. From a borrowed photo that I couldn't resist, came this painting of a cafe/market scene from Interlaken, Switzerland. I was in Switzerland 14 years ago and will be there again next week, so maybe the self-imposed rule is only partially broken. The brilliant yellow umbrellas just had to be painted though!

First Light 21.5 x 12.5 in.

This is the image I had in my mind when I returned to the Grand Canyon this spring. It was just a matter of finding a spot that matched my imagination and getting there early enough in the morning to capture it. I loved the challenge of painting the distant canyon in combination with the very close chunk of yellow rock.

Teamwork 16 x 21in. SOLD

This painting I started as a demo piece for the Pastel Society of New Mexico. I started it before the demo and had to hold myself back from completing it so I could show the audience how I can create dust and clouds without disturbing lower layers of pastel. The scene is of a mule train coming up a trail in the Grand Canyon when I was hiking out this spring. We had to squeeze against the rocky cliff rather than the edge of the trail just in case a mule bumped us.

Green Reprieve 14" x 14" $400 unframed

This image is the Colorado River at the bottom of the Grand Canyon near Phantom Ranch. It was late in the day when the air temperatures finally dipped into the low 100s!! Any water was a welcome reprieve.