Gathering Storm

This painting is a quick composition sketch of storm clouds over Grantsville. It never progressed into a finished painting, as many of my sketches did... not. It's a nice composition though.

Desert Panorama

This is one of a series of paintings I did for a bank in Wendover. The photo doesn't do the painting justice. I felt that the sky was particularly successful. The colors in this one were subtle in ways the photo can't show.

Vermont Winter

Here is another quick sketch in which I was experimenting with color transitions. I was particularly pleased with the clouds in this one. The aerial perspective in the distant hills seems to be working nicely as well.

The Road Less Traveled By

I wasn't thinking of Robert Frost's poem when I painted this, but it seemed to fit when I sat back and looked at the finished product.

Summer Harmony

Once again it's disappointing that I never got a decent photo of this painting. The play of shapes and colors in this group of trees seemed to work together quite well. I had some of my own photos taken on the trail to South Willow Lake that served as raw material for this, but the final composition was mostly invented.

Peach Ranch Road

This painting was another in the series for the Wendover bank. I painted it from a snapshot taken near Wendover. The photo completely changes the colors but the composition is clear.

Top Notch Peak

I had fun developing the snow patterns here. There is a peak that is similar, but I basically redesigned it to suit my own purpose. There is considerable activity in the shadows of the trees that the camera couldn't read.