Nature Sketches

Sketching is my form of meditation - nestle in a chair with a good pencil, textured paper and a few tunes and my mind relaxes to thoughts of lines and form. Winter is the best time for sketching.

Soul as Form

Soul as Form is a 24" x 36" acrylic painting on stretched canvas. If this painting looks familiar you may have seen it in an earlier stage. I posted it as "Feminine Nouveau" a nude figurative painting. 

There are 2 reasons I updated this painting. ...well actually 3 reasons. The first being - I like clothes. I like to paint clothes. I like the way they drape and flow and define a style. I kept coming back to the idea of flowing dresses and more color. Once I started painting the clothes I began to love the painting.

The 2nd reason for adding the clothing was the change of season. As winter started to set in, the women started to look less free and more...  cold. Yes ...I am laughing. The 3rd reason for the clothing is that nude paintings are not commonly accepted in public spaces. Until I find a space that embraces nude paintings I am happy to paint figures in flowing clothes. 

Bittersweet III

This is the smallest of the bittersweet paintings I have created so far. It is a 12" x 12" painting on stretched canvas and is acrylic. The bittersweet berries are so vivid and their movement so lively - it just makes me happy to paint them. 

I recently sold Bittersweet II and the new owner sent me a photo of it in its new home. I love to see where my paintings live once they leave my easel. I hope this one finds a home as beautiful as the last one.

Hennessy Market Show

If you are in Butte, Montana during the months of November and December stop at the Hennessy Market at 32 E Granite. It is a great market in Uptown Butte with a good energy. I have 14 paintings hanging and next month Josie and I will be showing our work together. 

Schweitzer View Trees - Sketch

In Ponderay, Idaho there is a beautiful corner lot where 2 Maple trees stand with a view of Schweitzer Mountain from their perch. The trees are magnificent creatures. Every day I pass these trees. They stand tall and proud even when they are leafless but they are in their full glory in the Fall when every color a leaf can be is represented on these trees. As the highway creeps closer their surrounding is getting smaller but their view stays the same. I love these trees.

Graphite sketch on watercolor paper.

Steady Center

I try to leave my abstract painting interpretations up to the viewer so I will not go into detail with this painting. The title will give you a little clue into my thoughts while painting this 10" x 10" canvas. The rest is open to your mind to play with. I would love to hear where your mind takes this.
10" x 10" acrylic on canvas

Montana Man

If you have ever spent time in the great state of Montana you will notice something about the men. I have never met a Montana man who was not totally in love with hunting, fishing and the great outdoors. This charcoal drawing is in honor of the outdoorsmen. 11" x 14" charcoal on heavyweight paper