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Tuesday, April 18th, 2006
Hwy 30 through Arkansas, July 6:45 a.m.,14H x 11W inches oil pastels on paper, Paper Places series, 3-inch-wide white double mat, 26H x 22W inch white custom wood frame with crackle finish, sold.
Driving back to Texas on our annual 2 1/2 day trip to eastern Ontario, I enjoy being on the road before sunrise. On lengthy journeys it’s best to take advantage of every splendor along the way, then the trip doesn’t seem to take so long.
Gold In The Mountains 02
Sunday, April 2nd, 2006
Gold In The Mountains 02, Kananaskas Valley, Alberta, Canada, 11H x 14W oil pastels on paper, 3-inch-wide white double mat and 26H x 22W inch white custom-built white wood frame with crackle finish.
Aspen / Poplar trees in the Rocky Mountains during Autumn display large yellow-gold leaf masses, represented here with strokes in a diagonal direction. Textures in varying directions add interest, as in tree trunks marked vertically across the entire page, grounding the drawing as a whole with regard to composition. The green-black portion displays the vertical growth of evergreens. Horizontal strokes were appropriate for the mountain, with the golden glow of distant poplars softening its nature and place it back in distance.
Bluebonnets – Four Abstracts
Thursday, March 23rd, 2006
Bluebonnets Abstracts, set of four 3 x 4 inches oil pastels studies on paper.
These studies are based on Springtime scenery along Beltline Road in Irving, Texas three years ago. The amazing fields of Bluebonnets are now replaced by a major housing and commercial development. I can say, ‘I was there when…’.
Bluebonnets 03
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006
Texas Bluebonnets, 16H x 12W inches dry pastels on charcoal paper, unframed, off-white mat.
Bluebonnets Abstract
Monday, March 20th, 2006
Bluebonnets Abstract, 36H x 24W inches acrylics on canvas, trim frame. I’m trying a new angle on the subject, and kept my glasses off for this one so I can see abstract better!
Bluebonnets, Marble Falls, Texas
Saturday, March 18th, 2006
Bluebonnets, Marble Falls, Texas, 16 x 20 inches acrylics on canvas, framed. Donated to Engineers Without Borders.
One of the unexpected experiences with this painting was adapting to a small-sized, slippery store-bought canvas, whereas I’m most comfortable painting on large home-built frames at least 3 ft. wide with stretched with canvas that has more texture. Trying to find the right colors of blues and greens was also a bit of a challenge. The painting has been reworked many times; I scratched and scrubbed off days of work and began again many times. For that reason, it took over two years to complete. A few images of earlier stages:
Eucalyptus Flowers and Seed Pods
Monday, December 12th, 2005
Eucalyptus Flowers and Seed Pods, 20H x 16W inches acrylics on canvas
Cantaloupe
Saturday, August 6th, 2005
Cantaloupe, 12 x 12 inches acrylics on canvas – a cantaloupe growing in our garden.
Lilacs, Memorial Drive, Calgary Alberta
Wednesday, June 16th, 2004
Lilacs, Memorial Drive, Calgary Alberta 16 x 20 inches acrylics on canvas, sold
Older work available
Sunday, November 21st, 1993
Poplar/Aspen, Maine, USA, 50H x 28W x 1 inches, 1993 acrylics canvas, wrapped sides painted, framed.
Prices lowered in 2016 for all older work.
$300.00 
Bald Eagles, Prince Rupert BC, Canada, 44H x 30W inches, acrylics on canvas
$350.00 narrow trim frame
Loosestrife, 41H x 58W 1996 acrylics on canvas, price lowered
$500.00
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