"Beach Meditations"

walking in the surf
treasures carved by life's journey
this wabi sabi


"Precise" pen
on scketchbook page

"Sunlit Day in Old Salem"

I'm enjoying sketching a lot these days.  Sometimes I feel that my drawing skills are getting weak.  I'm still old fashioned enough to want to be able to draw whatever I see before me.  There is never a lack of interesting things to draw/paint/observe/record/interpret/embellish in this world!

"Precise" pen
on sketchbook page

"Yoshino Cherry at Dusk"

graphite and "Precise" pen
on sketchbook page

"Lord House"

Here's my most recent completed commission.

 watercolor on archival paper
12" X 9"

SOLD

"Southern Spring"

spanish moss lilting
within cool wooded shadows
fresh with summer near


acrylic on canvas
16" X 20"

"Night Crane"

Here's something a little different from my usual.

compositional quick sketch
graphite and "Precision" pen on sketchbook page
4" X 6"


Completed painting:

acrylic on gessoed masonite
4" X 6"

SOLD

"Warmly Lit"

watching as the day
reaches fullness after noon
captivating forms

acrylic on canvas
12" X 12"

"The Valey of Trees"

rainbow hues glow through
upright growth from life rich soil
pure sweet light of source

acrylic on canvas
14" X 59 1/2"

"Lutescent"

lutescent forest
uplifted arms enticing
opening herself



acrylic on canvas
15" X 53 1/4"

"Quick Sketch"

Here are two "quick sketch" drawings that I did in my studio:

Both are:
graphite, pen and ink on sketchbook page
8 1/2" X 11"