Playful contemporaries

Depending on how I feel that morning, my paintings show their own personalities.

The painting above is called "Back of My Mind".

The painting above is called "Calico Falls"

The painting above is called "Morning after Ike".

Ornate paintings

Some subject matters are so interestingly adorable that I tend to overdecorate them.  I call those my "candy store paintings."

Still life

Gather a few props, find yourself a light source, shine it on your props and you're ready to go.  Even the process of setting up can be fun.  The trick is the more time and thought spent on the set up, the easier is the process of painting.
Still life paintings are so popular that they disappear from your possession before you get a chance to name them or photograph them.

Snowscapes

Although I now prefer living in places with a warmer climate, I still appreciate the purity of snow.  There is a certain neatness about it, isn't there?

I call the painting above "warm inside", hoping that the viewer will feel the warmth by just looking at the red cabin on the left, even though the painting relays that wintery cold feeling.

The painting on top was painted to prove that the color blue does not always recede.  There's a saying among landscape painters, "blue in the background gives depth" or "when in doubt, use purple to achieve depth."  In this painting I have my water (blue) in the foreground as well as some purple and it works, doesn't it?  So the lesson is: "know your rules and learn how to break them."

Seascapes

Water when it's calm can be my best companion -- but I would never want to see the rough side of this friend of mine.

landscapes

My love and appreciation of nature has led me to paint a variety of landscapes in different media: Chinese brush on rice paper, gouache on paper or yupo, acrylics on paper or canvas, and oils on canvas.

From top to bottom, left to right:  Pines and Cranes, Santa Fe River, Twin Falls, Pavilion, Gazebo, Just an Inspiration, The Cricket Frogs of the Bunkhouse, Tina's commission, A Cloudy Day, Feel Good.

Below from top to bottom, left to right:  Durango Orchard Cottage, Iguazu, Taos Plum Tree cabin, Lockraven Park, Lake Winona.







At the beginning I used to pencil draw my thumbnail sketches to gather my thoughts whether I worked from a picture or plain air or from memory.  As time goes by, my mind is trained to draw my sketches in my mind and start painting.

Some paintings of animals

There's nothing like coming home to that warm and sincere welcome from your dog, is there?
As a tribute to my nonverbal friends I painted a few.  Here are Mimi and Shishi.

These paintings are in oils.  I, of course, being a colorist, exaggerate the colors that I see.  Believe me they're there!

Fish, and goldfish in particular, are a symbol of life in many ancient cultures.  They've always been around me so naturally, I paint them. 

These paintings are called "The Aquatorial Fish I &II" in acrylics: