California Poppies II

SOLD to a customer from Spring Lake, Michigan

ACEO 2.5 x 3.5 inches, original watercolor, a slight variation from the one published previously, using preliminary washes and then painting in negative suggestions of flloral shapes.

RAVEN with Worm

SOLD to a customer from Pacific Grove, California

ACEO original watercolor and acrylic, 3.5 x 2.5 inches

California Poppies

SOLD to a customer from Carl Junction, Missouri

ACEO 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolor mounted on matboard

Violets

SOLD to a customer from Carl Juction, MO

ACEO original watercolor painting, 3.5 x 2.5 inches, abstracted view of violets in my studio.

Washtub

SOLD to a customer from Charlotte, North Carolina

ACEO original acrylic painting, 2.5 x 3.5 inches. Tillie scrubbing clothes in the series of Tillie doing sundry things. Another comical figure. These are very bright, and are coated with a layer of varnich for protection.

MOP

SOLD to a customer from Cincinnati, Ohio

ACEO original acrylic 2.5 x 3.5 inches on gessoed matboard. "Tillie" is busy doing her motherly chores.

Clothesline

SOLD to a customer from Springfield, Missouri

ACEO 2.5 x 3.5 inch original acrylic, I've started to name these little gals "Tillie" for some reason. And I am starting to color code their job descriptions. Frivolous & cartoonish, they are bright, cheerful, and droll.

Woman With Broom

SOLD to a customer from Cincinnati, Ohio

ACEO 2.5 x 3.5 inches, original acrylic painting, comical series of little women doing household chores, not meant to be taken seriously...just for fun!

Ironing Day

SOLD to a collector from Cheyenne, Wyoming

ACEO original acrylic painting, 2.5 x 3.5 inches. This is one of a set of 5, comical & bright little ladies.

All Dressed Up

SOLD to a customer from Washington state.

ACEO original oil painting, 2.5 x 3.5 inches on gessoed museum board.

Black Enchantress

ACEO original oil painting 2.5 x 3.5 inches, black female with facial markings.

Tex-Mex

Quick drawing session with a few of my friends. Pastel on paper, about 10 x 12".

Elderly Black

SOLD to a collector from Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania

ACEO 3.5 x 2/5 inches, original oil painting

Female II

SOLD to a collector from Springfield, Missouri

ACEO original oil painting on museum board, 2.5 x 3.5 inches. Nude female rendered in bright colors which describe the surface of her body.

Wyoming Fenceline

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Original acrylic painting, 5x7" on canvas board. This scene was painted between Laramie & Cheyenne, Wyoming in mid-winter.

This is framed in a wide, solid wood, gold Pleine-air frame.

Female I

SOLD to a collector from Brisbane, Australia

ACEO original oil painting, 2.5 x 3.5 inches,done in a slightly cubist style. I am findinf that bolder more graphic images view better in these tiny paintings. Thought I would try a few of these females. Acrylic on museum board.

Autumn Rockies

SOLD to a collector from Itasca, Illinois

ACEO original oil painting 3.5 x 2.5 inches

Passing Storm

SOLD to a collector from Itasca, Illinois

ACEO original oil painting 3.5 x 2.5 inches. Wyoming prairie image with large sky area. I

Beyond the Trees

SOLD to a collector from Itasca, Illinois

ACEO original oil painting. South of Laramie is an old sawdust pile which caught fire and burned for days. This is my interpretation of the wintery scene with both the fire & dusk back-lighting the trees on the horizon. 3.5 x 2.5 inches.

Rubber Plant

SOLD to a customer from Pacific Grove, California

ACEO original oil painting, 2.5 x 3.5 inches on illustration board. I have not done oils in quite a few years and it was a treat to get back to them.

Wyoming Spring

This 5x7" acrylic was done in late April or early May last year south of Gillette, Wyoming.

The Flautist

SOLD to a customer from Cincinnati Ohio

Another one of my little gals, ACEO original watercolor, 2.5 x 3.5 inches. This has really been a kick to do small immediate items which need no presentation.

Metamorphosis

SOLD to a customer from Mackinac Island, MI

ACEO original watercolor, 3.5x2.5 inches , a bit abstracted for some fun & variety!

Woman With Violin

SOLD to a customer from Cincinnati Ohio

ACEO original water media painting, 2.5 x 3.5 inches. Figure is done in watercolor, background is acrylic. One of a series of 6 thus far.

As the Crow Flies

SOLD to a customer from Port Coquitlam, BC

ACEO original acrylic painting 3.5 x 2.5 inches, I was thinking of the subdivisions of the landscape & how easily navigation would be if one could fly like a bird.

Clarinet Player

SOLD to a customer from Hartsdale NY

ACEO 2.5 x 3.5 inches. These little gals are surprisingly stunning as a group. What a surprise to me! I am putting these on illustration board and they float mount spectacularly. Figure is watercolor surrounded by a black acrylic background.

Woman With Cello

SOLD to a customer from Cincinatti OH

ACEO original water media painting 2.5 x 3.5 inches. This has been a carefree series and fun to create.

HORN BLOWER

SOLD to a customer from Hartsdale NY

ACEO original watercolor & acrylic painting measuring only 2.5 x 3.5 inches. I am getting a kick out these little gals playing instruments this week.

Piano Player

SOLD to a customer from Thermopolis WY

ACEO original water media painting. Woman is loosely done in watercolor with an acrylic background. 2.5 x 3.5 inches. I thought I would make a small series of these just for fun.

Guitarist With 'Fro

SOLD to a customer from Cincinnati Ohio

ACEO portrait of woman playing guitar in water media. Size on these small paintings is only 2.5 x 3.5 inches. This was done from a quick figure study.

RAVEN IV

SOLD to a customer from Abbotsford BC

ACEO 3.5 x 2.5 inches, original acrylic. The worse the weather the more ravens my food tends to attract. But they do scare off the smaller birds...even the starlings who usually appear in great numbers..

RAVEN V

SOLD to a customer from Abbotsford BC

This recent snow really upset the ravens. They don't like landing in powder, but did ok on the street where the cars had driven. This morning they got a good breakfast of trout bones & fins. This is another ACEO 3.5 x 2.5 inch acrylic.

RAVEN II

SOLD to a customer from Brownsville, Texas

ACEO 3.5 x 2.5 inch acrylic painting of another raven. This fellow is yelling the "dinner's ready" call to his buddies.

RAVEN

SOLD to a customer from Abbotsford BC

I have never figured out whether these are ravens, crows, or blackbirds. A good title would be "Blackbird With Blueberry". They are ravenous (raven?) eaters & are particulary carnivorous. AND they are agressive. I feed them peanuts every day with my morning coffee. ACEO 2.5 x 3.5 inches acrylic. They leave the coffee alone, but do like the peanuts!

Abstract Floral

SOLD to a customer from Ontario, Canada

This is another ACEO 2.5 x 3.5 inch watercolor. This uses a negative painting technique. Until I get through the tax season I am only going to do these little guys.

On the Shady Side

ACEO original watercolor 3.5 x 2.5 inches

Where Grange Meets Range

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This 22x28" pastel was drawn from a quick photo I took very close to the Wyoming-Montana border. It was quite challenging to successfully render these extreme value variables in complementary colors. This won Best of Show at the Western Spirit Show in Cheyenne, Wyoming. This is framed in a gold/copper massive frame with museum board as a matting.

Limes ACEO Card

SOLD to a customer from Watsonville, CA

I thought I would make some ACEO cards with a left over piece of museum board. The cards are only 2.5" x 3.5". I am not used to painting this small, but it is rather fun. I hear that some people actually trade these with one another just like the old baseball cards.

House in Red & Blue

SOLD to a collector from Laramie, Wyoming

This small house originally faced Railroad Street and although the entryway was changed, the address remained the same. The 2 sides of the roof were at different levels and the gable over the addition to the porch a bit swayed, but the home was charming.

9x12" watercolor framed, golden wood.

The Sky's the Limit

SOLD to a collector from Laramie Wyoming

This is another example of one of Wyoming's vast SKYscapes. One of the main comments I hear from people visiting our area is the large amount of horizons that are visible. Pastel, 22x28"

Pioneer Snow Fence

SOLD to a collector from Laramie, Wyoming

This old turn-of-the-century snow fence is located on a county road about 15 miles west of Laramie, Wyoming. I pushed the envelope a bit on the colors, using vivid pinks, purples, and blues alongside more observational warm tones. This pastel on sandpaper measures 22x28".

Ranchman

SOLD to a collector from Laramie Wyoming

This was another 12x19" pastel drawn during a sketching session with a few friends. He came out looking a bit like James Arness, but I guess that's ok.

Cabellero

SOLD to a collector from Laramie Wyoming

We had a live model from Peru pose at a recent figure drawing session. This was my interpretation of this ethnically handsome individual. Portrait is 12x19" pastel done on charcoal paper.

Autumnal Spritz

Sold to a collector from South Dakota

12x9" watercolor in autumn shades and bordering between abstract and realistic treatment of the subject. This is displayed in a 16x20" mat.

Sitting on an Edsel

Collection of the Artist

This is a "protest" painting I did when a number of our friends' marriages were breaking up. The men are being distracted by the newer model and turning their backs & neglecting the used merchandise at home. The painting is done in oil & oil pastels and is 6x4 feet.

Ace Salvage III

SOLD to a collector from Laramie, Wyoming

This was the 3rd & final segment of a 12 foot triptych I drew with soft pastels on large sheets of BFK. I had originally done these junkyard scenes as metaphors of human existence. All the cars were once new & desirable, but these all became neglected shells waiting to be crushed & turned into rebar or flat rolled steel.

Ace Salvage II

SOLD to a collector from Laramie, Wyoming

This was the second pastel image created for the triptych I did of our junkyard. Total work measured over 12 feet long. I did this on large sheets of BFK.

Ace Salvage I

SOLD to a collector from Laramie, Wyoming

This was the first pastel of a triptych measuring about 12 feet across. We used to own this junkyard & I have always found old cars & buildings every bit as beautiful as the typical landscape.

Transmission Transition

Collection of the Artist

This started out as a rubbing from an automatic transmission. But it did not feel mechanical, more like worm-eaten organic material. So, this lithocrayon drawing evolved into these animated forms.