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.