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.

Stylized Sage

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I did this 22x28" pastel from a photograph taken on a dreary day in Wyoming. Because everything was grey & dimly lit, I let my imagination run wild. The cottonwood in the upper left is the average Joe's entry into the picture. The further forward, the more stylized the imagery & the colors become.

Primary Colors

SOLD to a collector in Laramie, Wyoming

This image is half of the building which housed the Franklin dealership & garage in Laramie. At the time I drew this pastel a large billboard had been removed revealing the words GARAGE & STORAGE. The first floor was temporarily being used as the local children's museum, and had been painted with bright primary colors. I took this opportunity to draw quite an unusual piece, which on one hand referred back to the past and at the same time was ultra-contemporary...all from direct observation.

Schlumpf Barber Shop

SOLD to a collector from Laramie Wyoming

This building had an unusual history. Although this is now the rear of the building facing the alley, it was probably the only business in Laramie whose BACK door was actually the FRONT of the business. The Union Pacific Railroad is 1/2 block to the west of this structure and also the railway station. Schlumpf decided that passengers who wanted a quick shave or freshening up could easily walk right over to his shop. In this pastel the entanceway has been widened & warehouse doors added so that it became the REAR of the building for subsequent owners. Now the building has recently sold & the old windows have been replace, the warehouse doors updated, and historical traceries have disappeared.

The First Step's A Doozy

SOLD to a collector from Laramie, Wyoming

While walking downtown I often cut through the alleys and find that the rear of most buildings go unremodeled and take on a certain crude charm. I like the fact that these 2 buildings each had second floor doorways with NO landings or stairs. Try getting that passed with today's building codes! Pastel, 12x19"

Junkyard Queen

NFS Collection of the artist.

This actually started out as a study in black...

Beware the Green Eyed Monsters

NFS Collection of the Artist

This 3x4 foot oil painting is one that I did for my own personal enjoyment with no commission, no gallery, just for ME! You start by looking at the heraldic lion, but as each figure "morphs" into another, you find that the subject itself changes as does your focus throughout the painting.

North of the Old Laramie River Bridge

SOLD to a collector from Laramie, WY

I had gone to an art guild meeting one night & heard artists complaining that they had to travel so FAR to find esthetic sites to paint. The following weekend I plunked myself down on a spot which would probably be considered as undesirable. The thin cream line close to the horizon is actually I-80. And I used a bit of artistic license to remove some unwanted rubble. But here it is...a great landscape in an otherwise depressed part of town. Pastel 22x28".

The Sky's the Limit

SOLD to a collector from Cheyenne, Wyoming

I am still an advocate that there should be a "skyscape" category when listing artwork. This 22x28" pastel was done in my studio after I had snapped a few photos of this wonderful sky. As usual, I had to reinterpret the colors on the ground.

Green Derby

SOLD to a collector in Laramie, WY

This 20x21" pastel was a commission I drew from a tiny and very yellowed photograph. The building suggests the 50's, most of the cars are from the 70's except the car reflected in the window. I only agreed to accept this challenge if I could put in colors as I chose fit and delete items on the sidewalk which I felt were distracting. I always paint & draw vertically on my wall. To ease the linear perspective challenges, I nailed two 6-foot straight edges to the wall & pivoted them to get the angles correct.