A Life well loved
A portrait in warm umber monochrome of a smiling man in glasses and a flat cap, pines sketched loosely behind him. The brushwork stays open and lively around a carefully drawn face.
Gallery
Portraits
4 pieces
New work is being photographed.
Grace Among the Stars
A winged figure marked Grace reaches upward into a deep blue field of stars, raised gold leaf tracing currents of light around her. A red planet and a small satellite drift at the far corners of the sky.
I will Not Leave You Comfortless
A radiant figure descends on a shaft of golden light toward a woman bowed beside her bed. Painted in thick, sweeping strokes, it holds the stillness of an answered prayer.
Cradling the Goose
A bearded man in a rough robe bows his head over the goose gathered against his chest, one hand holding it close. Warm light finds his hands and face in the surrounding dark.
Landscapes
11 pieces
New work is being photographed.
Test of Time
Evening light warms a sandstone tower standing over a maze of shadowed canyons. Transparent washes carry the eye from sunlit rust to deep blue-violet rims.
Temple at Sunrise with Sunflowers
A white temple stands against a sky streaked with coral and gold, its spire lifting into the morning light. Sunflowers, cornflowers, and white roses crowd the meadow below.
Old Faithful Rising
A geyser sends its white column of steam into a deep cobalt sky, while the mineral flats below glow rust and gold. Loose, confident strokes keep the whole scene in motion.
Autumn Street at Sundown
Low evening sun pours down a neighborhood street, setting the tall poplars ablaze and stretching violet shadows across the road. The last warm light gathers right where the pavement bends away.
Sunlit Ridge, Bold Blue Sky
A small palette-knife study of a sunlit mountain ridge, warm rust and gold rock beneath a field of vivid blue sky. Bare white ground shows through at the lower left, left just as it came off the knife.
Winter Lane at Sunset
A snowy lane runs between ranks of frosted pines toward a soft peach sunset. Thick knife-work gives the snow and branches a sculpted, quiet stillness.
Evening Clouds over the Valley
Sunset catches a tall stack of clouds above a quiet valley, with blue mountains resting along the horizon. A small study in evening color.
Green Hills above the Cove
Spring-green hills roll down to a bright blue cove, where surf breaks white against the rocks. It feels like a clear, unhurried day on open coastline.
Meadow below the Peaks
A soft green meadow opens between dark pines, with misted snow-touched peaks beyond. Quiet and cool, like early summer in the high country.
Two Walkers in the Canyon
Two small figures walk the sunlit floor of a red-rock canyon beneath towering walls. Deep shadow and bright stone trade places across the path.
Adobe Pueblo Village
Terraced adobe walls climb toward a pale sky, with deep-set doorways and rows of timber beams casting long shadows down the plaster. A quiet study of light on the old pueblo architecture of the Southwest.
Animals
7 pieces
New work is being photographed.
Crimson Octopus
A big red octopus curls its arms across the page, each sucker picked out in cream and charcoal. There is a touch of humor in its sideways glance.
Looking Up (Pet Portrait)
A shaggy black-and-white dog gazes straight up at the viewer from a swirling woodgrain floor. The tilt of the head feels like a gentle question.
Creations (Dinosaurs) scripture cover
Three dinosaurs — a rose-red tyrannosaur, an orange pteranodon, and a small blue raptor — circle each other across the black cover, painted around the gold-stamped title.
Longhorn below the Temple
A longhorn steer stands among bluebonnets on a path below a hilltop temple, warm afternoon light across the field.
Bear and Sockeye
A brown bear bends to lift a sockeye salmon from the white churn of the river. Crackled dark lines and patches of bold color give the scene the feel of stained glass.
Tiger in Green Water
A tiger glides through bright green water, a dark ribbon of wake trailing behind it. Its steady amber gaze holds the whole painting still for a moment.
Rubber Duck at Rest
A well-loved rubber duck lies flattened on a marble ledge, black eyes and orange bill front and center. The little toy gets the careful, straight-faced treatment of a formal portrait.
Studies
9 pieces
New work is being photographed.
He Lifts Me scripture cover
Christ in white lifts a young woman by both hands out of a bed of wildflowers, stars scattered across the dark cover.
Walking on Water
Christ walks toward the viewer across ringed, rippling water — loose expressive strokes, warm reflections breaking through the blue.
On the Shore
Christ in a rose-colored robe wades at the edge of a turquoise sea under a bright morning sky.
The Embrace
Close-cropped embrace — Christ holding a dark-haired woman, her arms around his shoulders, against panels of red, gold, and green.
By the Mountain Lake
A white-shawled figure stands at the edge of an alpine lake, autumn golds and evergreen slopes reflected in still water.
Watching the Stars
Christ and a woman sit at a paned window looking out on a starry teal sky over glowing canyons, a small red lantern burning beside them.
Golgotha at Dusk scripture cover
Three crosses on a dark hill under sweeping violet and rose clouds, the city small on the horizon — painted around the gold-stamped title.
Old Milk Jar on Green
A small still life of an old crockery milk jar with a rusted lid, set against a cool green ground. The word MILK sits faintly in the glaze, and the shadow falls long and blue to the right.
Still Life with Skull and Roses
A studio still life gathers a champagne bottle, a pale animal skull, and loose roses in red and yellow across folds of blue drapery, with small blue blossoms scattered toward the front. The light pools warmly on the white board behind the green bottle vase.
Sketches
2 pieces
New work is being photographed.
The Abbey Nave
A monochrome drawing of a Gothic cathedral interior, its pointed arches rising high above the carved screen and altar. Patient hatching on toned paper gives the old stone a soft, quiet light.
Horned Dragon Study
A horned dragon turned in profile, its curved horns and layered jaw taking shape in loose, searching pencil lines. An in-progress sketch, signed at the top corner.
Commission Work
2 pieces
New work is being photographed.
Abstract in Ochre and Slate
Thick knife strokes of white, slate, and brick red swirl over a warm ochre ground. Circular sweeps keep the surface moving wherever the eye lands.
Veils of Gray
Soft vertical veils drift from bright white into deep charcoal and back again. A quiet piece that reads like light falling through mist.