"Serious Pasture Ornament"

"Serious Pasture Ornament", watercolor, 10x11", price $295

I have this thing for big bulls. They command respect. I think they are so cool. I found this pasture full of them near McCall, Idaho. I was told the rancher raises them for rodeos. I liked the evening light, and the barn in the distance. Click on my daily paintworks site to purchase.

Here is another cool photo I shot of a cow that I may paint sometime.

I will have to paint his horn to match maybe.

"Five Window Chevy"

"Red 5-window Chevy" Watercolor, 7"x10", Price $245.00

I was out for a country drive with my wife the other day. We had to deliver my broken table saw motor to a shop in Troy Idaho. I am always on the look out for things to paint. we came across this old 5 window chevy truck, and I stopped to snap a few quick shots. One of them I decided to paint. I painted it today while I sat in m booth at an art show in Lewiston Idaho. They have the dogwood festival this time of April every Year. If you are in the area, stop by. There is some pretty neat art there. See the photo below that I worked from. The original truck photo was kind of a funky orange color. I thought a more red color would work better in the painting contrasting better with the grass and green trees. for purchasing info of the original painting, click here to visit my daily paintworks gallery. to buy a print of this image, click to visit my etsy store. 

"Little Pink Poppy"

"Little Pink Poppy" watercolor, 5x7, price $95.00

I do paint a lot of poppies, I really like the tissue paper looking petals, and they light up so nicely in the sun. I will be blessed when they all start blooming again! Click here for purchasing info.

"Tulip Time"

I have been working on a series of some little tulip paintings to celebrate the blooming of Washington's Skagit Valley Tulips. Here is the first one of a few more to come.

"Tulip Time" Oil on panel, 6"x8", price $195.00

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"Almost Tulip Time"

"Skagit Valley Afternoon" watercolor, 8x12, $245.00

Original No Longer Availabale

I will never forget the first time I visited the Skagit Valley north of Seattle, WA. I went to partake of the Tulip Festival. I sold some art there and in the morning and afternoons, I would sneak out and catch the sun on the tulips in the fields. Some of the fields were so stunning in colors of tulips It was almost fake. I took so many photos. If you have never been, you need to go, watch the website they have and go when the tulips are in bloom. It is quite a site to see. In 2009 I had the honor of painting the official Skagit Valley tulip festival Poster, I featured my son in the poster picking tulips, and we both got to go and sign the poster together, it was pretty neat. see the poster below. If you want to buy a poster from me see my website.

2009 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival Poster

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