"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.

"Crazy 'bout a Mercury"

The Old Mercury, watercolor, 7.5"x11", price $265.00

Spent the weekend at an "art in the park" in Lewiston, Idaho. They also have a car show there. I so enjoy walking around and seeing all the old classic and muscle cars.  I especially enjoy the cars of the early 1960s, I do want to own one someday and one with the very cool round tail lights like this and maybe a hint of some fins. I think I am kind of a Ford and Mercury guy, they all look so cool. I saw a 1963 Ford Fairlane, it was very cool! I am also very fond of the 1960 Chevy Impalas  or the Pontiac Catalina... Such Cool Cars. I found this old pink Mercury out on an old farm near colfax awhile back. I finally had to paint it. See the step by step demo on my facebook page  Click Here for the Demo. for purchasing info on this piece see my daily paintworks page here

"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. 

"Fishing Duo"

"Fishin' Duo" 9x14, watercolor, price $225

This is another shot that I took while I was in Baja. My son and I got to go out one morning and fish for yellow tail. We caught a few, and had a great time. See my paintworks site for purchasing information on this work.

See below for shots of us catching some fish!

"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.

"Streets of Loreto"

"Streets of Loreto" Watercolor 8"x8", price $175.00

I was invited to teach a series of workshops to a watercolor group in Loreto, BCS Baja in 2011. When I was between workshops, I greatly enjoyed biking around the little town of Loreto and finding pictures of things I could paint some time. Here was one shot I took. I like the morning shadows, and the view of the Sea of Cortez in the distance.  I would like to go back again sometime.  Note also a few examples below of some of the steps of the painting.

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"Skagit Reds"

"Skagit Reds" oil on panel, 6"x8" price, $195.00

Here is another of my series showing off the tulips this time of year in the beautiful Skagit Valley north of Seattle, WA. See my daily paintworks site for information about purchasing this work.