"Sign of Spring"

Oil on Cradled Panel
3" x 3"

Red-winged Blackbird
Livingston, Montana

"Fox Kit"

Oil on Cradled Panel
4" x 4"

Red Fox
Jackson, Wyoming

"Dappled"

Graphite

"Two of a Kind"

Graphite

"Tree Hugger"

Oil on Canvas
68" x 42"
2008

Black Bear (Cinnamon)

SOLD

"Nappin'"

Oil on Canvas
12" x 24"
2008

Trumpetor Swan
Jackson, Wyoming

SOLD

"Vixen"

Oil on Canvas
24" x 12"
2008

Red Fox
Jackson, Wyoming

SOLD

"Grass Bound"

Oil on Canvas
36" x 48"
2008

Coyote
Grand Teton National Park
Wyoming

"Cliff Dweller"

Oil on Canvas
48" x 30"
2008

Bald Eagle
Unalaska Island
Alaska

"Out on a Limb"

Oil on Canvas
68" x 42"
2008

Tree Sparrow
Halle, Germany

SOLD

"Prairie Preyer"

Oil on Canvas
68" x 42"
2008

Scissortail Flycatcher
Texas Hill Country

"Keepin' Up with Mama"

Oil on Linen
36" x 36"
2009

Grizzly with Cub
Yellowstone National Park

Prints Available

"Snow King"

Oil on Linen
30" x 40"
2009

Elk
Yellowstone National Park

Prints Available

"Sunset Stroll"

Oil on Linen
24" x 36"
2009

Grizzly
Yellowstone National Park

Prints Available

"Lady in Red"

Oil on Linen
18" x 24"
2009

Red Fox
Jackson, Wyoming

Prints Available

"Paddlin' Around"

Oil on Linen
24" x 36"
2009

Black Labrador


Prints Available

"Butterfly Hunter"

Oil on Linen
20" x 24"
2009

Red Fox
Jackson, Wyoming

"Griz Girl"

Oil on Canvas
30" x 30"
2008

Grizzly Cub
Yellowstone National Park

Prints Available

"Pool Party"

Oil on Canvas
36" x 48"
2008

Grizzly Cubs
Grand Teton National Park

Prints Available

"Alpha"

Oil on Linen
36" x 48"
2008

Gray Wolf
Yellowstone National Park

SOLD

"Sittin' Pretty"

Oil on Linen
30" x 30"
2008

Red Fox Kit
Jackson, Wyoming

SOLD


Prints Available

"Powder Run"

Oil on Linen
30" x 30"
2008

Red Fox

SOLD

"Fishing Line"

Oil on Linen
20" x 20"
2008

Belted Kingfisher

"Hello Kitty"

Oil on Linen
24" x 24"
2008

SOLD

"Crossing Guard"

Oil on Linen
24" x 36"
2008

SOLD

"Fire Fly"

Oil on Linen
Quad-tych:

8" x 48"
8" x 48"
12" x 48"
8" x 48"

"Dust Devil"

Oil on Canvas
60" x 72"
2008

SOLD

"Ground Forces"

Oil on Linen
12" x 48"

Yellow-headed Blackbirds
Grand Teton National Park
Wyoming

Prints Available

"Fox in the Hole"

Oil on Linen
12" x 12"
2008

Red Fox
Bear River NWR
Brigham City, Utah

SOLD

"Foxtrot"

Oil on Linen
30" x 30"
2008

"Giggy Life Sketch"

A sleepy little Giggy caught in pencil line from life several years ago.

Painting "Walk On"

Here's the next one up. I love to name paintings after songs, so this one is dedicated to John Hiatt! This initial sketch is done with brush, turp, ultramarine blue and transparent red oxide.

I always try to start with "transparent" colors worked thin (I use only turp,no mediums) Bringing in heavy opaques too early muddies the color.

Here, I've given her a face right off...maybe the facelessness experience with "...Balance" still haunts me. :-)

What I love about this particular bear was her structure. When you watch a bear, even ambling, you cannot help but appreciate their extraordinary strength.

In case there was any doubt that I paint with passion and energy: The brush on the bottom is new, the brush on the top was new two days ago.

So, why doesn't she have a background? Originally I'd planned a sort of abstract background for this bear...but she is "asking" for something different and we haven't come to an agreement, yet.

The "journey" of a painting, for me, sometimes means letting go of my goals and letting the piece take you where it wants to go. So negotiations regarding background continue...

She won...the "new" background is from this bear's stomping grounds along Mary Bay.

The colors of the reddish and green vegetation and the yellowish sulfur pool balance against her. The mass of trees behind her and the steam make good abstract elements.

In the original drawing the space above/behind her was almost balanced with the space below/in front. I am using the environmental elements to break that space up, yet still keep a sort of yin/yang effect.

After letting this one "breathe" for a while, I am back at it. This piece breaks some "rules"...the viewer isn't "held within" the painting. I want the viewer to feel the bear is passing through.

"Walk On"
Available through Visions West Gallery.

And...
there she is...