Mary Jane Canyon #3 – 9″ x 12″ oils on canvas board Here’s a scene I really love. I have a ton of pictures from this area that could make nice paintings. It’s not the kind of scene that I think I could go paint on location, the light changes Read more…
SOLD – Latest painting! Bighorn sheep on the mesa in Moab, Utah. Working title “Harold” 16″ x 20″ Oils on stretched canvas. Desert Bighorn Sheep are named ‘Tse’tah Dibe’ in the Navajo Language, which translates to ‘Sheep of the Rocks’. Bighorn sheep are sacred to the Navajo People. This is Read more…
Somewhere in Arches National Park. I’m not sure what or if this particular spot has a name, but you’ll see it in wide shots that have Turret Arch sometimes. I did this painting just for practice on a 9″ x 12″ canvas pad, but it turned out better than I Read more…
Moab is known for the famous Balanced Rock in Arches National Park. It’s so famous, it doesn’t even need any clarification on where it is. This is a painting of the far lesser know Red Wash Balanced Rock. If you stood next to it, you would take up maybe 1/10th Read more…
Mary Jane Canyon Waterfall in Moab, Utah. Oils on paper, 6″ x 8″. This is a study for a future painting (not for sale). I’ve been experimenting with different surfaces, mediums, canvas toning and more. I also built a new plein air painting easel and palette box, with a nice Read more…
I just dropped off two new winter-style paintings for sale at the Moab Made gallery here in Moab, Utah. They’re 8″ x 10″ oils on stretched canvas. Only available at Moab Made for now. I may add them to my Etsy store in the future. If you’re interested, please contact Read more…
I wish I had stumbled onto Paint Coach Chris Fornataro’s video (below) about painting small thumbnails when I first started painting mostly landscapes 3 years ago. The basic concept is simple: Paint a small thumbnail (I do them 3″ x 4″) using a large brush. The largest brush you can Read more…
This landscape is entitled “Yesterday & Today” and features a rider on horseback at a natural feature in Kane Creek Canyon (Moab, Utah) known as “The Devil’s Golf Ball” and also, by rock climbers, as “Happy Turk Hoodoo”. It was my first time painting on stretched linen. I liked it! Read more…
I was recently asked to repaint these two paintings by request/commission. Both are scenes I have done before, but the first one came out better (according to the purchaser, but I agree) and the second is larger…but I think it’s better too. Here they are:
Just dropped off yesterday, three new paintings for sale and on display at the Moab Made gallery at 82 North Main Street, Moab UT 84532 (435) 210-0650. Big thanks to Rebecca McAllister and Tamar Philips for having my artwork on display there! If you can’t make it to Moab Made, Read more…