#20 Coloma Rapids
(Oil on Canvas, 24×36) “Coloma Rapids” captures a fleeting moment in history – a seemingly insignificant moment, at an apparently unremarkable place. However, upon closer…
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#28 Lake of the Woods, Spring
(Oil on Canvas, 20×16)
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#19 Coloma Rock
(Oil on Canvas, 20×16)
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The Beginning: #1-Fontanillis Reflections
(Oil on Canvas, 12×16) “You are what you believe yourself to be.” – Paulo Coelho I am an artist. This is my first painting in…
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The Journey : #2-Fontanillis Vista
(Oil on Canvas, 18×24) The Pacific Crest Trail follows along the eastern edge of Fontanallis Lake in the Desolation Wilderness near Lake Tahoe. Dick’s Pass…
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The First Steps: #4-Fontanillis Water View
(Oil on Canvas, 24×18) Recognizing and learning the basics: At the base of the two pines, looking towards Dick’s Pass and Dick’s Peak, the water…
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The Big Picture: #8-Fontanillis Twin Pines
(Oil on Canvas, 36×24) Larger canvases provide a powerful platform to exibit the layered details of learnings as well as challenges. I found I more…
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The Next Steps: #6-Dicks Lake Sunset
(Oil on Canvas, 18×24) Recognizing and learning the basics #2: The night before I visited Fontanallis Lake, at the northern edge of Dick’s Lake, I…
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Circling Back: #14-Fontanillis Lake Revisited
(Oil on Canvas , 16×20) Over a 2 month period recovering from surgery and learning about paints, brushes, mediums and the process of painting, I…
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Putting it all together: #17-American River at Ice House
(Oil on Canvas, 24×48) The light, colors, and values of this work build upon and use all the techniques I have learned in the past…
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Looking Back: #0-Gilmore Lake from Mt Tallac
(Oil on Canvas, 24×48) Looking Back“Gilmore Lake from Mt Tallac” was finished in 2008. This was one of the very first oil paintings I completed…however…
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The Cliff
Ironically, it is called Hell Hole. Ironic because it is the place I witnessed the most miraculous event in my life. Deep in the Sierras…
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A brush touches canvas for only a moment. Alone it is insignificant. A painting is created through an evolving vision – with the flow, the…
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More with Less with More with Less ..:.:.. >w<w>w<
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17 Things
Trust your Instincts. Value Family and true Friends. Nothing is as easy as it seems. Stick to your Principles. Make the right decisions for the…
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