New Mexico

Oil on paper, 8.25" x 19"

Usually, when I walk in the woods, I'm captivated by the light coming thought the trees. but sometimes, the little bursts of color underfoot are just as intriguing. The printing paper i used for this piece allowed me to place layers of color one on top of the next just as I imagined the tapestry beneath my feet was created.

In the Sangre de Cristo range

"Autumn Approach," oil on paper, 13" x 9"

My girls asked me why I paint trees so much instead of dogs or zebras or something really cool...
Its not that I don't like animals, its just that the light that comes through the trees (as in my last post) and the vibrant colors of fall (this post) are so compelling I can't help myself.  Walks in the woods, no matter where I am remind me of my childhood when the grandiose structure of the trees was the only thing creating parameters in our fantasy worlds.  The light and colors just made our journeys into deep imagination that much more magical.

New England Birch

Oil on Japanese paper, 10.5" x 8.25"

In the woods

Still Trees #3, oil on board, 12"x12"

Above Santa Fe, NM

Red Tree on the Mesa, oil on board, 8" x 8" + Frame

Near Ghost Ranch, NM

Sagebrush in the Mountains, oil on board, 8" x 8" + Frame

The silvery tips of sagebrush are always magical, especially after storm clouds blow by.

Abiquiu, NM

Among the Ruins, oil on board 8" x 6" + Frame  

Behind a pile of rubble, a space abandoned and forgotten, I noticed an adobe structure. As I stood observing, the colors of the adobe walls seemed to absorb the colors of life around them;  instead of blending into the dried, mud landscape the structure became vibrantly part of it.