Red Maples - 2010 redux

Sometimes an artist is not quite satisfied with a painting after it is framed and hung somewhere on view. After living with this Red Maples for a while and having it shown in galleries, I decided it was too dark. So I went back into it to lighten it up a bit. I am very please with the results. It is framed in a mesquite frame image size is 17"x 21" looking for a home.

Red Maples - 2010

Sometimes an artist will complete a painting, but it is just not quite right. This piece was an example of that case. I went back in to do a little reconstruction and make it brighter. I am very happy with the results. This piece is 17"x 21" in a nice hand made mesquite frame. Looking for a home...

Evening Above the Frio-Garner State Park

The scenic overlook at Garner is just one of my all time favorite views in Texas. I have painted this scene many times and never get tired of painting it. I will be posting other new paintings of this part of Texas in the next few weeks. Our hill country views are similar to other locales around the world, but just knowing this is the real deal THE hill country, makes all the difference.

Blue Door- Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe is just my perfect place on earth. Weather, golf, food and of course art. I completed this little pastel piece this morning. Worked on it yesterday with my friend Regina Calton Burchett. The light in Santa Fe is exquisite and the cast shadows on the adobe walls are just magical and colorful. Cheryl and I will be in New Mexico at the end of this month, can't wait!

Bandon Dunes - 5th hole

This piece is the second of two paintings of one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. Bandon Dunes in southern Oregon is on the Pacific ocean. We played golf there for a week in March. This particular day was the best weather we saw all week.

Pacific Dunes 13th Hole - Par 4

During my excellent trip to Bandon Dunes, Oregon, with ten of my golf buddies, I promised to paint a couple of paintings to remind us of the trip. This first one is one of the most memorable, #13. The wind was blowing so hard off the ocean my ball actually was blown off the green into a fairway bunker below and 40 yards away. I went from a hopeful par to a certain double boggie or worse, in a heart beat. The green is resting at the foot of the monstrous sand dune throne where we paid our respects and homage.

Our Blue Heaven - Grey Rock circa 1993

When Grey Rock first opened in 1992 the whole area to the right of #6 fairway was all wild flowers. I painted a pastel piece of that scene and reworked it this week. I like this painting because it really captures then sense of natural beauty that can occur on a golf course. This is indeed our blue heavenly sanctuary.