"Day and Season Waning" (SOLD)

Spectacular fall color surrounds a walking trail along Coal Creek in Boulder County, Colorado.

"Autumn Afternoon in the Rockies" (SOLD)

This is a commissioned piece that I'm guessin' might end up as a Christmas gift from the purchaser to a friend.  (If you're thinking, "Original art from an 'emerging artist'?  What a fabulous gift idea!" I know a guy who can help you out.)  : )

The orange-ish leaves are actually more yellow in real life, but my digital camera insisted on seeing them as orange!  

"Vineyard Shadows, South Tyrol, Italy" (SOLD)

Afternoon shadows creep across the path as a cool night descends on the Italian Alps.

Thanks, Manfred, for the outstanding photo!

"The Vineyard Surrenders"

The fall air is cool and crisp. Only the sound of barren vines rattling gently in the breeze breaks the silence of the empty vineyard.

"Dusk in the Vineyard" (SOLD)

Detail:

Darkness will be falling soon, and the red and gold and orange of the vineyard is painted against the peach-colored California sky.

Many thanks to Flickr photographer Larry Gerbrandt for the stunning original photo!

"Many Storms" (SOLD)

Detail:

This painting is of a rusty, old 1939 Ford truck.  The name of the painting - if it isn't obvious - is a comment not on the weather but rather on the hard life of the vehicle.  The same title might be appropriate for my self-portrait, I suppose.   : )

Many thanks to Flickr photographer Dave_7 for the outstanding source photo.

"Lonely Lookout" (SOLD)

Detail:

Sitting on the hood of his car in 1944, Irv Hankins proposed to BettyLou Gert, who would ultimately become his wife of 63 years. Little did he know that after driving to this beautiful spot overlooking Crested Butte, Colorado, the car's transmission would die and the newly engaged couple would have to walk 7 miles back into town, leaving the lonely lookout to stand watch over the valley.

Nahhhh, that's not true... as far as I know. But I do wonder how the old jalopy got to this spot and why it remains there today!

"Industrial Angles" (SOLD)

What attracted me to this scene was all the competing and complementing angles. I think there's a tough, utilitarian... beauty... in industrial settings. If that makes any sense!

"Prairie Sentinel, Alberta" (SOLD)

This painting is of a grain elevator in Alberta, Canada. I was drawn to the image by the ominous clouds on the horizon and the train tracks leading directly into them. A bit of a life metaphor sometimes, eh? But surely just past the gloom it is bright and sunny. : )

"Crested Butte Meadow" (SOLD)

Ya gotta love Spring time in the Rocky Mountains... especially if you're munching trailmix and gazing out at the amazing scenery around Crested Butte, Colorado. Spring in the high country was especially lush in 2008 after record winter snows.

"Autumn, Hocking Hills" (SOLD)

These old farm buildings are against an amazing fall background in Hocking Hills, Ohio.

"Take Flight"

OK, so I said I was doing a series on bridges. This isn't technically a bridge, but you get the connection.

This painting is from an awesome photo by Mel B. Many thanks to her for allowing me to paint from her pic!

"Because He Loves Her" (Collection of the Artist)

Yes, the pail really does have that funky shape. It's a coal bucket that my wife's grandfather used in his work in Italy. The painting is called "Because He Loves Her".

I pictured this grizzled old Italian guy stopping on his way home from work to spend a few pennies buying remnants at a flower stand to fill the bucket for his wife.