Painted late in the day last week. 6x8 inches on gessoed board. This is the drive way to the cabin. Wouldn't you like to come paint here?

"Serenity" title="Serenity"

Finally, I got to go out to the country. Although brief, the stay was delightful. No rain. Beautifully warm with cool nights. The cows were in the fields and the donkey was braying up on the hill. 6x8 on gessoed had board.

Artist Retreat
Pat's place is one of my favorite places to paint near my own home. It is just around the corner but could be around the world. Here is a few of her front yard. The second image is the little woods area off her patio.


"That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest." -Henry David Thoreau

Scottsdale Artist School

"For what is Worth in anything,
But so much Money as 'twill bring." - Samuel Butler
A 9x12" painting on a linen panel. A late afternoon painting from the rear of the building. The school was an elementary grade school and shows its elegant Southwest heritage.

Scottsdale Bus Station

"It doesn't matter how the paint is applied, as long as something is said." Jackson Pollock This was a prominent sign in the Blick Art Supply Store in Clayton. I'm not sure I agree. 9x12 painting on linen panel. $45 Free shipping, of course!

Tonto National Forest

"Art is not handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced."- Leo Tolstoy.
The scene as was captured at Tonto National Forest. So many artists have fallen in love with the West. Many thanks to Aumi and Osa who made this painting mpossible. Aumi's website is linked to this blog. It is 9x12 on linen panel. $100. Email me if interested.

Scottsdale Artists School
After class I decided to paint a bit of Scottsdale. It is a totally different color scheme than the one I am used to. Very red and sun baked. Some large clouds were looming here but there was no rain.

Early Sunday morning, I drove to the Hills in Pere Marquette Park over looking the mighty Missouri River. I heard the pop pop of the hunters' guns in the surrounding woods. Surprisingly, I saw several deer. Here is the view of the river.

Last Sunday I was out painting near Elsah Illinois. This is a view toward the river. 12x16 inches.

Back at my favorite spot in Chesterfield. I love painting this view in Chesterfield. I paint in the shade of a big old tree on the edge on an ancient graveyard. This view will be a huge extension of highway 141 in a few years so I have to enjoy it while I can. You're drawn back to your favorite places. They change as everything does, yet you can recognize them as the comfortable old places they are. This painting is 12x16 inches.