Spent a few days at Clear Lake and this was our view.  Acrylic on canvas.

 Trying to work on simple children on beach paintings.  Acrylic on canvas.

 Watercolor sketch on paper

  Watercolor sketch on paper

Winter watercolor

I enjoyed some time in a snow cabin doing this watercolor sketch.  So fun with beautiful snow.

Local pen & ink series

These pen and inks are available as 11x14 matted prints as well as blank greeting cards.

Albert Anker is a favorite painter of mine.  He summed up his approach to art as follows:
"One has to shape an ideal in one's imagination, and then one has to make that ideal accessible to the people."

Fresh off the easel

Little Milan

Carl's Christmas present

Ocean on weathered wood (36"x24")

Wedding Portrait

I had the privilege of painting this from a 16 year old (not so great) photo.