Desert

Infinite Color, Carrizo Plains

12x16" (oil on canvas board) 2023 A super bloom of color vibrates under the warm skies. Columns of light trickle up as they ride the thermals up to the heavens. Who said colors can't float with the help of convection.

Harmonious Dichotomies, Carrizo Plains

14x21" (oil on board) 2023

Terrestrial Groundswell, Carizzo Plains

16x20" (oil on canvas) 2023

Valleys of Fog Amidst Hills of Color, Carrizo Plains

16x20" (oil on canvas) 2023

Colors of Carrizo

16X20 (oil on canvas) The Carrizo Plain is a 206,000 acre nature preserve home to an abundance of indigenous wildlife and colorful wildflower blooms. This national monument continually intrigues visitors from all over to bathe in her natural beauty, explore ancient pictographs, and tip-toe in awe along the San Andres Fault.

Morning Shadows Carrizo Plain

11X20 (oil on canvas)

Souther Rim Grand Canyon

20X16 (oil on canvas) I had the pleasure of painting out on the Southern Rim of the Grand Canyon. I was hosted by curious Clarks Nutcrackers as I studied millions of years of stratigraphy.

Valley of Fire, Nevada

SOLD 20X16 (oil on canvas) 2018 My time spent in the Valley of Fire was only enough to make this painting. Bright Orange and Red rock formations that beg for exploration. The opportunities for painting and hiking seem endless. A return trip is currently in the works, see you soon.

Carrizo Superbloom

20X16 (oil on canvas) The 2017 "Superbloom" quilted the Carrizo Plains with colorful hues of purples, oranges, and yellows. Cumulous clouds hovered above as humans enjoyed wildflower viewing below.