Butterfly and Gold Leaf

  22 x 22 Oil on canvas with gold leaf  –  NFS   “Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable”  – Mary Oliver

18 x 24 Oil on canvas

“High Desert Muse” 36 x 48 oil on canvas. The high desert fascinates me along with the hidden valleys of the small desert towns. Cooler temperatures are welcomed by desert dwellers, the tall bristled and twisted Joshua Trees stand tall and seemingly lonely out there in the vast wide-open spaces. I have a deep love...

“The Journey is the Jewel’ 36 x 36 Oil on canvas w/ gold leaf. Sometimes I get a bit sad when a painting is complete, it’s a journey with an unknown destination so to speak that you’re always on as a painter. All the different facets of this stone is how my mind and emotions...

Being clear on what you want and how you want it developing your skills daily as an artist (what goes on in your mind) will elevate your paintings into great pieces of art. Listening today to a superb artist Dennis Perrin point out the importance of developing a deeper understanding of what it is that...