Fly-Over Country

 9" x 12" oil on panel

Loved the shadow patterns on the image I painting this from. That and the warmth of the sunshine on the barn compared to the cool shadows.

Sunset Blvd

 16" x 20" oil on canvas

This was a from a picture taken while driving west to visit our son in Kansas City. God is the ultimate artist! Just look at those colors.

Another Country Road

 9" x 12" oil on panel

This painting and the one previous were done on two consecutive days when I was limiting myself to 2-hours to complete the painting. I try to do this every so often, especially when I feel like I'm tightening up in my paintings and spending too much time on details. Working fast and loose is a good antidote!

Lush Farm

 9" x 12" oil on panel

As we are still in the grip of cold weather here in northern Illinois, I went searching among my archived photos and found this scene from beautiful summer day.  

Desert Highway

 12" x 24" oil on canvas

The photo reference for this painting was again supplied by my California son. I like the desolate landscape surrounding the classic old VW buses on the desert highway. 

Backporch

 12" x 9" oil on panel

I was having some trouble with February/March weather so I dug up a photo from last summer. Looking forward to warmer weather!

Laguna Light

 12" x 9" Oil on panel

This one from last January as we were visiting my son in southern California. It's currently in my show Backroads at McHenry County College thru March 28th.