#38 - Tequila Rocks

6" x 6" Oil on canvas panel

A good friend of mine recently vacationed in Mexico and brought back some top shelf tequila. He's been generous sharing it with with me on a couple late nights when we both talked about our vacations in the sun. I painted this for him, sharing my tequila.

#37 - Looking East

8" x 10" Oil on canvas, Plein Air

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A hazy spring morning in northern Illinois looking east. I went out into the country and found a spot where I could see some terrain shift in the distance.

#36 - Seating for Two

6" x 6" Oil on canvas panel
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Last painting from St. Croix, I promise. This was a scene so inviting I snapped a picture and couldn't wait to paint it. My wife and I sat on these two chairs for a little while, soaking up the sun, watching the surf and listening to the breeze in the palm tree above us.

#35 - Want a Lime with That?

6" x 6" Oil on canvas panel

Is there anything better than a cold beer on the beach? A couple weeks ago we sat at a bar on a beach and I couldn't help but take a picture of my beer as it was set down by the bartender. I enjoyed that beer twice: drinking it on the beach and painting it on my easel.

#34 - Best Reading Room Ever!

6" x 6" Oil on canvas panel

Another picture from St. Croix that I took when we were down there recently. This is early morning (early for St. Croix...9am!) and this couple was enjoying the ocean breeze with their iPads and coffee.

#33 - Spring Break!

6" x 6" Oil on canvas panel

My wife and I spent a wonderful week on St. Croix recently, and I took a picture from our cottage on Chenay Bay. What a spot! Normally I'd say I couldn't wait to get home to paint it, but this time I would have happily stayed a few more days.