Blacktop Ribbon

 12" x 24" oil on canvas

The day I took the picture from which I painted this was one of those glorious summer days that seem to never end. The sun was low and sinking and catching the silk tips of the acres of corn. 

Maine Light

 

11" x 14" oil on panel

The next best thing to sunlight falling on the geometric shapes of barns and silos is lighthouses and keeper's cottages! I am planning on painting this one bigger.

Early Tulips

12" x 12" oil on panel

 I was out taking my daily walk and passed this house. I liked the glancing sunlight on the wall behind the colorful red tulips and bright green grass. The trees were a challenge since they were just budding out.

Cruise Wave

12" x 24" oil on canvas

I painted this from a photo I took last autumn in Iowa. I liked the white frame house in the sunlight on the curve in the road. However, when I painted it, I thought it was a bit boring so I added the Amish. Then I added the biker, then the wave. I think its a little more interesting now.

Controlled Burn

       

 9" x 12" oil on panel

My son and his girlfriend were driving across Kansas recently and they witnessed this burn in the distance at sunset. He thought I might like to paint it so he snapped a picture. He was right!

Frog Hunt

 

11" x 14" oil on panel

This was painted from a very (small) old snapshot of my sons when they were young and catching frogs in the pond in the backyard. 

Oncoming

 

6" x 12" oil on canvas

Coming home from some time up north and found ourselves on this dirt road. Loved the lighting and ghostly buildings on the horizon.