9 AM- (Studio) 12"x 16", Oil on canvas. (SOLD) A hilltop town along I-40 in New Mexico.

Plains Edge - (Studio) 12" x 16" Oil on canvas. Spiny low growers like this guard much of the rocky roadside heading through west Texas and New Mexico. Sold at Camp Fire online auction. 

True Grit- (Studio) 11" x 14" Oil on panel. (SOLD) Adobe Gallery, Ft Worth, TX

In Season- (Studio) 8"x 10", Oil on panel. Prickly Pear cactus with its namesake purple fruit. (SOLD) Adobe Gallery, Ft Worth, TX

Drifting Aromas- (Studio) 18"x 14", Oil on canvas. The drifting aromas of freshly brewing coffee or hearty beef stew are most memorable when originating from an outdoor kitchen and an open campfire. This piece was honored with an Award of Excellence at the 2010 American Plains Artists Annual Exhibit.

Cactus Flower- (Studio) 11"x 14", Oil on Panel. (SOLD) Growing up in the New Jersey suburbs, my introduction to Texas came in the form of Saturday morning Westerns and Warner Brothers cartoons. Tumbleweeds, Road Runners and Cactus (just to begin with) were exotic then, and have fascinated me since. These desert specimens were referenced from plantings in downtown Dallas. Exhibited at the 2010 American Plains Artists Annual Exhibit, Lincoln, NE.



New Mexico Morning- (Studio) 8" x 10 " (SOLD) Referenced from a trip we took a couple of years ago. The state is an artist wonderland with its open landscape, colorful rock cliffs and sun-drenched towns.

Sunshine- (Studio) 7"x 5", Oil on panel (SOLD) 

Braids- (Studio) 5"x7", Oil on panel. 

Gold Headband- (Studio) 5" x 7" Oil on panel.

This small work was inspired from some reference taken at a local pow wow.