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More 2021 paintings

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 I spent a lot of time painting during Covid !! More of my favorites Greasewood Wash 8" x 10" oil on paper $300 Framed Yellow Cholla 8" x 10" oil on paper $300 Framed  Tanque Verde Wash in January 16" x 20" oil on canvas panel $800 framed Juan Santa Cruz 10" x 20" oil on linen panel $700  Mission Gardens Gourds 8" x 10" oil on linen panel $300 Sonoita Vineyard 11" x 14" oil on linen panel $300 Gates Pass 11" x 14" oil on panel $300

Looking back at 2021

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 Having an Open Studio and organizing my work is a good way to look at the last year and analayze what was accomplished and make a plan for future paintings. Here are some of my favorites Fishing at Colombus Park 6" x 8" oil -framed $200 Sweetwater Cove 16" x  20" oil- framed $800 Sabino Canyon Creek 14"x 11" oil framed $600 Patagonia Lake 12" x 24" oil - framed SOLD Sabino Evening 10" x 8" oil framed SOLD Hint of Spring 14" x 11" oil framed $600 currently at The Ironwood Gallery  in the Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum Steam Pump Ranch 12" x 6" oil framed $300 currently at the  Untitled Gallery,  downtown Tucson

Last Weekend for Open Studio

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My studio will be open  no appointment necessary  Saturday, December 11      10am-5pm  Sunday, December 12         10am- 5pm Saturday I will have two guest plein air artists painting with me !! Virginia Belser and Joyce Nelson Come and watch, have a snack and chat about art. They will be bringing some of their paintings available for purchase. Virginia Belser is a pastel artist and often paints in oils Joyce Nelson paints in oils Judith Johnson paints in oils

Open Studio Tour Continues

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My studio will be open for  Open Studio Tour  Saturday, December 11 and Sunday, December 12   10am - 5pm Please stop by and check out what I have been doing during these Covid times.          

Open Studio Tour 2021

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               Once again I am opening my studio for The Arts Foundation of Tucson Open Studio Tour 2021 December 3- 12 by appointment My studio will be open  no appointment necessary on   Saturday December 4, and Sunday December 5 Saturday December 11, and Sunday December 12 11am - 3pm  studio view and a few of my newer paintings                     click her for more information  Open Studio Tour 2021

New Show at Untitled Gallery

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  So honored to have a painting juried into this show !! Would love to have you join us for the Opening  December 4, 2021      4-9pm Show continues to January 22, 2022 Steam PumpRanch 12" x 6" oil on linen panel $300 Framed

Gates Pass

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  Met up with my friends fromToscana to paint at Gates Pass.   Looking east to the city of Tucson in the valley below. It was a spectacular morning to paint!! Gates Pass 11" x 14" oil on paper AVAILABLE

Painting in Elgin, Arizona

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  The Sonoran Plein air Painters had a PaintOut at  Hannah Hill Winery in Elgin, Arizona It was windy and cool but so great  to be back painting with old friends. The ranch country of Southeast Arizona  provided a different pallette Hannah Hill Winery 11" x 14" oil on linen panel Available

Brush with the Desert Show at the Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum

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 I am so pleased to have three paintings juried into the  Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum Show. A Brush with the Desert November 13, 2021- Jnauary 16, 2022 Hint of Spring 14" x 11" oil on linen panel Sabino Evening 10" x 8" oil on linen panel SOLD Linda Vista Trail 10" x 20" oil on linen panel

Off to a good home

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  It's always such a great feeling to know someone admires your work enough to purchase it as a gift for a loved one.  This is a study painted at Pilgrim Haven, South Haven, MI

Painting with the Grand kids

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On a hot steamy morning my grand kids joined me in painting an antique tractor.    Bob"s Beast 9" x 12" oil on canvas panel Available

SOLD

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Thank you to RBC Wealth Management , Tucson Office for conducting an online sale for local artists.  This painting found a new home through this sale. Fruit of the Foothills 12" x 9" oil on canvas panel 

Cool Summer Studies

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 Its been a hot steamy August.  I did some studies in cool colors and set a timer for 45 minutes to beat the heat and the bugs. Bob's Cranberry pond 6" x 12" oil on linen panel commission Pond Study 8" x 16" oil on linen panel $300

SOLD

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This painting found a new home in California. Thank You Susan !! Teds House

Where did the summer go?

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  Here's a few 45 minute studies I painted in July Pilgrim Haven beach during smoky skies 6"x 12" oil on linen panel $150 Garden Party 9" x 12" oil on canvas panel $150 Daisy Path 9" x 12" oil on canvas panel $150

Back in Michigan

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 I am back in Michigan for the summer. Although I beat the Tucson heat, the rain and humidity are a challenge. These are some paintings from last summer that I just now have photographed. Pond Study 10” x 8” oil on canvas panel $200 “ Storm Brewing over Lake Michigan” 8” x 10” oil on canvas panel $200 “In the Woods” 30” x 15” oil on stretched canvas Currently on display at the new Lodge Bar and Restaurant