Landscapes

"Afternoon Light"

14" x 11"

$550

At our Plein Air Paint Out this year I decided to work down by Hillside. It gives an entirely different view of the valley when you're so close to the mountains. And the angled afternoon light shining on the fresh-cut meadows was spectacular!

"Austin's Meadow"

12" x 9"

$400

Another view near Hillside. The weather was great, no wind, gorgeous colors!

"Pretty Girls"

14"x11"

$500

These are some of the beef cattle we have on our place this summer...

this spot near the barn is one of their favorite hang-outs.

"Shades of Orange"

8"x10"

$350

            This painting was done from an unbelievable view on Red Mountain Pass last year. 

  The  fall colors are without compare!  

    It won 3rd Place and Juror's Choice in our 2013 Fall Show   

                                                             

 "Farley's Corner" 

16" x 12"

$650

Visitors from the lower elevations drive up to "see the colors" 

and you don't have to go far from Wetmore to see this display!

"Fire on Hardscrabble"

10" x 20"

$650

And then this greets you when you're coming through the turns...

"The Fish Pond"

14" x 11"

$550

The aspen were very colorful this year...this was the pond behind our house

...and if you turned and looked the other direction, you would see this grove of massive aspens:

"Gold on Gold"

16" x 12"

$650

Wow!!

This painting won an award at our annual Plein Air Paintout

"Morning Sparkle"

9" x 12"

$400

...only God can really make it sparkle!

"Neighbors"

9" x 12"

$400

...a view near Brandenberg's place

"Sangres Sunrise"

8" x 6"

Sold

This was a brilliant "Blood of Christ" sunrise from Fall 2011

"Sunrise on Rosita Road"

10" x 8"

$350

An eye-popping view!!

This was a beautiful morning...not too chilly yet,

 but I had to go back twice to get it because the colors were changing so fast!

"Twists and Turns"

14" x 11"  

 Sold

I started this painting in the fall, then went back in the spring 

and had to repaint all the colors to finish it! 

"Oh What a Beautiful Morning"

16" x 12"

$650

This was a wet spring in June, 2009.

"Approaching Storm"

20" x 13"

$800

This is what we're needing right NOW, 2011 !!!

Ditto for 2012

"Aspenglow"

12" x 16"

$650

Shimmering morning light in our Beaver Pond pasture

"Indian Summer"
20" x 16"
$650
When the other leaves have fallen, this patch is still vivid in the afternoon sun.

"Frosty Morning"
20" x 16"
$650
A reminder that Fall is here...frost and cattle on the freshly cut hay meadow.
 I thought the town of Westcliffe looked like a German village, complete with the Lutheran church tower.



"Red Mountain Pass"
36" x 20"
$1550
I went back to Ouray this fall...
expect to see this scene done with the yellow aspen!



"Aspen Reflections"
10" x 8"
$350
A place of quiet reflection...no pun intended.



"Degree's Haystack"
10" x 8"
$350
A common sight on Schofield Lane



"Surveying His Domain"
30" x 16"
$1250
An outstanding summer afternoon, looking across the Wet Mountains to Horn Peak and the Sangres.

"Siesta"
18" x 24"
oil on canvas
$1100
Some Herefords taking a break on the side of Colony Lane.
John thinks they should be our longhorn steers, but they're cows...what can I say?

"Horseshoe Creek"
12" x 9"
$400
 Just off the side of Hermit Road

Seascapes

"Mauna Kea Sunset"

24" x 18"

acrylic on canvas

$950

The end of a perfect day with my sister

... most of the people have left before this spectacular show starts! 

"Waves at Sunset"

12" x 9"

Big surf in February, 

and a perfect place for a glass of wine...

"Hawaiian Sunset"

40" x 32" 

acrylic on canvas

$2750

This painting is now available as a limited edition Giclee print !!

Original size wrapped with white border is $575

25" x 20" size wrapped with full image is $300

This was a composite painting

  taken from pictures I had of Mauna Kea beach 

and the sunset from our lanai.

I love the colors of Hawaii...they are so vivid!!

"Draining Water"

16" x 12"

$650

I love the surging of the water in the winter...

there's a huge change in the level when the waves pound in and sweep back out.

This view is from the lava in front of City of Refuge beach

This is still not finished...I hope it'll happen on my next trip to Hawaii!

"Mauna Kea Beach and Maui"

16" x 12"

$650

This is the view from our favorite beach. 

My sister and I like to go and spend the entire day here!

Swim, snorkel, sunbathe, read, hike, or just sleep!

"Palms at City of Refuge"

16" x 12"

$650

This is the place we try to take our guests for their last night on the island.

Before heading to the airport :-//

"Sunset at Honaunau"

12" x 16"

$650

If you've ever been to City of Refuge State Park, 

you've seen this view --

Classic Hawaii!!

 "Surf Fishing"

16" x 12"

$650

What a great way to spend the day!

"The Wave"

14" x 11"

$400

February is a good month for the big waves. 

I love to go down and listen to the roar and feel the spray in the air!

"Tropical Sunset"

probably 3"x5"

This is a little watercolor card I made for my daughter...

I just didn't have time to run to town for a store-bought one!

Still Life



"Spiky Lilies"

12" x 8"

$380

Another type of lily in the San Angelo pond

"Longhorn Promentory"
16" x 12"

$650

Yes...I think this could be called a still life.
These boys are our "yard ornaments"....
with a spread of 6 foot plus.

"Monday's Child"
14" x 20"
$1440
 "Monday's Child is full of grace..."
This collection of childhood momentos includes a picture 
 of my grandmother.

"Lilies"

12" x 8"

$380  Sold

A reminder of a beautiful lily garden in San Angelo...

it was a really lush, colorful spot in the middle of a pretty dry part of Texas!

"Sweet Kona"
8" x 12"
$450  Sold
I now have limited edition Giclee prints of this piece!!
Original size 8" x 10"   $95
11" x 14" wrapped with dark green sides  $195

This was a painting I did for the Kona Coffee Festival Art Show.
I stood in the hot sun in my sister's coffee field for hours to paint this...
I thought it would be quicker and more abstract,
but instead it wanted to be a "still life"...Oh well.

Limited Edition Prints

"Westcliffe Feedstore"
22"x12"
Limited Edition of 570
$65
This view of the Feedstore, which is currently a restaurant, is based on a photo I took in 1974.

                              

"Pronghorn Pasture"
23"x14"
Limited edition of 580
$50

                              

"Yucca"
22"x12"
Limited edition of 580
$50

                                 

                               

"A Bit of Aviation History"
13"x17"
Limited edition of 200
$100
The original oil on canvas is in the permanent collection of the
Smithsonian Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
The still life is a collection of artifacts relating to E.M. "Matty" Laird's contribution to aviation history...
The newspaper clipping and logbook entries document the use of the Laird-Swallow.
This 3-place plane, built in 1919, was the first commercial aircraft.
A 1929 advertisement depicts the Laird-Whirlwind, respected by the postal service for it's dependability.
The photograph shows the Laird-Super Solution which Jimmy Doolittle piloted to victory
in the first Bendix Transcontinental Air Race in 1939.
Rand McNalley railroad maps were used for navigation in those days;
 the helmet, goggles, and pilot's license are typical of that era.

"Raggedy Ann"
13"x22"
Limited edition of 200
$50

Hawaiian Sunset

40"x32"

limited edition Giclee prints available in 2 sizes:

40"x32" wrapped with white border $575

25"x20" wrapped with full image $300

This was a composite painting 

taken from pictures I had of Mauna Kea beach

and the sunset from our lanai.

I love the colors of Hawaii...they are so vivid!

Sweet Kona

8"x10"

limited edition Giclee prints available in 2 sizes:

8"x10" ready to frame  $120

11"x14" wrapped with dark green edge  $195

This was a painting I did for the Kona Coffee Festival Art Show.

I stood in the hot sun in my sister's coffee field for hours to paint this...

I thought it would be quicker and more abstract,

but it wanted to be a "still life"...Oh well.

                                                                           

Archived Paintings

  




"On the Breath of Dawn"
30"x24"
Wonder Lake, Denali Park, AK


My dad and I took a long drive to Alaska in 1980 and camped 2 nights in Denali Park.
This was the view I saw upon sticking my head out of the tent in the morning!
There was even a moose down near the water...perfect!

  


" Pencil Box"
13"x16" 

This still life contains the 8th grade diploma of my grandfather...
eight grade was typically as much education as they got in those days.
The pencil box and slate were my great uncle's, and the schoolbell belonged to my grandmother.
The photo is of the old Westcliff school which is currently a museum.



The artist with "Chief Joseph" painting, 5'x7'

In 1890, Joseph was Chief of the Nez Perce, the "people of the horse."

The Nez Perce had a trail to Mexico and the ocean, which could be traversed in 2 days.

They used it to trade furs and shells.

Chief Joseph's earrings are made of abalone and black pearls.

Each necklace is made of puka shells or deer bone and has a "pony bead" in the center.

How many beads were worn denoted how powerful the chief was.

The top strand of beads is metallic; on each side is a strand of coral.

Chief Joseph's braids are wrapped in otter fur and tied with rolled ermine strips.

 Only the chiefs could wear ermine.

Long strands of twirled white-tanned buckskin hang on the sides.

The white shirt of the period didn't have a collar; the collar could be buttoned on if desired.

A Hudson Bay blanket drapes over his shoulder.

"Chief Joseph" installed