LANDSCAPES
These are landscape paintings I created over the years that are not associated with any show. They are shown in roughly reverse chronological order.
In God We Trust, Oil on Wood, 7.5x12, 2025
Aftermath, Oil on Wood, 10x18, 2025
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I’d wanted to do a piece on the aftermath of hurricane Beryle when so many cut up trees appeared in front yards. Then in December I saw this in front of a home on Shepherd Dr and knew this was the image to use. The new fence added another level of irony.
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Overgrown Truck, Oil on Wood, 7.5x10, 2024
Lot's Wife, Oil on Wood, 6.7x10, 2024
Wired 2, Oil on Wood, 12x9, 2024
As you can see with the work that follows, I have a thing for these phone and power lines. I'm attracted to the contrast of the wood poles against the forest backdrop.
Golgotha, OIl on Canvas, 12x18, 2024
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Lines of Communication, OIl on Canvas, 12x18, 2024
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Flowers and Pole, Oil on Wood, 12x9, 2024
The Cleared Path 4, Oil on Wood, 12x9, 2024
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The Cleared Path 3, Oil on Wood, 12x10, 2024
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The Cleared Path 2, Oil on Wood, 12x9, 2024
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This piece came to me after watching John Ford's "The Searchers" where the opening scene shows 'farmers' at the base of Monument Vallery. This is utterly ridiculous. They only thing you could grow there was starvation. Hence, this absurd image.
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John Ford, Oil on Wood, 6.5x10, 2024
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Magritte Morning, Oil on Wood, 10x8, 2023
Flower, Oil on Wood, 7.5x10, 2022
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Death and the Maidens, Oil on Wood, 7.5x10, 2022
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Perserverance, Oil on Canvas, 24x16, 2022
Overgrown, OIl on Wood, 7.5x10, 2022
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Urban Renewal, OIl on Wood, 7.5x10, 2022
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Climber, Oil on Wood, 10x7, 2022
Wired, Oil on Wood, 10x8, 2021
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Cleared Path, Oil on Wood, 12x8, 2022
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Night Drive, Oil on Wood, 7.5x10, 2022
Ressurrection, OIl on Wood, 8x8, 2021
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Opportunity, Oil on Wood, 8x8, 2022
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Back to Nature, Oil on Wood, 7x10, 2021
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Drive By Shooting, Oil on Wood, 5x10, 2021
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Siren, Oil on Canvas, 16x24, 2021
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Horizon 1 through 4, Oil on Canvas, 8x48, 2021
I did these panoramic landscapes to try to capture the feel of the vast spaces of West Texas.
I started this series with these pieces which were made from wood scraps:
I started this series with these pieces which were made from wood scraps:
Horizon 1, Oil on Wood, 1x12, 2021
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Horizon 2, Oil on Wood, 3x10, 2021
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Horizon 3, Oil on Wood, 3x16, 2021
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Horizon 4 (Prada), Oil on Wood, 3x16, 2021
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Horizon 5, Oil on Wood, 2x12, 2021
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Fovea Image: Floral, Monument Valley and Seabird, Oil on Wood, 6.5x10, 2020
The Fovea Image series is meant to mimic the way in which the eye sees: there is a focus on a portion of the field of view as seen by a small area of the retina known as the fovea. The remainder of the image captured by the rest of the retina appears in the brain as a blur.
Not Prada, Oil on Wood, 10x8, 2020
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Tennessee Landscape and 1 and 2, Oil on Wood, 6.5x10, 2020
A result of impressions felt on a trip to Tennessee a few years ago. In the background is visible the remnants of a Confederate flag.
Hong Kong, Oil on Wood, 10x8, 2020
Constructing Reality, Oil on Canvas, 24x36, 2020
Plain Air, Oil on Canvas, 24x36, 2020
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Landscape in Progress, Oil on Canvas, 28x36, 2020
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Calm in the Storm, Oil on Canvas, 24x36, 2020
Packaged Art, Oil on Wood, 24x18, 2020
This trompe l'oeil was inspired by my walks through the 'art' section of a certain famous Swedish furniture store. I used a photo from a trip to Dubrovnik in 2019. It's new!
Time Flies 1, Oil on Canvas, 24x36, 2016
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Time Flies 1, Oil on Canvas, 24x36, 2016
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iLandscape No. 1 thru 4, Oil on Paper, 3X12, 2015
Mountains of Ararat, Oil on Paper, 9x12, 2011
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Tower of Babel, Oil on Paper, 9x12, 2011
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Sunset (Austin), Oil on Canvas, 24x48, 2010
Seminole Canyon, Oil on Canvas, 24x60, 2009
Rearview Sunset, Oil on Paper, 10x12, 2008
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Palo Duro 1 through 3, Oil on Paper, 7x5, 2008
These works were inspired when I fed the photo paper the wrong way into my printer. It created a blurry, impressionistic image, which I then painted.
Sunset 1, Oil on Canvas, 28x48, 2007
Sunset 2, Oil on Canvas, 28x48, 2007
Water Damage, Oil on Paper, 12x12, 2006
Water Damage is based on a photo I shot in Oregon some years ago. I always wanted to do something with this but never knew what. Then one day I spilled water on a photo printout and saw how the colors ran. This gave me the idea for Water Damage. I actually printed a copy of the photo and then soaked the lower right corner in water and painted the effect.
Accepted into the Visual Arts Alliance Show, Houston, TX, May, 2006
Accepted into the Visual Arts Alliance Show, Houston, TX, May, 2006
Digital Landscape, Oil on Canvas, 16x20, 2006
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Desert with Water Stain, Oil on Canvas, 16x20, 2006
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Honorable Mention, Visual Arts Alliance Show, Houston, TX, October, 2006
Waterloo Farmhouse, Oil on Canvas, 16x24, 2006
In this one, the drips have some meaning. This is inspired by a visit to the battlefield of Waterloo, which is chock full of monuments to the many men that died there. The red is the blood of the dead, the orange is the flash of gunpowder, and the black is the smoke of the battlefield. Each drip is applied to an area of its complementary color.
Waterloo Road, oil on paper, 6x9, 2006
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Waterloo Farmhouse, oil on paper, 6x9, 2006
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Bluebonnets, oil on paper, 6x9, 2006
Unseen, oil on paper, 19x28, 2001
Unseen is a homage to the tragic events of September 11, 2001. The twin boys symbolize the twin towers: happy, innocent and vulnerable to the unseen storm approaching behind them. Arising from the storm are the contrails of two planes - one already turning towards them. In the upper right is a crescent moon symbolizing Islam. On the opposite side of the painting are telephone poles that form crucifixes symbolizing Christianity. The piece is signed 911.
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Sunset Study 1 through 6, Oil on Paper, 14x16, 2003
The Human Condition, Oil on Canvas, 24x36, 2001
The Human Condition is a variation on paintings by Rene Magritte of the same title. Magritte's point was to exemplify the notion of perception - that a landscape exists outside of self, the perception of it, the painting, exists within the self. Here a canvas is shown in a field containing an exact duplicate of the surrounding landscape. Yet, upon close examination, the canvas is seen to be skewed. Perception is flawed. Can we ever see the world as it really is?
Phase Diagram (Road Near Flagstaff), Oil on Canvas, 14x20, 1997
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Erosion (Monument Valley), Oil on Canvas, 14x20, 1997
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Ferrous Oxide (Sedona), Oil on Canvas, 14x20, 1997
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Beauty in Red, Oil on Canvas, 48x22, 1996