Upcoming Show, May 25-27, 2013

Coming up this next weekend, is the 39th Annual Phippen Museum Western Art Show and Sale in beautiful downtown Prescott. This is my second showing at this event and my first time to participate in the Quick Draw event on Saturday at 2pm. For more info, follow this link: http://phippenartmuseum.org/events/westernartshow/about.html.Find my at booth 70, near the NW corner. I have …

New Oils for the Phippen Museum Art Show, May 25-27

Here are some new oil paintings set to show at the 39th Annual Phippen Museum Art Show and Sale on the Courthouse Plaza in downtown Prescott, May 25-27. I better get all of these framed! Find me at booth #70. “Sunset at New Hance” 10×16 “Fossil Creek Melody” 9×12 “Ode to Fossil Creek” 9×12 “Fossil Creek Ballad” 9×12 “Sunrise at …

Grand Falls – AZ

Grand Falls is about 40 miles out of Flagstaff on the Navajo Reservation. The falls are seasonal, flowing from snow runoff in early spring and during summer monsoon rains. They were amazing! Looks like chocolate falls.

Recent New Oil Paintings – Getting ready for the Phippen Show

 Here are a couple hand-fulls of new oil paintings! The Annual Phippen Museum Western Art Show adn Sale is coming up at the end of May and I find the need to create new paintings just for this show. For the first time ever, I signed up to do the Quick Draw event. This is an exciting event where …

Phippen Show, May 2013

I was once again juried into to the Phippen Museum’s 39th Annual Western Art Show and Sale over Memorial Day wekeend, May 25-27. Find me at booth #70 and see what’s new and exciting!

Two Panoramic Grand Canyon Sunsets

These to panoramas were done by stitching photos together. The first is a two image compliation, the second one is from five images. Enjoy! Sunset from Hopi Point 1/11/13 Sunset from Hopi Point 1/11/13

Winter at the Grand Canyon

My wife Denise and I celebrated our 7th Anniversary by freezing ourselves to ice blocks at the Grand Canyon. The temps were a high of 26 and a low of -6. When the wind blew, it felt every bit that ice cold. We reserved a cute little cabin with the Bright Angel Lodge for two nights, luckily the electric base …

New paintings to finish off a productive 2012

“Morning Glory II” 9×12 oil, palette knife – This was inspired from a photograph I took during a backpacking trip in the Grand Canyon in early November. I hope to combine a couple more studies on this spot into a larger painting! “West Fork Cairn” 16×20 oil, palette knife – The fall colors were vibrant and the reflections glowing. The …

Red Rock Craving

Do you ever have a craving for red rock? Well, that’s the ailment I had today and the reason for a quick drive over to Sedona for a five mile hike on Soldiers Pass and Brins Mesa Trails. It was a great day to be out, no crowds, sunny… But the wind kept things chilly and dusty. Otherwise, my red …