Arizona Desert -colored pencil study

I have always loved sunsets and the Arizona desert produces spectacular ones.  I experimented with colored pencils to try to capture the colds.  

Co-workers - Models or Victims?

I have a fair amount of training to attend at the 9 to 5 job.  Some is great,  some good, and some only fair.  The left side of my brain listens and the right side sketches my co-workers, i.e. free models.  These worked out pretty good.  The victim drawings (bad ones) will never see the light of day.

Totem Pole study

This is a study of a totem pole, similar to some we saw in September in Southeastern Alaska.  This was done on grey paper with tempera paint. I plan to alter this and re-desig it for a full painting.  Enjoy!

Osprey on Channel Marker

This is a watercolor on a Channel Marker on the Tappannock River in Virginia.  The wife and I went on a drive to "shake the dust off" and saw this marker and ospreys flying around. Enjoy!

Kemode Bear - Spirit Bear study

This is a "Spirit Bear" or Kermode Bear.  About 400 of these exist in the wilds of British Columbia.  This is a pencil, white chalk and sepia on grey paper.  I enjoy playing with these media on this paper.  I plan to vary the stance and add back ground on an oil painting.  Thx

Glenwood Canyon Motorcycle Ride

This is an Oil Painting of the Glenwood Canyon in Colorado.   I saw this view from the Amtrak train from the opposite shore.  This is how the canyon highway looked before the expansion was put in 15 years ago.  So this painting is partially from memory.  This is another place worth seeing.

Yellow Headed Blackbird

We use to live in Salt Lake City and one spring the wife and I drove to the Bear River Migratory Bird Refugee.  We probably saw more new birds in one afternoon than we had in any other day of our lives since.  This oil painting is of one of the birds we saw then.   Enjoy!