Standing Alone 10x8in High Camp Home A return to an area near Independence Lake and Perazzo Meadows. It has been logged and the few aspens stand unprotected from the pines that once surrounded them. This group caught my eye. Standing alone with the trees. I painted it in the shade of my car. Beautiful windless … More Standing Alone

Some years all the trees are brilliant and other years they are almost leafless. This grove and shack have shown age in the last decade but it is still standing near Northstar. It shows how I exaggerated the color closer to what the grove must have looked like a week before. I took this home … More Every October

A short stay in Yosemite Valley with my easel. When you look at Yosemite Valley and the falls it can be intimidating. How do you reduce that size of a landscape into a 8x10inch or smaller canvas. I decided to push myself and take advantage that the Merced River was quiet without many visitors and … More Yosemite in September

Sunrise 48x30in at High Camp Home Neighborhood dog spying in background

I found this butterfly stuck in the grill of my car. Its wings were in good shape. It was a California Tortoiseshell. I figured I could recycle pieces enough to get a painting. Butterfly 5×7 panel framed in recycled wood frame

I have painted this barn over the years. It is in Sierra Valley.The barn no longer has much color to it.       I finished and framed it and it is now in High Camp Home. My favorite Barn 12x9in.

Great to see water rushing down Shirley Canyon in Squaw Valley from the snow melt. Shirley Creek 12×12 linen panel framed It is a challenge to paint rushing water and quickly before the light changes the view. Here is the start of my panel, getting in my lights and darks I enjoyed painting this on … More Shirley Creek

One More Year 48x30in. Oil  HCH I painted this old shack from the Sierra foothills many years ago. I am not sure it is still standing. I think it has lots of character. I decided to revisit and paint it again. Detail roof and siding

Aspens are one of my favorites to paint. This time I painted them in summer foliage.             Martis Aspen 36x36in at HCH Detail of Martis Tree painting I think this piece of the painting stands on its own. Maybe I will paint another square.

I found a nice pullout below the rock climbing area of Donner Summit to paint on location. Nice day and snow patch behind me. Car pulls up and everyone pile out to let a guy from Bali touch snow for the first time! Lots of bicyclists waving and saying hi. A huge group of pelicans … More Donner Lake View