Perazzo Cows

Most of California forests are closed do to fire danger. Parked above Perazzo Meadows I sat and sketched the view. Then a line of cows crossed through the grasses.

Woody

This pileated woodpecker show up at the birdbath this week. With all the smoke and fires on the West coast it looked as frazzled as I felt. I painted this on a wooden 10×10 inch panel. The arrow points to Truckee where this Woody was sighted. In the photo below there is a white headed … More Woody

Truckee Thunderstorm

The hailstorm aftermath was still covering this beautiful little path thru mountain mahogany up on Juniper ridge this morning. The storm ripped off aspen leaves, pine needles and other debris that left the scent of fresh cut greens in the chilled air this morning. I quickly sketched a few scenes before it melted away towards … More Truckee Thunderstorm