CHATEAU ON THE LOIRE RIVER

FLY ME TO THE MOON

PENCIL DRAWING DESIGN FOR WINE OR CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE

VIOGNET

FIRST PAINTING IN "JEANIE IN A BOTTLE" SERIES

LUNA DESCENDING

PENCIL STUDY FOR PAINTING

LUNA DESCENDING

LUNA DESCENDS THE STAIRS OF HEAVEN WITH CONSTELLATION FOLLOWING BEHIND IN THIS IMAGE THE MOON IS 3 DIMENSIONAL, RAISED FROM THE CANVAS SURFACE, GIVING THE IMAGE AN UNUSUALLY LUMINOUS QUALITY

THE WATCHERS

PART OF THE "BEACH" SERIES

RENDEZVOUS

THE GILDED CAGE

THE FLOWER GIRL

VISTA PACIFICA

FROM THE "BEACH" SERIES

MY SECRET PLACE

STUDY FOR FUTURE PAINTING

REFLECTIONS

FIRST IN THE "BEACH" SERIES. SOLD TO CALIFORNIA COLLECTOR

MELANCHOLY ROSE

THE READING CORNER

SEQUOIA SERENITY

PORTRAIT OF DAYA

ROSE THIEF

INSPIRED BY MY DAUGHTER BECKY

STUDY FOR SUDDEN BREEZE

SUDDEN BREEZE

INSPIRED BY MY TWO DAUGHTERS, BECKY FRONT AND JESSICA IN REAR

WALK IN THE CLOUDS

TREACHEROUS

INSPIRED BY A PAINTING BY MAXFIELD PARRISH

HOME BEFORE THE STORM

BLOSSOM TRAIL 1

INSPIRED BY MY DAUGHTER BECKY AND THE FAMOUS "BLOSSOM TRAIL" IN FRESNO COUNTY CALIFORNIA THAT WINDS AMONG THE FRUIT ORCHARDS..A SPECTACULAR SCENE IN SPRING WHEN THE TREES ARE IN BLOOM

BLOSSOM TRAIL 2

INSPIRED BY MY DAUGHTER BECKY, WHO PASSED AWAY FEB 10, 2007

VIEW FROM THE CITADEL

FADING DAY

FROM THE "BEACH"SERIES, THIS IS THE MOST RECENT

COAHUILTICAN GIRL

PAINTED FROM A PHOTO IMAGE PROVIDED BY PHOTOGRAPHER ROBIN ZORNES OF TEXAS OF THE FAMOUS ESPADA ACEQUIA AQUEDUCT IN SAN ANTONIO, TX. THIS IMAGE WAS CREATED INITIALLY FOR THE "ARTS FOR THE PARKS" ANNUAL CONTEST SHOWCASING ART THAT INCLUDES IMAGES OF NATIONAL PARKS

THE LYRE

IMAGE INCLUDES A MAHOGANY LYRE I BUILT IN THE 1980'S WITH ABALONE AND EXOTIC WOOD INLAYS. THE LYRE WON BEST OF SHOW AND SWEEPSTAKES AWARDS AT THE TULARE COUNTY FAIR, BUT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED WHEN A SHELVING SYSTEM COLLAPSED WHILE IN STORAGE

SUMMER IDLE

SKETCH INSPIRED BY MAXFIELD PARRISH

TESTING THE WATER

SUMMER POOLS

LINDA VISTA

MODELED BY MY FRIEND SAMMY HORNER WHO ALSO APPEARS IN "SERENDIPITY". I CHANGED HER HAIR, THE BACKGROUND AND HER CLOTHING FOR THIS IMAGE, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY FROM A PHOTO-SHOOT IN THE SAME BLACK AND BLUE FLORAL DRESS IN SERENDIPITY BY THE KAWEAH RIVER IN CALIFORNIA

MIDNIGHT

SOLD TO A CALIFORNIA COLLECTOR BY EASELHEADS GALLERY IN VISALIA, CA

LADY OF THE LAKE

THE FACE OF THE LADY APPEARS IN THE LAKE AS A LITTLE GIRL

HORIZON

FROM THE "BEACH" SERIES

FORBIDDEN PASSAGE

AUTUMN IN THE DARK WOODS

SOLD TO A COLLECTOR IN GLENDALE, AZ

A SUMMER DAY

SOLD TO A COLLECTOR IN VISALIA, CA

SERENDIPITY - A FAREWELL TO SPRING

SEE PORTRAITS SECTION FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PAINTING