Gallery #1

I had to try it again. I am like a dog with a bone. I keep doing something again and again until I have worked out everything that I think it should have. I think I am done with this tree for a while. Now I am on # 2 of St. Mary's college chapel. I am still into white. I will do several more and put them up on the web site as I get them done. Today's was 12 x 16, yesterday's was 8 x10. Tomorrow I lnly have time to sketch--darn.

This is part of my obsession with white tree's. After painting the one you see farther down the page, I wanted to have more contrast and a pattern of light dark so on. This is 36 x36, oil on canvas. I am pretty happy about the results of this one. I just got back from Carmel and planned to paint this tree again and it was so cold and with out any sun, the tree looked like I felt. Will try it again in a few weeks when the sun is out.

This painting, I painted easily 15 years ago. Pam, Betty and I were in this amazing garden in early spring, it was really cold. I wanted a center of interest and Pam was sitting right in front of me so, you get the picture. I did not think the painting was so great but I always liked having a picture of Pam. I especially like it now. Pam and I painted together for 20 years. Every Monday we would go on an adventure. Pam died April 11, she was 86. I miss her.

This is one of the white tree paintings I have been working on. This is 36x36. I will shoot it again in better light but wanted to get it up on the web site.

This vineyard is down a road that is hard to get to because the road you have to turn off of is very very busy with big trucks and it is a two lane road. I have eyed this road many times but couldn't slow down enough to take it. Wow was I pleased when I did get down to see what was there. This vineyard I hope will be one of my mainstays. I loved how remote it was and how you can see way back on both sides. Seldom do I find a vineyard that turns red so you will see this vineyard again next fall.