Grape Blueberry Bouquet
November 21, 2024
I love painting fresh flowers from my garden. This bouquet of purple and blue flowers was painted from life and photographs. more »
Charcoal Bud Vase & Red Zinnias
November 14, 2024
Zinnias are one of my favorite flowers and I enjoy painting their square petals and vivid hues. more »
Worship
November 7, 2024
This watercolor depicts a street scene in Centerville, Iowa. I was inspired by the dark, angled roof shapes of the Presbyterian Church and the surrounding businesses. more »
Ted’s Pizza 2/Bloomfield
October 24, 2024
What struck me first in this scene was sunlight striking across the building and the strong shadows it made on the front of the incredible baby blue stucco. more »
Checkmate
October 17, 2024
This chessboard design has been in my mind for a long time and I wanted to try it on the cradled panel, in a square format. Inspiration came from the shapes of the pieces and the absence of color. more »
Crossroads
October 10, 2024
I spotted this barn in southern Iowa when cruising around looking for interesting landmarks and Midwest structures to paint. It stood at an intersection in the middle of nowhere, very isolated and alone, sitting in the field. more »
Renewal/Chairs Series #138
October 3, 2024
In this vertical design, I painted the chairs first and then the hollyhocks on the left. I set it aside for a year and thought about the finish and what interesting elements to add to it. more »
The Old Grey Barn & Windmill
September 26, 2024
The character of old barn shapes inspires me to continue this series of old structures around Iowa. This one is gone and I have worked from my reference photo. It was a very dark, dilapidated barn and was leaning precariously. more »
Oranges on Court Ave.
September 19, 2024
I am fascinated painting figures with the downtown city buildings of the farmers market. I used my reference photo to capture the moment of shoppers in the early morning market in Des Moines. more »
Early Fall Harvest
September 12, 2024
This petite old barn collage is a continuation of my Iowa series work, which I really love to do. I favor a square format instead of the typical horizontal landscape composition. more »