BARNYARD   12 x 16

There's something about an old barn that attracts us to explore and to wonder about earlier days and the activities that surrounded the site. Broken-down fencing speaks of earlier livestock enclosed, and the semi-open doors may harbor leather harness, horseshoes, or straw bales inside. Hang around until sundown and you might hear the coyotes howl.

AUTUMN LEAVES   11 x 14

 Fall brings a riot of color in the forest, and this representation was commissioned to be placed on a sign for a wedding. The pigments reflect the variety of trees in our area during a moment of time.

MAILBOX ROW   8 x 10

 

Go down any country road and you are certain to spot a row of mailboxes waiting for delivery. A single mailbox or a series of mailboxes exhibit a quaint charm to the countryside. I plan on doing a series of paintings that display such variety, recalling the setting and slant of the subjects and how they were nestled together—ha!

 

BUDDIES   8 x 10

 It's fun to see the many types of calf varieties in a typical barnyard or pasture. Strains of Hereford, Charolais, Black Angus, and other types display a wide range of colors, faces, stockiness, and so on. Who could guess how frisky a young calf can be? This painting was to record a memory of what we used to have in Idaho.

GREEN APPLE STILL LIFE   8 x 10

 

 Cylindrical shapes and ovals and circles are appealing to the eye. The contrast in colors and values lends to the dimensional approach, and it was enjoyable to return to a still life after doing figures and landscapes for awhile.

COUNTRY MAILBOX   12 x 16

 

Anyone who's lived in the country knows how important it is to receive mail from far away. Sometimes an excursion to the mailbox brings surprises—either from the sighting of a coyote, or the cry of a meadowlark, or just the pleasure of feeling the warm sun and fresh breezes as you anticipate a letter from a loved one.