"ASSESSING THE MOMENT"   12 x 24  Acrylic

 

 This painting captures the moment when cat sizes up the bird and its location—and vice versa. Pepper loved to watch the activities surrounding the birdhouse, but had an attitude of live-and-let-live. The actual birdhouse was on a longer pole, but I shortened it for the drama of the painting.

"NO LIMIT"   8 x 10   Acrylic

 

A little boy with arms outstretched facing the wide ocean represents all the unlimited potential in a young life. Children view possibilities all around them. This young man might some day challenge huge forces that others claim is impossible. The painting used three main colors and was fun to apply.

"EARLY MORN"   11 x 14   Acrylic

 

This lakeside setting attracted me by the abstract quality of the composition. An approaching storm-cloud with its accompanying breeze might ruffle the water into dramatic waves, but for the time being, all is still.

 

"PADDLING UPRIVER"   11 x 14   Acrylic

Two canoeists eagerly paddle in the still of the forest in this latest painting. The only sounds are the splash of water and the occasional song of a bird. It's taken me awhile to get back into a 'painting mode' but there is always so much to learn from each illustration that I cannot let opportunities pass by.