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Saturday, March 29th, 2008
Eastern Redbuds, Coppell, Texas USA, 14 x 11 inches soft pastels on paper.
Showcased in Artjury.com’s 2007 Spring/Summer Online Exhibition.
Snow
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
75*F a couple of days ago, and snow last night. Spring temps here in northern Texas go from one extreme to the other.
Mockingbird
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
This week mating season has started for Mockingbirds in northeast Texas. Mockingbirds mimic over 120 bird calls, and I’m guessing there are a couple of frog calls in the mix too. Really interesting, and a sound I love hearing when outside doing yardwork.
Guanacaste Trees
Monday, February 25th, 2008
Guanacaste Trees, Costa Rican Grasslands, 11H x 14W inches oil pastels on paper. Part of the Paper Places series, all have white double mats and white custom built wood frames with crackle finish, total size 22H x 26W inches.
The unusually wide umbrella-like shape of the trees look cartoonish, but with a few textures I think the issue is resolved now.
Guanacaste trees have such presence! Costa Rica is not well known for its open grasslands, but north-west and central areas of the country flatten out a little, with mountains of rain forests and volcanoes on the horizon. Guanacaste trees look entirely different growing in the rain forest than on the open grasslands.
The Great Ocean Road
Sunday, February 24th, 2008
The Great Ocean Road, east coast Victoria, Australia, 11H x 14W inches oil pastels on paper, framed with 3 inch white double mat, brass title plate, and white wood frame with crackle finish, 22H x 26W inches total size. Sold.
Palo Verde tree in bloom at a nursery in Ajijic, Mexico
Friday, February 15th, 2008
Palo Verde tree in bloom at a nursery in Ajijic, Mexico
Fire Ants feeding on sap
Saturday, February 9th, 2008
Even if we think nothing is happening…it is. Today I went for a walk through my favorite park in Coppell, and my peripheral vision noticed tiny ant-highways up and down a few trees, so I stood and admired them for a while.
February Yawn
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Even the trees are bored with winter!
Eastern White Pine
Friday, February 1st, 2008
Eastern White Pine 18 x 24 inches oil pastels on paper, professionally framed, total size 21 x 27 inches. Sold.
Finished today, and the first drawing in a long time that I didn’t stop to document along the way…that breaks the momentum of work sometimes. This one kind of flew out for a change! It can be viewed in Arlington, Texas at AVAA’s 32nd Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibit, February 15 – March 28, 2008.
Windswept Cypress, NC
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Windswept Cypress, Kitty Hawk, Outer Banks, North Carolina – 24H x 18W inches mainly oil pastel on paper, graphite, watercolor pencils, white mat. Detail images:
