I struggle terribly with the landscape-  it seems my hands prefer a more intimate view than a sweeping vista.  My struggle is not from lack of understanding atmospheric perspective, or pleasing composition within the genre landscape,  but that I want each tree to be THAT tree, and each landmass to trace its appropriate contour.  I seem unable to reconcile this need to make the landscape instantly recognizable as a specific, real  place,  with the need to use representational and abstracted masses and so when I work with landscape elements, I usually attempt a more intimate view.

Frye Cove Park was done on-site and from photos taken at Frye Cove State Park near my home in Washington State.  It was presented to retiring Fire District 13 Chief Louis Hayvaz, and hangs in his home near Steamboat Island.

SunsetH2O was done from a photo taken by my much-loved photographer;  the piece represents, perhaps, my biggest breakthrough in using colour:  I learned to layer and layer and layer colours without blending, allowing each differing colour to shine through and influence those above.   This is what allows me to achieve a natural and very rich depth of colour throughout a painting.  This piece curently awaits a home.

Evening Sun Yucca  was done to see if I could capture that subtle glow of light which magically changes objects differing colours.  It resides in a private home in Illinois.