Tomoe sketch

Thought I'd just post the original sketch from figure drawing class .  It had been riding around in my portfolio for a while, so it is a bit scuffed up.

Cold Morning at Dolores Beach

The holidays have taken most of my time, so I am not painting as much right now.  I slipped away for a couple of hours to paint this scene at Dolores Beach.  It was 26º F with a brisk breeze coming down the canyon.  I removed the rock I had in there earlier and touched up colors.  It think it works better now.

The city put these big rocks there to keep the "wingnuts" from driving their 4-wheelers through the river.  I have seen pictures of nice rigs that have broken through the ice and were half sunk...costly and it pollutes the river.

Lakeside Evening Light

This scene is from a lake near where I grew up.  I always liked the vague softness of the evening there.