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Please remember that all of my paintings are copyrighted works. You may download and print out for your own enjoyment but you may not otherwise reproduce, copy, alter, etc. I'm REALLLLLLLLY fussy about copyright....

These are older works... I have a whole series of Mexico (painted for an exhibition in early 1996), and now have moved on to a more impressionistic style with more lively colors. Not necessarily better or worse, just different.

Papa, Cache Valley - Oil Painting

Papa, Cache Valley
20x24, Oil, © 1995

This will probably always be my favorite painting. In 1994, when my father was 78, I painted this portrait from a photograph taken when he was about 65. His hat and face are from the photo, the jacket is from one he had many years ago, the gunbelt is from his Colt .45, and the rest is just out of my memory from what I know about cattlemen.

Papa was very ill at the time and I was afraid he would die before I finished, so I kept taking in-progress Polaroid® photos and sending them to him. When I gave the finished painting to him, on Christmas 1994, he grinned from ear to ear, his old eyes filled with tears, and he had to leave the room because he was a tough old bird and did not like to display emotion in front of others. He loved this painting beyond belief... he was so flattered that I would want to paint him... and I knew then that I had touched his big, soft heart better than I could have done in any other way.

I have just finished a portrait of him from a photograph taken at 79 years and 7 months. A promise kept at last. He died on June 22, 1996, at 79 years, 8 months, and 5 days, breaking this child's heart forever.

Stop Whinin' and Saddle Up!

Una Rosa Por Mi Amiga - Oil Painting

UNA ROSA POR MI AMIGA
(A Rose For My Friend)
16x20, Oil, © 1994

I painted this in honor of one of my best friends, Yolanda Cruz. If you look closely, you will see that the name of the place is Cantina Yolanda. This painting has won more awards than any of my paintings thus far. It's not a specific place... it's all from memories of my sojourn in Baja California del Sur. I have a deep and abiding love and respect for Mexico and the Mexican people. Had I been an artist at the time I was there, I might never have returned to the good ol' USA.

Pisko-Win - Oil Painting

PISKO-WIN
(Hawk Woman)
16x20, Oil, © 1994

After nearly a year and considerable thought, I have decided that I do not wish to share the story behind this painting, except to say that it began from a drawing I did before I ever knew I could do oil paintings. Instead, I want to dedicate it to the memory of Anna Mae Aquash. Please visit my Very Special Places page to find out more.

Mi Angelita - Oil Painting

The model for this painting was my granddaughter, Angelita. I like to use my family and friends in my paintings... they are easier to paint and capture a likeness because I know and love them. They work cheap, too.

Legacy - Oil Painting

It is wonderful that there are still people who preserve the old ways, whether in craftsmanship, ceremony, art, music, or life in general. This painting includes some items I am privileged to have in my eclectic collection of beautiful things - a Maria platter, an exquisite miniature corn basket, a silver and turquoise bracelet, and some Indian corn. The background is Taos Pueblo.

To continue your tour of my art works, just grab a hold of that brush...again. C'mon... you remember how to do it!

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