Twilight Sunset (2011), 6 x 12"

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Sunset (2010), 9 x 12"

This is a wild sunset! Not so sure I love the color scheme, but the original photo really does look like this!

SOLD! Available as a gicleé print--visit my etsy shop.

Purple Sunset with Tree (2009), 8 x 10"

I hope it is obvious that there is a tree in the bottom right corner! Otherwise, this painting doesn't make much sense; though, I love the color scheme. I found this photo on morguefile.com, a free image-sharing website, and was absolutely compelled to paint it.

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Ocean Sunset (2009), 16 x 20"

This painting is for sale at my ugallery site.

Prairie Sunset (2009), 8 x 10"

This painting was inspired by a sunset I saw while driving. The photo below was taken on my cell phone at a red light. Usually, I don't like to change anything from the photo, but I felt that a prairie scene was much more attractive than roads and power lines.

Puerto Rico (2003), 16 x 20", and Smokey Mountains (2003), 8 x 10"

The painting above is one of my favorites. I love the luminosity of the setting sun and the texture of the water. I frequently agonize over details in my paintings, but I would not change a thing about this one.

Based on a photo taken by my dad on a family vacation in the early 1990s.

The Smokey Mountains painting below has changed a bit over the years. The sky used to be very swirly and I received many compliments stating how much this painting looked like Van Gogh. I love Van Gogh, but I didn't want people to think I was trying to copy his style. I re-painted the sky to have a softer look and I am pleased with the change.

Grand Canyon (2002), 18 x 24"

This is my second oil painting. Here, I used thicker paint, and experimented with different brushstrokes--angular brushstrokes for the rock and individual dabs of color for the sky.