

Merry Christmas 2019
For several years I have tried to create my own personal artwork for a Christmas card for friends and family. Each year I have struggled...


Portraits (part one)
I was a grade school pip squeak with geeky glasses and an ever runny nose. I has asthma, and allergies, and was a twitchy frightened kid....


Plein Aire Paradise
Crystal River 2019 For several years Julie and I have taken an autumn vacation and often end up on the Crystal River. This may be the...


Preparing for the Christmas Ride!
For many American Consumers today is "Black Friday!" A day reserved for spending hard earned cash on presents for loved ones. These...


Catching up!
It has been a very busy year (or more?) since I created this website and Blog. I have often used it to introduce, friends and new...


Snowfriends!
For several years I have created a Christmas card. I call this card Snowfriends. The children gaze straight ahead with their arms...


A Family Tradition (part three)
I was born in 1954, and have wanted to be an artist since I was a very young child. I remember drawing notebook covers for friends in...


A Family Tradition (part two)
My brother Rick, born in 1950, wanted to be an artist. I remember his art projects from the one year of college at Oklahoma Christian...


A Family Tradition (part one)
This is an article about legacy, perhaps tradition, perhaps genetics. It is about the artistic temperament that passed through three...


A Day on Cheyenne Mountain
On the southern end of Colorado Springs, along Cheyenne Canyon Boulevard, you pass majestic rock formations washed into a western...



















