mostly carrots

West of Venus

The view west from 'downtown' Venus, Texas.

big Hedge

Some homeowner on my jogging route has carefully engulfed their house with shrubbery.

Paluxy River near Track Site 3

This was started as a 9" x 12" plein air sketch from a bank of the Paluxy River near a set
of dino tracks in Somervell County, Texas. The sketch was a mess but I was able to
rework it at home. Eventually I figured out I needed to de-saturate the distance colors
to give it some depth.

Devil's Waterhole, Inks lake

Morning sketch of the shoreline at Inks Lake state park in the Texas Hill country.

wisteria at Ft. Worth Botanic Garden

I started this as a plein air sketch at the Ft. Worth Botanic Garden, which is an exceptionally nice place to paint. Forgot the sun screen, so the foreground had to be faked later and it shows.

my neighbor's porch

My neighbors painted their house bright blue, which looks great with their azaleas. This is pretty quick and loose for me. I'm trying to tune up for some plein air painting this spring.