near St. Jo

Roadside view of a field in the Red River hill country west of Muenster and north of St.
Jo, Texas. Despite an approaching line of black squall clouds, I pulled over and setup
knowing I was going to get wet. This was painted in about 15 minutes.  I quit when I was
too soaked to work on it anymore.  It's rough and I had just sampled a Texas tempranillo
at a local vineyard, but it makes me want to try a looser, more intuitive, first guess
approach.  8" x 12"

Nance Farm

1850's farmhouse in Desoto Texas. Once on 640 acres, now cut down to 2 acres
surrounded by tract housing. Painting was started on location. 12" x 15"

Barton Springs

Spring-fed city pool in Austin, Tx.  What a great place for a summer swim!! 12" x 16"

Enchanted Rocks

Sheets of gneiss spalled into boulders at Enchanted Rock State Natural Area near Fredericksburg TX. Serene and timeless, but hot as an oven! 16" x 26".

Night Cactus

Two monochrome views of cactus and boxes under a flood light, painted at night.  16" x 16".

View from Enchanted Rock

Billion year old granite at Enchanted Rock. Painted from a telescopic photo of 

Little Rock, about 1/2 mile west of the main dome. 13" x 22".

Enchanted Inferno

Huge granite boulders at Enchanted Rock State Park near Fredericksburg, Texas.
I should have known what I was getting into, but I set up and painted this in broiling
midday sun. I had an umbrella, but I was basically in a heat stupor while I worked
on it. 12" x 15".