Welcome!
Landscape, Barn and Cityscape Oil
Paintings, Floral and Still Life Oil Paintings, Graphite and Pen and Ink
Drawings, and samples of commissioned work I have completed are all on this
site.
Common to
all my landscape oil paintings, barn and cityscape oil paintings, floral and
still life oil paintings, is my love for the Midwest and its farms, small towns
and open spaces.
Painting landscapes, barns,
cityscapes, floral arrangements and still life heartland images is an
exhilarating experience. My goal is to create vibrant impressionistic oil
paintings that capture the light and shadow only nature can provide. My
commitment to preserve the farms and open spaces in my paintings is what drives
my burning need to capture a particular image.
Driving the
back roads through tall grass prairies and farm land, I see such natural wonder
that I have to stop. I quickly set up my French Easel and begin a Plein Aire
landscape painting. I may pass an old barn, or spot a scene in a small town; an
alley, a town hall, a grain elevator; all
these things stir a need to capture that unique beauty on canvas.
I feel
blessed to have this talent. And I am
gratified to have the opportunity of preserving these "Heartland Images" for all
to enjoy. I'm grateful to all of you for supporting my efforts.