"Uncle Clyde" 12x12 o/c, n/a

I painted this as a gift for Uncle Clyde on his 80th birthday.  I took a photo of him resting his eyes at his cabin in St Elmo, CO, after a long day of entertaining the Coopers!  I have been studying with Melinda Morrisson and this is my first finished portrait under her instruction.  It's still a little tighter than I would like but I'm happy with it.

Tyler and Makenzie Kleinert.  Commissioned by the mother of the groom, Ashlee Kleinert.  

Union Station was beautifully transformed and not a detail was missed, thanks to the amazing Kimberly Rhodes of Hitched Events!

18x24 oil/canvas

Elisa Summers Birthday Party - 2015

Live Event Painting 24x24 o/c  (detail)

What a fabulous party for Elisa at her Highland Park home! 

Event designed by the amazing Sara Fay Egan of Jackson Durham.

 

Allie Lewis Live Event Painting

18x24 o/c 

This is the beautiful and historic Driskill Hotel in Austin, Texas, 2016

Texas Wildflowers (Ennis)

8x10 Plein Air

I don't get to paint plein air as often as I would like but I try to paint the bluebonnets and indian paintbrush every year with some of my painting buddies!  Our friend Jim Anderson in Ennis lets us paint on his family's beautiful ranch every year.

 

Callas and Thistles

8x8 oil on canvas panel.  

This was donated and sold at the 2015 Museum of Biblical Art's Annual 8x8 show, Dallas, Texas.

Wedding Anniversary Commission

Painted for my sweet friend, Karen Gray who gave it to her parents, Sunny and Jack, for their 50th wedding anniversary.