Black Capped Chickadee

"Black Capped Chickadee"
8x6 oil on linen on gatorboard

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Robin

"Robin"
10x8 oil on stretched canvas
$95 unframed plus shipping

One of many robins up in the forest. There's an area I love to go to where the Bobcat fire went through in 2000, where the branches are still bare and the birds are easily observed. I just sit and wait for them to land nearby. With a slight breeze and Longs' Peak visible in the distance it's very close to being in heaven.

In the Yellow Prairie Grass

"In the Yellow Prairie Grass"
4x5 oil on lead primed masonite
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This large bull buffalo lay resting in the sun up in Yellowstone, facing the rest of the herd as if surveying his kingdom.

"Thimbleberry Bloom"

"Thimbleberry Bloom"
4x6 oil on linen on gatorboard
$100 framed plus shipping

A second posting for today as I have the opening for the Legacy of Art Show at Invesco Field tonight and other show activities tomorrow to attend. This is a painting of a bloom on the Thimbleberry bush that grows wild here on the mountain. I have them on my property but this particular bloom was in the forest. Again, from my daily hike. Gotta love those hikes! While I'm out I can't help but chuckle as I think, "Wow, another day at the office!".

Sunshine

"Sunshine"
5x6 oil on canvas on gatorboard
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I'm not sure what these little yellow flowers are but, you guessed it, I found them up in the forest on my daily hike. There are simply so many different flowers up there. Painting them could keep me busy everyday all summer!

Scissortail Flycatcher II

"Scissortail Flycatcher II"
16x12 oil on stretched canvas
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The long graceful tail feathers of the adult Scissortail Flycatcher are simply elegant and serve to emphasize their delicate nature.

Columbine

"Columbine"
6x4 oil on linen on gatorboard
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Please check my other listtings as I have other wildflowers posted. Thanks!

The Columbine are in bloom now. I know where there's a large patch of them in the forest where I walk my dogs, so today on our hike I sought them out. I wasn't disappointed! There are probably a hundred of them in various stages of bloom in this one particular spot. I may no longer have my "Walden Pond", but I have a portion of the forest that I watch with the same curiosity and wonder. I watch the march of wildflowers as they bloom at different times during the summer's progression. One can tell the time of year easily without a calendar, if you are aware of the small nuances in nature. What a Godgiven gift!

Dark Eyed Junco II

"Dark Eyed Junco II"

6x4 oil on linen on gatorboard $50 unframed plus shipping

Another one of my Dark Eyed Junco visitors.

Steller's Jay

"Steller's Jay"

16x12 oil on linen on gatorboard

The Steller's Jay is a beautiful bird that inhabits the forests where I live. I love their dark hooded heads and the dusky blue of their body feathers.

Wild Iris

"Wild Iris"
6x4 oil on linen on gatorboard
$50 unframed plus shipping

This is from my walk in the forest with my dogs yesterday. The wild iris are in bloom!

In the Shallows

"In the Shallows"

9x12 oil on linen on gatorboard

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Pelicans, like polar bears, are among my favorite subjects. I enjoy exploring all the variations of color there are in white. And this guy was very obliging to float by in his search for fish.

Morning Deer

"Morning Deer" 12x16 oil on stretched linen

$800 unframed oil on stretched linen

There is nothing more peaceful than to be in fields of grass in the morning, watching deer feeding, totally unaware of your presence.

"Polar Bear Swing"

"Polar Bear Swing"

8x8 oil on linen on gatorboard
$500 unframed plus actual shipping costs

The polar bear, a symbol of our northern hemisphere. Whether you believe they are vanishing from our world or not, you must marvel at their existence, their strength, their gentleness, and yes, their humor and humanness. They are one of my favorite subjects to paint.

The Day's Surrender

"The Day's Surrender" 4x4 oil on linen

on gatorboard, unframed $50

Scissortail Flycatcher

"Scissortail Flycatcher" 16x12 oil on stretched linen

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I love painting birds and this young Scissortail Flycatcher was no exception. I was drawn by the dark and light contrast of it's feathers and the wonderful shape of it's long tail. Combined with the morning light it was irresistable.

My Walden

My Walden 11x11 oil on linen on gatorboard
unframed
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$800


This is a scene in early morning at the pond where I used to live. I watched this small world, it's inhabitants' comings and goings, the arrival of the Great Blue Herons and Kingfishers in spring, the mallards, the redwing blackbirds, the coyotes and cottontails, even the progress of snails along the shoreline, all were fascinating for the many years I lived there. It always reminded me of Thoreau's "Walden Pond". I think I finally captured the wonder of it all.

Pelican

Pelican 24x20
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