Studio

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas  16″x20″ Description:  George Bailey graciously agreed to pose for me, and this portrait is the result.  Originally, his dog Lily was going to be in the picture, but she is such a high energy cuddler … Continue reading →

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas  16″x20″ Description:  The Sand Cat is a small, wild cat found across the African and Asian deserts, in inhospitable and challenging environments like the Sahara, the Arabian Desert, and the deserts of Iran and Pakistan.  … Continue reading →

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas  8″x10″ Description: This is a portrait of one of the Cheetah’s at the Living Desert in Palm Desert California, based on photo’s of her as a kitten. Sabi passed away in 2007, after a very … Continue reading →

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas  16″x20″ While following the growing body of evidence about Global Warming, I noticed the reports about the specific threats to Polar Bears.  Some researchers with the U.S.G.S predict that polar bears will be extinct within … Continue reading →

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas  16″x20″ Description: This portrait is of a Golden Eagle. Golden Eagles are widely distributed throughout the western hemisphere, though strongly associated with the American southwest. As predators, their prey ranges from mice to young deer, … Continue reading →

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas  16″x20″ Portrait of Matthew, on the train from Paris to Tonnerre. It can be hard work having a good time, exploring a city as beautiful and diverse as Paris.  In hopes of a return trip, … Continue reading →

Acrylic on Canvas  9″x12″ Description: This is a portrait of Scrappy, a dog volunteer with Paws & Hearts.  Through Paws & Hearts, dogs like Scrappy, with their human companions, visit people in hospitals, rest homes and other facilities.  Scrappy and … Continue reading →

Acrylic on Canvas 12″x16″ Description:  Portrait of a Meerkat.  Between my volunteer work at a zoo, and the paintings on this page, I’ve become increasingly appreciative of the individuality in wild life.  We are often quick to recognize that trait … Continue reading →

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas  8″x10″ Description:  Portrait of a Reticulated Giraffe, Mutombo.  This portrait is based on a series of reference photo’s I took of Mutombo, a reticulated giraffe born at the Living Desert in 2006.  I’ve always been … Continue reading →

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas  16″x20″ The Mexican Grey Wolf is one of the smallest sub-species of Grey wolf,  and had been nearly completely eliminated from its native habit, the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts.  Efforts to re-introduce the Mexican Grey … Continue reading →

Acrylic on Canvas Board  6″x8″ Description:  Portrait of a Eurasian Black Vulture.  These Near-Threatened vultures are the largest birds of prey in the world, and found across southern Europe and Asia, from Spain to Japan, and are endangered throughout their … Continue reading →

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas  16″x20″ Description:  The Fennec Fox, which comes from the arid regions of North Africa, the Sinai and Arabian Peninsulas, is the smallest canid, weighing up to 3.3 lbs.  Their most notable feature is their large … Continue reading →

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas  8″x10″ Description:  This portrait is of a Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia, a small owl known for its habit of nesting in underground burrows.  These small owls are often quite active during the day, and found … Continue reading →

Dauphin Acrylic on Canvas  8″x12″ Description: This is a portrait of a fledgling Black Eurasian Vulture.  It will grow up to be one of the largest birds in the world, second only to the condors of South America. Gift items … Continue reading →

Marsha’s Anna’s Acrylic on Canvas Board  10″x8″, Oval Description: A portrait of a male Anna’s hummingbird, one of the local hummingbirds that animate gardens in the Coachalla Valley. Provenance:  2010    Collection of the Stein Family

Watercolor on Arches paper     10″x14″ Description: I’ve been fascinated all winter this year, watching the sun get caught up in clouds trickling over the lower ranges of the local mountains, particularly in the evening.  I especially love the moment when … Continue reading →

Acrylic on Canvas Board     12″x16″ Description: People from up north have asked – isn’t it boring, living in the desert?  I invite them to come visit.  My yearly visits to the washes and trails of anza Borrego are always inspiring.  … Continue reading →

Watercolor on Arches paper     10″x14″ Description: A scenic and colorful ravine runs through the Mecca Hills at the East end of the Coachella Valley, Box Canyon, by name.  I spent a very pleasant afternoon with friends exploring the geology, wildflowers … Continue reading →

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas  48″x36″ Portrait of a Fennec Fox, in front of the opening to its den.  I really enjoy watching and painting these foxes.   They seem bold beyond their size, inquisitive, and determined hunters. Provenance:  2009      Collection … Continue reading →

Watercolor on Arches paper 10″x14″ I’ve always had a deep love of marine biology, growing up on Jacques Cousteau, Sea World and National Geographic.  Recent events, including the destruction of an entire reef system, inspired me to put to paper … Continue reading →

Watercolor on Arches paper  10″x14″ On my trip to France, I had the pleasure of being shown about by French friends of the family.  As a result, I got to see many places I would not have discovered had I … Continue reading →

Acrylic on Canvas Board  12″x16″ My trip to France, particularly the countryside around Paris, initiated a tremendous transformation – including restoring my sense of spontaneous fascination.  This painting captures one of the first moments during that trip when I was … Continue reading →

Acrylic on Canvas      12″x16″ Description: My favorite part of Paris, France, was the Latin Quarter.  It seemed to bring together the best elements of life in a metropolis – an eclectic mix of sights and sounds and tastes paired with … Continue reading →

Acrylic on Canvas Board  16″x20″ Description: The heart of an authentic French meal is the bread, fresh from the bakery that day. It’s aroma triggers reminiscences about childhood and feasts, not to mention meals to come. Just the act of … Continue reading →

  Acrylic on Canvas 16″x20 It seems very easy to reduce historical persons, particularly those held in disdain or contempt such as the abusively wealthy pre-revolution French aristocracy, to mere two-dimensional characters.  But while touring the Château Vaux Le Vicomte, … Continue reading →

16″x20 Acrylic on Canvas This painting captures my first impression of a family friend’s farmhouse outside of Tonnerre, France, and my first experience of French hospitality – warm and graceful.  The door is ajar, and our hostess is watching our … Continue reading →

Title: Above Tonnerre During my visit to Tonnerre, I had the great fortune of getting to explore the village by dogging the heels of one of its residents, following the paths and walks, shortcuts and alleyways he’d used his entire … Continue reading →

Description: On the steps of St. Pierre Cathedral in Tonnerre’, France, a friend’s daughter is completely caught up in the colored confetti left over from a recent wedding; still at the age when “this or that” polarities haven’t begun to … Continue reading →

Watercolor on Arches paper 10″x14″ Since keeping things that are not parrot-proof, like fresh peaches or shiny  pottery, out of Leila’s clutches is something of a dance, a destruction tango she leads; in both of these paintings I’ve used the … Continue reading →

Watercolor on Arches paper 10″x14″ This composition of fresh peaches, cockatoo feathers and a hand thrown pot (made my sister) was inspired by my Mollucan cockatoo Leila – not only does she love peaches as food and toys, she has … Continue reading →

Acrylic on Canvas 24″x36″ Inspired from the account in Luke 24:13-35, in which Christ appears to two disciples shortly after the resurrection, and though he explains the prophecies for them, they do not recognize him until he makes the very … Continue reading →

Acrylic on Canvas Board 6″x8″ Description: I had the great pleasure of visiting this unique home designed by John Moyer, which overlooks the Coachella Valley from Pinyon Crest, early one morning as winter was giving ground to spring.  It was … Continue reading →