Raya

This little gem is based on a plein air painting and photos. The shapes of the hills and movement of the water has captured my interest. I revisit it a few times a year.

Using an original plein-air painting for reference for this sweetheart memory. I sold the original almost before the paint had dried and it had been a magical painting that just flowed out onto the canvas while capturing the late afternoon light. I missed it and have been revisiting it periodically ever since. Hope you love it as much as I do!

The rugged landscape and the sky here in Northern New Mexico are just amazing. This is more a memory painting. A combination from painting sites, photos, and watching the shadows racing across the hills and mountains.

The series Views From Above has allowed me some marvelous freedom to explore abstraction within a specific set of criteria. The VFA-Composition sub- series has been developing since 2014. They still are relating to the flow and patterns from my memories of a hot air balloon ride I took in rural France (1990's) but I'm pushing it more into design and color. Textures are very much a part of this work.
OIL PAINTING with Red 1.5 inch edge. Can hang as is.