Arctic, Nature's Educators Gyrfalcon

This is a painting of Nature's Educators Gyrfalcon Arctic. Oil on 8X10 canvas. He came to us from a breeding facility in the pacific northwest and is now part of our education program. He is 18 years old.

Sabino Canyon, Tucson, AZ

This is a painting I did from a photograph of Sabino Canyon, Tucson, AZ vacation. Birding and hiking. Did you know a Saguaro cactus grows one inch in 10 years, three feet in 50 years, and its first arm in 85-100 years. So, the cactus in this painting is very old. Oil on canvas, 8X10.

Harris's Hawk

Harris's Hawk, Zeus is another raptor with Nature's Educators. He used to be a falconer's bird, but now is an education raptor. Oil on 8X10 canvas.

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Athena the Great Horned Owl

This is a painting I did this afternoon. Oil on canvas, 8X10, painted from Bill Pelzmann's photo, Rocky Mountain Nature Photographers. Nature's Educators did a photo shoot with the club in January. Athena is Nature's Educators Great Horned Owl. I volunteer with Nature's Educators and was Athena's handler during the photo shoot.

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Christmas Card Painting

This is the painting I used for my 2011 Christmas card. Oil on 9X12 canvas. Painted from a photograph of the 12,000 ft. peaks as viewed from the top of Copper Mountain Ski Resort. It's a white Christmas here too.

Portrait of a Yellow Lab

This is a portrait of a Yellow Lab, done from a magazine advertisement photo. Oil on board, 8x10. Any pet portrait $50. Makes a nice Christmas gift.

Big Sky

Wanted to practice painting clouds. This is a large painting 24 X 30, oil on gallery wrapped canvas. The barn is from a photograph I took in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. I added the clouds from another photo, using my "artistic license".

I'm working on my Christmas card painting. A mountain snow scene.