Here are some images of the latest paintings I made, although they are from October. I’m currently on an extended sabbatical from painting, as I work on some new projects. These paintings incorporate hummingbirds, which are sacred birds in many Native American cultures. Often the birds symbolize prayer, the spirits of those that are deceased, or specifically God’s presence. I’ve also expanded to using gold leaf in two of these.



“The Prayers of the People”






“Hummingbird”





“Rocky Mountain National Park”

**This painting is currently missing! Sad story: I mailed it for a show in Houston in November and it never arrived. Right after I mailed it, I was in a bad car accident and lost the tracking ticket that had been in my car. This painting is still missing.

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Once again, Ampersand has chosen my work to be featured on their signage! I owe a huge debt of gratitude to this Austin-based company.

Several years back after a move, I realized that several of my canvas’ were damaged. I was searching for a new material for my paintings and at first, I tried buying pieces of wood and priming it myself. While this worked pretty well and I liked painting on wood, it was so hard to frame!

Then, I discovered Ampersand’s panels that come in a variety of sizes. They are easy to frame, already primed, and made of quality of materials. I only use Ampersand’s art panels now when making my paintings. Check out all of their supplies at www.ampersandart.com.

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