I'd been looking for the right element/character to finish this painting for a long time (over 20 years). It appeared when I was returning from a bike ride--a massive flock of Turkey Vultures over my house in Joshua Tree.I've seen them here before but got interested in learning more about them--quite interesting. The piece has a lot of connections with the environment: earth, water, sky, balance, and my early Neo Expressionist pursuit. It's 40x60 on canvas and was made with both oil and acrylic

Flew to San Francisco a week ago and these amazing clouds were outside my window. Got inspired by artist/photographer Kunie Sugiara and some of her pieces with wide margins (was there to see the Ruth Asawa show--it was amazing). This is gouache on Arches cold press watercolor paper 16x22. (now owned by great friend, Marianne Dominguez)

11x14 Gouache of Ashleigh flying her kite--from the same day seen in my earlier painting of me flying a kite at the cabin. Sold at the Highway 62 Art Tours Collective Show

11x14 Gouache of Holly at Ocean Beach in San Francisco

Another 11x14 Gouache on hot press watercolor paper. Holly was standing in front of this floor to ceiling window and the lighting and framing was really interesting to me and I knew I'd have to eventually paint this.

This new gouache painting is from a day a couple of years ago flying kites with my daughter at our homestead cabin in North Joshua Tree.

I made a short video of this painting being made--check it out here

This gouache painting is from one of those perfect days in the fall when there's a Santa Ana condition making the ocean glassy and Catalina visible. This is right before sunset.

11x14 Gouache on hot press watercolor paper. A cloudy day in the Joshua Tree Conservation Area with Ashleigh descending from above.

11x14 Gouache on hot press watercolor paper. Ran across this guy about 2 miles up the trail in the Joshua Tree Conservation Area just having a rest on the rocks. 4-25

This is an 11x14 gouache on hot press watercolor paper. It's from a spring hike on the Nancy Karl trail in Joshua Tree-MDLT area. 3/22/25 -- This was the most popular print during the Highway 62 Open Studio Tour 2025 and the original was sold to my good friend Brian Ritter. Use link to purchase an 11x14 Giclee print for $35.00