Ned Mueller Artworks Gallery
Oil, Linen, 10" x 8". One of our favorite areas to paint is around Gold Creek at Snoqualmie Pass in the Cascades, just about an hour from our home. Got out to at least take some photos on a beautiful late winter day and…
Oil, Linen, 14" x 11"
Oil, Linen, 16" x 12"
Oil, Linen, 11" x 14"
Oil, Panel, 10" x 12"
Oil, Linen, 9 x 12
Oil, Linen, 9 x 12
Oil, Panel, 8 x 9
Oil, Linen, 9 x 12
Charcoal, Paper, 14 x 12.5
Oil, Linen, 16 x 12
Oil, Linen, 12 x 9
Oil, Linen, 9 x 12
Oil, Panel, 10 x 12
Oil, Linen, 10 x 12
Conte, Paper, 18" x 14"
Conte, Paper, 16" x 13"
Oil, 18 x 24
Oil, 18 x 24
Oil, 11 x 14
Oil, 11 x 14
Oil, 13 x 13
Oil, 16 x 12
Oil, 14 x 11
Oil, 18 x 24
Oil, 10 x 12
Oil, 11 x 14
Oil, 16 x 12
Oil, 13 x 12
Oil, 12 x 16
Oil, 16 x 12
Oil, 24 x 18
Oil, 18 x 24
Oil, 18 x 24
Other, 22 x 17
Oil, 18 x 16
Oil, 11 x 14
Oil, 12 x 16
Oil, 16 x 12
Oil, Panel, 16 x 12
Oil, Panel, 14 x 11
Pastel, Paper, 19 x 15
Oil, 12 x 16
Oil, 12 x 16
Oil, 18 x 24
Oil, 18 x 24
Oil, Linen, 12" x 16". One of my favorite paintings I did while participating in the annual Maui Plein Air Show. I painted this from a pretty steep out crop. I kind of felt like this was one that would come out pretty g…
Oil, Linen, 12 x 9
Oil, 14 x 11
Oil, 12 x 16
Oil, - x -
Oil, Linen, 11 x 14
Oil, Linen, 9 x 12
Oil, Linen, 11 x 14
Oil, Linen, 8 x 10
Oil, 9 x 12
Oil, 8 x 10
17 x 22
Oil, 12 x 16
Charcoal on Newsprint, Paper, 21 x 17
Oil, 12 x 9
Oil, 18 x 24
Oil, 11 x 14
Oil, Linen, 12" x 9"
Oil, Linen, 12 x 16
Oil, Linen, 11" x 14"
Oil, Linen, 14" x 14"
Charcoal, Paper, 17" x 23"
Pastel, Paper, 20" x 15"
Oil, Linen, 11" x 14"
Oil, Linen, 12" x 16"
gouache, Panel, 10" x 8"
Oil, Panel, 8" x 10"
Oil, Panel, 9" x 12"
Acrylic, Panel, 11 x 14
Acrylic, Panel, 12 x 14
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12"
Oil, Linen, 12" x 10"
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12"
Oil, Linen, 14" x 18"
Oil, Linen, 24" x 18"
Conte on Newsprint, 8" x 10.5"
Oil, 24 x 18
Oil, 11 x 14
Oil, Linen, 12 x 16
Oil, 16 x 12
Pastel, Paper, 14" x 11". One our favorite hikes is along Bagley Creek, in the North Cascades wilderness. It is a fairly easy hike and in my condition, something that I am glad to handle and put up with a little pain. I…
Pastel, Paper, 8" x 10". Not much of a better area to paint is in Teton National Park; especially in the Fall. I have been there as often as I can, trying to find some areas that aren't inundated with tourists! Of cours…
Pastel, Paper, 11" x 14". One of my recent series of Pastel landscapes..Haven't done any for about 25 years and am enjoying getting back into them. This scene is on the Blackfoot River on the road between Missoula and G…
Pastel, Paper, 11" x 9.5. I consider myself a traditional/impressionistic painter and this is one that is done in more of my impressionistic style. Just a simple river scene in Montana...had painted it in oils and felt…
Pastel, Paper, 8" x 10". Started out as just a simple color study and on newsprint, just trying it out as a quick thought but as often happens, I liked it and so sometimes I just carry it to a more finished painting. It…
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 17" x 12". Nice to get away from my traditional human portraits and do something different. Made a great trip to India some 15 years ago with a group of artists. Spent a lot of wonderful time…
Charcoal, Paper, 20" x 15". One of my favorite portraits that I have done from Guatemala. This is a Todos Santos Man..they are known for their strong character and independence. It was a great privilege to be able to go…
Pastel, Paper, 17" x 12"
Conte, Paper, 16" x 13". I got a lot of material from a painting and photo trip to India. Spent quite a bit of time at the famous "Rajashtan Camel Fair"..it was like being on a Biblical Kipling set. I just had a wonderf…
Conte, Paper, 18" x 13". I got a lot of material from a painting and photo trip to India. Spent quite a bit of time at the famous "Rajasthan Camel Fair"..it was like being on a Biblical Kipling set. I just had a wonderf…
Oil, Linen, 8" x 10". I have taught workshops at the famous Scottsdale Art School for many years and as often as I could I would drive out into the desert and mountains around the area to take in all of the great and un…
Oil, Linen, 8" x 12'. I was raised in Bozeman Montana and the stretch of road between Bozeman and east to Livingston is a particularly nice drive with some great scenery on both sides of the road. I found this delightfu…
Conte, Paper, 15" x 12'
Conte, Paper, 17" x 11"
Conte, Paper, 18" x 13"
Pastel, Paper, 14" x 11"
Pastel, Paper, 16" x 13"
Pastel, Paper, 16" x 12"
Conte, Paper, 16" x 11"
Oil, Panel
Oil, Linen, 10" x 12". I was raised in Bozeman, Montana, just north of Yellowstone Park and that area including Yellowstone, Paradise Valley, Beartooth Wilderness, the Tetons and Cody area are some of my favorite places…
Oil, Linen, 10" x 12". This was painted in an Artist friends studio while I was waiting to do a workshop. I was starting to see more possibilities in subject matter as I was learning to see like an Artist, not so subjec…
Oil, Linen, 7.5" x 11". A beautiful area to paint in this wilderness area just west of Anaconda, Montana. Try to get back there as much as possible!
Oil, Linen, 10" x 10". This one again is a real bargain! One of my favorite studies from painting with the Plein Air Painters of America on our annual paint out and exhibition on Catalina Island. We could go on the west…
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12". This was a study done from reference photos on a wonderful painting and photo trip to India with seven other artists. These were native deer in one of the National Parks. I loved the uniqueness and…
Oil, Linen, 12" x 9". Another bargain to be had...one of my better figure study paintings...more than just a study as I carried it to more of a finished painting as I got more enthralled with the subject. Two fishermen…
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12". I am not going to give this one away...a little more than most in this sale...one of my favorites, but wanted to include a few of those that I favored...as I seem to be acquiring more of those favo…
Pastel, Paper, 14" x 13:. One of my favorite portraits from Guatemala...they have such beautiful designs and color in their clothing..along with great character in their faces. Always an adventure to travel around there…
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 17.5 x 14. During the plein air events all over the country and into Europe I have found a lot of inspiration and interest in drawing and painting other artists in the events. I have won a few…
Oil, Linen, 9" x 7". On my way home from doing a Plein Air event in Yellowstone Park, I took a side road and found this great little scene near Ennis, not far from where I was raised in Bozeman. It was a cool overcast d…
Pastel, Paper, 15.5" x 10.5". One of my great memories and adventures was going into the Copper Canyon area of Northern Mexico..where the primitive tribe the Tarahumara indians live. My early ventures there was when the…
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 21" x 17"
Pastel, Paper, 21" x 15". One of my favorite Pastel Portraits. I really connected with this fine gentleman's face. I think it shows in the quality and feeling of the painting.
Oil, Linen, 11" x 14". Love painting Oxen..they have so much character and stature!
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12". One of my favorite Plein Air Paintings from our Plein Air Painters show on Catalina.
Oil, Panel, 9" x 12". Liked the title of this one!
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12". One of my favorite Autumn paintings from Colorado.
Charcoal, Paper, 16" x 12"
Charcoal, Paper, 22" x 15"
Oil, Linen, 20" x 16"
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12". The Sonoma Coast was one of my favorite areas to paint when I lived in Petaluma, California and still is when I go down there to see relatives and friends. The coastline there is very accessible as…
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 21" x 14"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 20" x 14". One of my favorite Portrait Drawings!
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 20" x 14"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 19" x 14"
Oil, Linen, 8" x 10". From Passage East Harbor in Ireland..only about 45 minute drive from Karen's place in Wexford..One of out favorite harbors in Ireland. I had a great time putting this design together!
Pastel, Paper, 20" x 17". This is one of my favorite Portraits of Demene..who has become a friend and one of our favorite models. She has a strong personality and is a treat to being around.
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12". A composite of about 8 photos from a wonderful painting and photo trip to Vietnam. Mostly a photo trip as we were here during a Typhoon and only got a few hours out of 4 days of somewhat clear weat…
Pastel, Paper, 20" x 16". Another one of my favorite Pastel Portraits. I have traveled to Mexico about ten times and loved the colorful markets and the wonderful Mexican people. Hope to get back there sometime soon in m…
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 18' x 13". I love drawing and painting my fellow Artists both inside and outside..always interesting shapes and attitudes to work with!
Pastel, Paper, 19 x 14
Oil, 20 x 16
Charcoal, Paper, 22 x 17
Oil, 20 x 16
Oil, Linen, 18 x 10
Oil, 16 x 12
Oil, 14 x 11
Oil, 10 x 12
Oil, 14 x 11
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
Oil, Panel, 11 x 14
Oil, Panel, 11 x 14
Oil, Panel, 14 x 11
Oil, Panel, 12 x 10
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 15 x 10
Conte, Paper, 18 x 13
Charcoal on Newsprint, Paper, 16" x 12"
Charcoal, Paper, 18 x 13
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 15 x 11"
Charcoal on Newsprint, Paper, 12" x 12"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 10 x 9
Oil, Linen, 8" x 10". One of my favorite boatyards to haunt and not to far from the studio. Have done a few paintings on location and in the studio. This was done in the studio and is my favorite from about five paintin…
Oil, Linen, 12" x 9"
Charcoal, Paper, 20" x 14"
Charcoal, Paper, 18" x 14"
Oil, Linen, 18 x 10
Oil, Linen, 20 x 16
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12". It gets pretty hot in Scottsdale, Arizona in the summer...but this scene was from a workshop in Scottsdale in February..when it is so much milder. I loved how the young women were arranged laying o…
Oil, Linen, 11 x 14
Oil, 20 x 16
Oil, 11 x 14
Conte, Paper, 16" x 13". I did this from a virtual online session through Raw Umber Studios in London. Fortunately some people set up online drawing and painting session during the pandemic, so many of us housebound sou…
Oil, Panel, 12" x 10". One of my better paintng portraits..Phil has a great face..and one usually get inspired to do their best work in situations like this. We had Phil come down to the studio and set for one of my Por…
Oil, 12 x 9
Oil, 8 x 10
Oil, 8 x 7
Oil, 11 x 14
Oil, 10 x 12
Oil, Panel, 6" x 8"
Oil, Panel, 9 x 9
Oil, Linen, 9 x 11
Conte, Paper, 20 x 16
Oil, Linen, 12 x 10
Charcoal, Paper, 17" x 13"
Oil, Linen, 18 x 9
Charcoal, Paper, 22 x 17
Oil, Linen, 12 x 16. From one of my favorite places to paint and hike..Beartooth Pass...the road goes up to almost 11,000 feet and there are endless places to paint right close to the road and just a short hike into som…
Oil, 12 x 10
Oil, Panel, 14" x 18"
Oil, Panel, 9" x 12"
Oil, Panel, 10" x 12"
Charcoal, Paper, 23" x 15"
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12"
Oil, Panel, 12 x 16
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
Oil, Panel, 12 x 10
Oil, Panel, 12 x 10
Oil, 16 x 12
Oil, 21 x 17
Oil, 9 x 12
Oil, 10 x 12
Conte, Paper, 20 x 15
Charcoal, Paper, 20 x 15
Conte, Paper, 20 x 14
Conte, Paper, 18 x 12
Charcoal, Paper, 19 x 15
Charcoal, Paper, 17 x 12
Conte, Paper, 19 x 14
Conte, Paper, 19 x 14
Conte, Paper, 20 x 14
Oil, 20 x 16
Oil, 11 x 14
Oil, 10 x 12
Oil, 10 x 12
Oil, 20 x 16
Oil, Linen, 11 x 14
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 13 x 10
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 16 x 12
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 14 x 11
Oil, Panel, 9" x 7"
Oil, 20 x 16
Oil, 12 x 12
Oil, 12 x 16
Oil, 16 x 12
Oil, 16 x 12
Oil, 12 x 12
Charcoal
Oil, Linen, 11 x 14
Oil, Linen, 14 x 11
Conte, Paper, 15.5" x 12"
Conte, Paper, 20.5" x 16"
Oil, Canvas, 5" x 7". I did this from a photo reference on a hike many years ago in Rocky Mountain National Park.Because of my age and health issues I am limited to what and where I can travel, paint and take photo refe…
Charcoal, Paper, 20" x 16". One of my favorite Portrait Drawings...always trying to make the portrait more of a work of Art and not just a Portrait.
Oil, Panel, 8 x 10. From a painting pack trip in the high Sierras. On the trail to Lake Ediza. A wonderful week long painting trip with our base camp at ten thousand feet on Lake Ediza with five Artist friends. Got bles…
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 19 x 12
Oil, Linen, 12 x 9"
Oil, Panel, 6" x 7"
Oil, Canvas, 12" x 10"
Charcoal, Paper, 9" x 7"
Oil, Panel, 7" x 12"
Oil, Panel, 12 x 16
Oil, Linen, 12 x 9
Oil, Linen, 10 x 12
Oil, Linen, 9 x 12
Oil, Linen, 10" x 8"
Oil, Panel, 12 x 10
Conte, Paper, 16" x 13"
Conte, Paper, 14" x 11"
Conte on Newsprint, 19" x 15"
Oil, Linen, 7" x 9.5". A fairly simple and direct painting of the this mountain and hillside setting, but the real strength is in the great design of the clouds which I didn't have to change too much! The clouds also ma…
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 19" x 13". Another one of my favorite portraits!
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 17 x 13
Oil, Panel, 20" x 16"
Oil, Linen, 12 x 10
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 22 x 16
Oil, Linen, 8" x 10"
Oil, Linen, 12" x 10"
Oil, Linen, 8" x 6"
Linen, 16 x -. I did this painting of my girlfriend's mother on their patio. They are from the Ukraine and we had her dressed up in some traditional Ukrainian clothing. It was done in the summer, but with the scarf it l…
Linen, 10 x -. I am usually trying to challenge myself with a different subject or approach and this is one of those paintings. I thought it came out quite well and most of my artist friends really liked it. Often when…
Oil, Panel, 11 x 6
Conte, Paper, 16" x 11"
Conte, Paper, 15 x 11
Conte on Newsprint, 20.5" x 14"
Oil, Linen, 8" x 7.5"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 20" x 16"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 17 x 13
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 15" x 13"
Oil, Panel, 12 x 10
Conte, Paper, 14" x 12"
Oil, 20" x 16"
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12". This was done on location from a great painting trip the summer of 2013. I organized a painting trip with 12 artist friends to Glacier Park and the Beartooth Mountains in Montana. A great time and…
Oil, Linen, 12" x 9". A studio painting from St. Ives, Cornwall, England. A beautiful town on the North coast of Cornwall. The water was like Hawaii.
Conte, Paper, 16.5" x 13"
Charcoal, Paper, 15.5 x 11"
Conte on Newsprint, 7" x 9.5"
Oil, Linen, 6" x 10"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 20" x 14". One of my very favorite Portrait Drawings!
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 15 x 11
Oil, Linen, 9 x 12. I traveled to Bhutan a few years ago with three Artist friends. Zee Zee and Bill Mott put the trip together and as Zee Zee's brother was good friends with the King of Bhutan..we were fortunate enough…
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12"
Oil, Canvas, 8 x 10
Oil, Linen, 14 x 11
Oil, Linen, 14" x 11"
Oil, 12 x 10. As soon as I saw this setting I pretty much knew that I would get a great painting out of it. I just wished those situations would happen more often..a lot of things go into having all that happen and ofte…
Oil, Panel, 9" x 12"
Conte, Paper, 13" x 12"
Charcoal, Paper, 20" x 15"
Conte on Newsprint, 16" x 13'
Pastel, Paper, 14" x 10.5'
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 18 x 14
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 21 x 17
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 17 x 10
Oil, Panel, 19 x 8
Charcoal, Paper, 13" x 9"
Oil, Linen, 16' x 15
Oil, 20 x 16
Oil, Linen, 10" x 12"
Pastel, Paper, 22" x 15". Robert Treat..a local model and friend posed as a Goucho one night. He is also one of the very best life models that we have drawn from.
Oil, Linen, 12 x 9. This was a studio painting done from material from a month long painting trip to England with three artist friends in May of 2013. A great trip and we all got a lot of painting done and had a great t…
Oil, Linen, 18" x 24". One of my very favorites from one of my favorite locations. I thought about this studio painting for about a year before I finally figured out how to get it to work. I used about 20 photos to comp…
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
Conte, Paper, 16" x 11"
Conte, Paper, 17" x 14"
Conte on Newsprint, 6" x 9.5"
Oil, Linen, 9.5" x 7"
Oil, Panel, 12" x 16". I made a lot of painting and photo trips to Mexico and Guatemala as I love the color and beauty of many of its citizens...especially the Indian population. This scene was from one of my first trip…
Oil, Panel, 8" x 6"
Charcoal, Paper, 20" x 16"
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12"
Charcoal, Paper, 18" x 14". Have started to do more Charcoal drawings and this is one of my favorites..I really like the flexibility it gives in handling and the wide range of values one can get. I use a combination of…
Oil, Linen, 12" x 9"
Oil, Linen, 9 x 12'
Oil, Linen, 16 x 12. This was a demo I did at an Art Opening a couple of years ago. My artist friend Mark Bistrainin got his daughter, Julie to model and I put a scarf and jewelry on her for more interest. I decided I w…
Oil, Linen, 12 x 10. Restaurant scenes are always fun to do with all the activity going on.
Oil, Linen, 11" x 14". This painting was done in the studio and is a scene from a painting trip to Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Oil, 10.5" x 7"
Oil, Linen, 9 x 12
Charcoal, Paper, 20" x 14"
Conte, Paper, 14" x 11"
Charcoal, Paper, 20" x 15"
Charcoal, Paper, 16 x 12
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 15 x 12
Oil, Panel, 8 x 10
Charcoal, Paper, 9" x 14"
Conte, Paper, 8" x 10"
Oil, Canvas, 7 x 12
Oil, Panel, 9" x 10"
Pastel, Paper, 20" x 16"
Oil, Linen, 12 x 16
Oil, Linen, 10" x 8"
Oil, Linen, 9 x 12
Oil, Linen, 10" x 12". A great boatyard in Port Townsend, just across the sound. It is a lovely old Victorian town with a lovely setting right on the sound.
Pastel, Paper, 18" x 16". I was sent to Alaska to do a series of Eskimo Portraits for my friend and collector Bob White. I lived with an Eskimo family in a remote village for a week and then on to Dutch Harbor in the Al…
Oil, 9" x 12"
Oil, Panel, 10 x 12
Charcoal, Paper, 16" x 11.5"
Charcoal, Paper, 17" x 14"
Charcoal, Paper, 21" x 14"
Oil, Linen, 8" x 10". This area is one of my favorite places to paint plein air. It is out in the Snoqualmie Valley about an hour's drive. A quiet side road with little traffic and on this day a wonderful warm and sunny…
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 13" x 10"
Oil, Panel, 8" x 6"
Conte, Paper, 13' x 11"
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12"
Charcoal, Paper, 20" x 14"
Oil, Panel, 10" x 12"
Pastel, Paper, 14" x 11"
Oil, Linen, 10 x 15
Oil, Linen, 11" x 14"
Oil, Linen, 16" x 12". One of my favorite portraits. It won an award in an annual exhibition that the Frye Museum in Seattle use to have.
Panel, 10 x -. Three of my favorite things to paint..figures, water and boats. A studio painting from San Blas, Mexico.. done using about five different photos. I have a lot of fun figuring out how to get them all to wo…
Linen, 12 x -. Noyo Harbor in Fort Bragg, California is one of the great harbors in the country. Years ago hundreds of boats would be lined up in the old harbor and a delight to go there and paint and photograph. Unfort…
6.5 x 9
Conte, Paper, 16" x 14"
Conte, Paper, 15" x 13"
Charcoal on Newsprint, 15" x 14"
Oil, Linen, 10" x 8"
Charcoal, Paper, 18 x 13
Conte, Paper, 14" x 13"
Oil, Linen, 6" x 8"
Charcoal, Paper, 21" x 15"
Charcoal on Newsprint, Paper, 9" x 6"
Oil, Linen, 9 x 12
Oil, Linen, 10" x 12"
Oil, Linen, 8" x 6". A study from a market scene in India...I was excited about the arrangement of figures..putting the main figure on the far left looking out of the picture. I loved the figures mostly in shadow with a…
Oil, Linen, 11" x 14". One of the great harbors of the world is Lagos, Portugal. I did this from a painting trip with three artist friends to Spain and Portugal. This painitng is a real favorite of most people. I want t…
Oil, Linen, 12" x 9". A studio portrait of a Mayan woman from Guatemala. The women wear incredible colorful clothes and bring great beauty and dignity to any situation.
Conte, Paper, 16 x 14
Conte, Paper, 19" x 13"
Conte, Paper, 17" x 13'
Conte on Newsprint, 6" x 9"
Charcoal, Paper, 20" x 16"
Oil, Linen, 12" x 9"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 18" x 18"
Oil, Linen, 8" x 6"
Oil, Panel, 9" x 12"
Oil, 20 x 16
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12"
Conte, Paper, 18" x 13"
Oil, Linen, 12" x 10"
Oil, Linen, 8" x 12"
Oil, Linen, 11 x -. Painted on location in Catalina with some touching up later at the studio. A great old dock on the Eastside of the Island.
Pastel, Paper, 17" x 15". A pastel painting of an old Russian friend, Boris Spivak. A great gentleman and sculptor. He was always willing to pose for one of my classes or workshops.
Oil, Linen, 16 x 12. Another one of my favorites. I have traveled to Guatemala three or four times and have fallen in love with the countryside and people. It is mostly a Mayan culture and the people are hardworking, ki…
Conte, Paper, 15.5 x 13.5
Conte, Paper, 19" x 12"
Conte, Paper, 17" x 12"
Charcoal on Newsprint, 18" x 14"
Oil, Linen, 12" x 9"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 13 x 12
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 23 x 16
Oil, Linen, 12" x 9"
Oil, Linen, 8" x 10"
Oil, Linen, 12" x 10"
Oil, Linen, 8" x 10". I gave a workshop in China a few years ago and while there was able to get some great photos of the area. We were in an ancient village on this large and beautiful lake with fishing boats all aroun…
Oil, Linen, 16" x 12". This was done at a paintout in Seattle with the Washington group from the "Portrait Society of America".
Conte, Paper, 18 x 14
Charcoal, Paper, 18" x 13"
Conte, Paper, 18" x 12"
Charcoal on Newsprint, 10.5" x 8"
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 17" x 12"
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12"
Charcoal, Paper, 18" x 14"
Oil, Linen, 8" x 10"
Conte, Paper, 22" x 16"
Oil, Linen, 10" x 12"
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12"
Oil, Linen, 12" x 10". The Indian Markets in Guatemala are something to behold and for an artist like me that loves color and people I am like a kid in a candy store. They start early in the morning and end around midda…
Oil, Linen, 10" x 12". Painted on location during the annual "Plein Air Easton" exhibition. I find a lot of great painting material in the boatyards around Oxford and St. Michael's.
Oil, Linen, 12" x 10". Painted this from life with a group of artist friends. We used some low lighting to give a little more drama to the model.
Charcoal, Paper, 16.5" x 11"
Conte, Paper, 17.5 x 13"
Conte on Newsprint, 17" x 22"
Oil, Linen, 8" x 16"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 16 x 12
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 19" x 14"
Oil, Panel, 8" x 10"
Oil, Linen, 8" x 10"
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12"
Oil, Linen, 10" x 12". I was giving a workshop in my old hometown of Bozeman, Montana and while waiting for it to start I did this painting in the corner of my artist friend Howard Friedland. He and his artist wife Susa…
Pastel, Paper, 18" x 15". Another pastel portrait of Janet. I have done thousands of portraits and can get a likeness in little time. They really sharpen ones skills and one can really learn about value and color relati…
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12". This was done on location at Catalina in the annual PAPA show that use to be there. The figure really makes the painting and it sold right away in the show.
Pastel, Paper, 22" x 16". One of my favorite pastels. I had a Flamenco Dancer as a model in one of my workshops and did this from photos that I took.
Oil, Panel, 10.5 x 7"
Charcoal, Paper, 19" x 14"
Conte, Paper, 18" x 12.5"
Conte on Newsprint, 21" x 16"
Oil, Linen, 8" x 10"
Oil, Panel, 12 x 9
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 15" x 12"
Oil, Linen, 12" x 10"
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12". This is done on location at a great old boathouse in Oxford, Maryland at the "Plein Air Easton Show" I added the figure to give it some more interest.
Oil, Linen, 12" x 9". This is a studio painting from a great trip to India. I really loved India and hope to get back there soon.
Oil, Linen, 26 x 20. This is a larger studio version of a smaller painting. One of the greatest harbors in the world. Three artist friends and myself took a month long painting trip to England and this is a scene from M…
Oil, Paper, 8" x 10"
Charcoal, Paper, 17" x 12"
Conte, Paper, 13" x 10"
Charcoal on Newsprint, 7" x 9.5"
Oil, Linen, 8" x 10"
Charcoal, Paper, 21 x 14
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 15 x 11
Oil, Panel, 8" x 10"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 7" x 6"
Conte, Paper, 14" x 12 "
Oil, Linen, 9” x 12”
Oil, Linen, 12" x 10". This area is one of my favorite places to paint. A short hike along a ridge separating Mt. Shuksan from Mt. Baker and appropriately called Artist Point. I knew that I would get a pretty good paint…
Oil, Linen, 12" x 9". The Corwall coast has many great harbors and a great variety of boats to paint. The lage tidal changes leaves the boats at a lot of different angles and makes for some great paintings.
Oil, Linen, 13" x 8". I have painted Demene quite a few times as she is one of my favorite models in the Seattle area. She has a great "Counteness" about her and has some great hairdos and costumes. I usually come up wi…
Oil, Linen, 10" x 12". A little known area in Mexico is around Juchitan in the far south. It is one of the few areas in Mexico that is Matriarchal. A great market with the women in their long, colorful and graceful dres…
gouache, Panel, 14' x 12. This was an early gouache painting done in the studio from a series of photos I took in the village markets around Oaxaca, Mexico. I love painting the colorful and fascinating people in the mar…
Oil, Linen, 12" x 16"
Conte, Paper, 13" x 10"
Oil, Linen, 8" x 10"
Charcoal, Paper, 17 x 13
Charcoal, Paper, 20 x 15
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 21" x 17"
Charcoal, Paper, 17" x 13"
Oil, 12 x 10
Oil, Linen, 8" x 10"
Oil, Linen, 8" x 13". This was a study for a larger studio painting. I usually do a couple of small graphite thumbnails to work out my compostion and then will do a color study like this. I used about 6 different photos…
Oil, Linen, 12" x 9". This was done on location at the Wooden Boat Center on the south end of Lake Union in Seattle. A lot of activity on a warm, summer day..plenty of boats coming and going and not shortage of things t…
Oil, Linen, 6" x 8". A small study done in the studio from reference of a painting trip to China. We stayed in this ancient village on a beautiful lake at 8,000 feet and surrounded by 16,000 high mountains. This part of…
7.5" x 11"
Oil, Panel, 9" x 8"
Charcoal, Paper, 20" x 15"
Oil, Panel, 12 x 10
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 14 x 11
Oil, Panel, 12" x 16". I found India to be extremly fascinating and for me very inspiring with the wonderful activity, color and uniqueness! When I am on painting and photo trips like this I am always anxious to get out…
Charcoal, Paper
Conte, Paper, 18 x 12
Oil, Linen, 16" x 20". This scene is on the St. Mary River in Glacier National Park and will be exhibited in our Plein Air Painters of America Exhibition for the 100th Anniversary of the National Parks at the Steamboat…
Oil, Linen, 8" x 12". Noyo harbor in Fort Bragg, California...one of the great harbors around..or should say "use to be" as they moved most of the boats to a new harbor up the river which lacks the charm and interest of…
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12"
Charcoal, Paper, 16" x 15"
Oil, Linen, 10" x 8"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 15 x 13
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 16 x 12
Charcoal, Paper, 9" x 7"
Oil, Linen, 9 x 12
Oil, Linen, 12 x 10
Oil, Linen, 12" x 10". Another scene from Mevagissey, Cornwall, England. There were no shortage of painting subject to be found in the harbor at all times of the day!
Oil, Panel, 7.5" x 11"
Conte on Newsprint, 15.5" x 20"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 15" x 12"
Oil, Panel, 8" x 6"
Oil, Panel, 6" x 8"
Conte, Paper, 18" x 13"
Oil, Linen, 10" x 8". Painted this for the "Quick Draw" at the 2013 "Plein Air Easton" show. It got a second place and a nice award.
Oil, Linen, 11 x 14. One of my very favorites. It hung around for some years before it sold. A different kind of compostion, which are sometimes a difficult sell. It was a studio painting done from Glacier National Park…
Oil, Linen, 12" x 9"
Conte on Newsprint, 18" x 16"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 17" x 11"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 17 x 9
Oil, Panel, 6 x 8
Charcoal, Paper, 9" x 7"
Oil, Linen, 10" x 12"
Oil, Linen, 12" x 9"
Conte on Newsprint, 11" x 17.5"
Charcoal on Newsprint, Paper, 8" x 12"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 18 x 13
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 20 x 15
Charcoal, Paper, 12" x 7"
Oil, Panel, 6" x 8"
Oil, Linen, 6" x 8"
Oil, Linen, 10" x 12"
Oil, Linen, 12" x 9". A couple of friends that were taking one of my Plein Air workshops.
Charcoal, Linen, 20" x 15". A fine old Gentleman I got to pose for me in Mexico.
Oil, 8" x 10"
Oil, Linen, 12' x 10"
Conte on Newsprint, 8.5" x 7"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 17.5" x 14"
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 16" x 12"
Oil, Panel, 9" x 11"
Charcoal, Paper, 21" x 16"
Oil, Linen, 11' x 14
Oil, Linen, 8" x 8". Did this from a series of photos I took from models I had for one of my workshops in Seattle. I had three models in turn of the century costumes and posed them in different situations for the studen…
Paper, 23" x 16". We had a model to draw or paint from at our annual Washington Plein Air Group paint in. I wasn't thrilled with the model setup and in those situations I will often draw some of the other artists workin…
Oil, 8" x 10"
Oil, Linen, 8" x 10"
Charcoal on Newsprint, 7" x 9.5"
Charcoal on Newsprint, Paper, 11" x 10.5"
Charcoal, Paper, 17 x 14
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 17" x 14"
Charcoal, Paper, 11" x 7"
Oil, Linen, 12" x 16"
Pastel, Paper, 14" x 11". This Piece is Framed
Conte on Newsprint, 19" x 14"
Charcoal, Paper, 13" x 8.5"
Oil, Panel, 12 x 9
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 12" x 11"
Oil, Linen, 12” x 7”
Oil, Linen, 8" x 10"
Oil, Linen, 12" x 9"
Paper, 13" x 11". A young version of Demene, one of the more popular models of mine and the Seattle area.
Oil, 4" x 6"
Oil, Panel, 8" x 10"
Conte on Newsprint, 17" x 16"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 24" x 16"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 16 x 12
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 10" x 10"
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12"
Pastel, Paper, 15" x 12". One of my favorite conte drawing studies.
Oil, Panel, 10" x 8"
Conte on Newsprint, 21.5" x 14.5"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 11" x 11"
Oil, Linen, 8" x 4"
Oil, Linen, 14 x 11
Conte on Newsprint, 15" x 11"
Oil, Panel, 7" x 11"
Conte on Newsprint, 16" x 20.5"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 11`5" x 8,5"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 16" x 11"
Charcoal, Paper, 15" x 20"
Oil, Linen, 16" x 10"
Pastel, Paper, 18" x 15"
Oil, Linen, 12" x 9". This scene was about one mile away from our camp on Lake Ediza. Beautiful open meadows with lovely crystal clear streams flowing through.
Oil, Linen, 12" x 16"
Conte on Newsprint, 16" x 12"
Charcoal, Paper, 16' x 14"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 14 x 13
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 17" x 12"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 8" x 6"
Pastel, Paper, 18" x 14"
Oil, Linen, 12" x 16". Painted form a trip to the Tetons in Wyoming..some great things to paint other than just those majestic mountains.
Oil, 16" x 13.5
Oil, Linen, 10" x 12"
Conte on Newsprint, 11" x 10"
Pastel, Paper, 14" x 13"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 7" x 9"
Oil, Panel, 6" x 8"
Oil, Panel, 7" x 11"
gouache, Panel, 10" x 12". I love to paint water and rocks and this was a unique situation to do both and try and come up with a compelling composition. I did a larger version of this in oils and both paintings sold qui…
Oil, Panel, 8" x 10"
Conte on Newsprint, 10.5" x 19.5
Pastel, Paper, 15" x 12.5"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 17 x 12
Oil, Panel, 8 x 10
Oil, 10" x 8"
Charcoal, Paper, 15" x 18". I have gone down to our local racetrack "Longacres" (now called "Emerald Downs") and taken a lot of reference photos to do some drawings and paintings from. I love all the activity of the bea…
Oil, Linen, 12' x 14". This was painted on location from our camp on Lake Ediza, 10,000 feet in the high Sierras with four artist friends. These horse pack trips are some of the best memories that I have of many paintin…
Oil, 11" x 14"
Oil, Panel, 7" x 9"
Charcoal on Newsprint, 6.5" x 8.5"
Charcoal, Paper, 16 x 13
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 15" x 12"
Conte, Paper, 16" x 12"
Oil, Panel, 8" x 6"
Conte, Paper, 17" x 13". Uninstructed drawing sessions are great to go to. Fortunately in the Seattle area we have about a dozen of them to pick from each week.
Oil, Linen, 9 x 12. I did this on location at the Telluride, Colorado Plein Air Show. It did not sell at the show, but about a year later I entered it in the annual "Outdoor Painters Society Show" in Texas and it won th…
Oil, 7.5" x 11"
Conte, Paper, 7.5" x 11"
Charcoal, Paper, 16" x 13"
Pastel, Paper, 18.5"" x 14"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 14" x 12"
Oil, Canvas, 11 x 14
Oil, Panel, 8" x 10"
Paper, 13" x 16". I have been going to life drawing sessions for over 50 years and have done thousands of drawings!
Oil, 8" x 10"
Charcoal, Paper, 6" x 8"
Conte on Newsprint, 19" x 15"
Pastel, Paper, 20" x 15"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 16" x 12"
Charcoal, Paper, 9" x 11"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 8" x 6"
Oil, Panel, 8" x 6"
Oil, Linen, 12" x 16"
Charcoal, Paper, 18" x 16". I really miss the oldtime circus..I remember crawling under the tent to sneak into the show not far from our home in Bozeman.
Pastel, 17" x 13"
Conte, Paper, 9" x 7"
Charcoal on Newsprint, 6" x 10"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 15" x 11"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 14 x 15
Charcoal, Paper, 11" x 5"
Oil, Canvas, 12 x 10
Oil, Linen, 14 x -. From a horse pack painting trip in the Sierras. Our camp was right above the lake and this scene was only about 300 yards from it. I will always have nothing but great memories from that trip in that…
Oil, 12" x 10"
Conte, Paper, 8" x 6"
Conte on Newsprint, 17.5" x 17"
Charcoal, Paper, 17" x 13"
Charcoal, Paper, 16" x 15"
Oil, 8 x 10
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 17" x 15". Portrait study from a recent drawing session...one of the most popular models in the Seattle area. I can usually do these in about 30 minutes.
Oil, Linen, 12 x -. The Oxen in southern Mexico are still used a lot to haul plows and carts. They are a beautiful animal and come in all sorts of colors. I found these two on a farm just outside of Oaxaca.
Oil, 10" x 8"
Charcoal, Paper, 7" x 9"
Conte on Newsprint, 5.5" x 7.5"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 17" x 13"
Conte, Paper, 21 x 14
Charcoal on Newsprint, Paper, 20" x 16"
Linen, 9 x 12. A studio piece from a painting trip to England. I different kind of subject, but as I work of art I was quite satisfied with it.
Charcoal, 21" x 10.5"
Conte, Paper, 16" x 14"
Conte on Newsprint, 16" x 20"
Charcoal, Paper, 20" x 15"
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
Pastel, 24 x 17
Conte, Paper, 17" x 14"'. Conte study done in a recent drawing session.
Oil, Linen, 10" x 12". A plein air painting done on a recent painting trip to Glacier Park in Montana. I was raised in Montana and get back there every chance that I can. Glacier Park is tucked away in the far Northwest…
Charcoal, 15.5 x 14"
Conte, Paper, 10" x 8.5"
Conte on Newsprint, 18" x 13"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 14" x 15"
Oil, Panel, 12 x 10
Oil, Panel, 6 x 8
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 6" x 7"
Conte, Paper, 17" x 14"
Oil, Linen, 14" x 11". This is a studio painting done from a week long Horseback trip I took with four artist friends in the Sierras in 2012. We camped at Lake Ediza at 10,000 feet. We were surrounded on three sides by…
Conte on Newsprint, 15" x 13.5"
Conte, Paper, 13" x 10"
Conte on Newsprint, 18" x 13"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 19" x 13.5"
Oil, Panel, 9 x 12
Oil, Panel, 8 x 10
Conte, Paper, 18" x 14"
Oil, Linen, 10" x 12". I painted this on location on the southern coast of Ireland during the Wexeford "Art in the Open" plein air event. Great painting areas all around.
Conte on Newsprint, 10.5" x 9"
Charcoal, Paper, 19" x 15"
Charcoal on Newsprint, 8" x 6"
Charcoal, Paper, 16.5" x 13"
Oil, Panel, 12" x 10"
Oil, Panel, 10" x 8"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 17" x 13". A great face to draw or paint. Their are few "bad faces" world. Most artists prefer the "Character" look in a model than the "Hollywood" look!
Oil, Linen, 11" x 14". One of my best paintings from our annual PAPA paintout and show on Catalina Island. We could go out on the wild west side of the Island and paint to our hearts content in all of its pristine glory!
Conte on Newsprint, 14" x 11"
Conte, Paper, 15" x 12"
Conte on Newsprint, 18" x 14"
Charcoal on Newsprint, Paper, l5" x 12"
Oil, Panel, 6" x 8". A small landscape study that turned out to be a finished painting. I do hundreds of these smaller studies and many of them have turned out to be some of my best work...not so much personal pressure…
Oil, 20' x 16
Conte, 14" x 10"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 15" x 12". I often just add a scarf some jewelry or a beret to a model and it instantly turns into something more than just the "girl or boy next door". It really makes a difference to the stu…
Oil, Linen, 10" x 12". I won the "Best of Show" with this desert scene in the "LaQuinta Plein Air Show" in Palm Desert. It has always been one of my favorites. It was a cold and breezy early morning in the desert..every…
Charcoal, 20" x 15"
Conte, Paper, 17" x 12"
Conte on Newsprint, 8" x 6"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 17" x 13"
Oil, Linen, 9 x 12
Oil, Linen, 6" x 8". A small study done from one of my favorite hikes..along the outlet creek from Bagley Lake, just below Mt. Baker in the north Cascades.
Oil, 12" x 16"
Conte on Newsprint, 15" x 12"
Charcoal on Newsprint, Paper, 17" x 12"
Oil, Panel, 9 x 7
Oil, Linen, 10" x 12". Have painted in this area of Wyoming around Cody. No shortage of inspiraton along the South and North Forks of the Shoshone rivers!
conte, Paper, 16" x 20". When I go to life drawing sessions and I am not thrilled with the pose are need a break from doing the whole model I will often to studies of a head, nose, ears, hands, feet, etc. I can really f…
Oil, 9" x 8"
Conte on Newsprint, 19' x 14"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 17" x 13.5"
Oil, Panel, 8 x 11
Oil, Linen, 12" x 10". A studio study done from a trip to Guatemala during Easter week. The different towns and villages have wonderful Easter pageants the whole week of Easter. A great time to be there, but then a whol…
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12". Looking west from the "Going to the Sun Road" in Glacier Park, Montana. A beautiful Spring day in the mountains!
conte, Paper, 18" x 11". One of thousands of drawings I have done of the human figure. Often I would just do a drawing of a certain part of the body to give myself more time to understand it.
gouache, 10" x 7.5"
Conte on Newsprint, 7" x 10"
Charcoal on Newsprint, Paper, 19" x 14"
Oil, Panel, 8" x 6"
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12". A study for a larger painting. This stretch of coastline just south of Crescent City is quite extraordinary with the mountains coming down to the sea.
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 17" x 13". I liked the fresh direct approach I was able to have in this drawing.
Conte on Newsprint, 22" x 17"
Conte, Paper, 5" x 8"
Oil, 12 x 9'
Linen, 20 x -. One of my first large plein air paintings. It was cloudy all day and as the light stayed pretty much the same I was able to paint on location in deep snow for about five hours and then retouched the paint…
Oil, 12" x 16"
Conte on Newsprint, 16" x 9"
Charcoal on Newsprint, Paper, 11" x 11"
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12". This was done from a winter painting trip to Yellowstone Park with 6 artist friends. It was put together by my good artist friend Aaron Shuerr sho lives in Livingston, Montana, just north of the pa…
Conte on Newsprint, 15" x 13"
Conte, Paper, 18" x 14"
Oil, Panel, 8 x 10
Charcoal, Paper, 20' x 16'
Oil, Linen, 11 x 14
Oil, 12 x 16
Oil, Linen, 6" x 8". A small study done in the studio from a winter trip to New England.
Conte on Newsprint, 11" x 10.5"
Conte on Newsprint, 9" x 7"
Oil, Panel, 5" x 8"
Charcoal, Paper, 21" x 14"
Oil, 16 x 10
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12". This was done from our recent horse pack painting trip in the Sierras in eastern California. The Lake Ediza area is just one of nicest in all of the Sierras!
Conte on Newsprint, 21" x 16.5"
Conte on Newsprint, 16" x 13"
Oil, Panel, 8" x 6"
Conte, Paper, 12" x 16"
Pastel, 12 x 16
Oil, Linen, 9: x 12". Big Sur is known for its dramatic coastal vistas, but has a lot of nice intimate coves one can find to paint.
Oil, 12" x 10"
Conte on Newsprint, 11" x 10"
Oil, Panel, 8 x 6
Oil, Panel, 8" x 6"
Oil, Panel, 10 x 8
Oil, 10 x 12
Oil, Linen, 18" x 24". This was a studio piece I did from a smaller plein air study done on a great painting trip to Montana the summer of 2013 with 12 artist friends.
Oil, 9" x 10"
Conte on Newsprint, 16 x 13
Oil, Panel, 8" x 6"
Charcoal, Paper, 20" x 14"
Oil, 12 x 10
Oil, Linen, 14" x 11". I won "Best of Show" in the "LaQuinta Plein Air Show"with this painting. This is a popular area to paint with artists...nice little oasis with beautiful Palm trees and rock formations.
Conte on Newsprint, 16" x 22"
Conte on Newsprint, 16" x 20"
Oil, Panel, 6" x 8"
Oil, Linen, 14" x 18". Every artist should try to get to Venice..one could probably say everyone should try and get to Venice, as it is truly one of the great cities in the world. A living museum. This was a studio pain…
Conte on Newsprint, 15.5 x 12"
Conte on Newsprint, 8" x 10"
Charcoal, Paper, 15 x 12
Oil, Panel, 6" x 8"
Oil, 14 x 11
Oil, Linen, 6" x 8". This area was the toughest and scariest of a painting pack trip we took to Lake Ediza in the Sierras. This is a study for a larger painting.
Charcoal, 20" x 14"
Conte on Newsprint, 18" x 13"
Charcoal, Paper, 23" x 16"
Oil, Panel, 10" x 8"
Oil, Linen, 10" x 12". Painted on location on a painting trip with 20 artist friends that I organized. We all stayed in East Glacier, Montana and went out everyday to paint and cooked dinner, drank, talked art and playe…
Oil, 12" x 8"
Conte on Newsprint, 12.5" x 14.5"
Oil, Panel, 6" x 8"
Oil, Panel, 12" x 9"
Pastel, 20' x 15
Linen, 12 x -. This was painted on location on "Wolf Creek Ranch" in Montana. It was our annual paintout with the Northwest Rendezvous Group that has been an honor and inspiration for me to be part of. Our paintouts bro…
Oil, 10" x 8"
Charcoal on Newsprint, 8.5' x 9"
Charcoal, Paper, 18" x 12"
Oil, 14 x 18
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12". This is a placed called "English Boom" on Camano Island, just north of Seattle. It won Best of Show in the "Camano Plein Air Show".
Oil, 9" x 12"
Conte, Paper, 14" x 11"
Oil, Panel, 8 x 10
Oil, Linen, 12" x 14". Painted on location during a paintout with the "Washington Plein Air Artists". Most of us stayed in an old cabin..we would paint all day and cook at night and show art films and talk art into the…
Conte on Newsprint, 13.5" x 10"
Conte on Newsprint, 17" x 16"
Oil, Panel, 6" x 8"
Charcoal, Paper, 20" x 15"
Oil, 12 x 16
Linen, 10 x -. One of my favorite haunts is the Teanaway River Valley about two hours from my house. I loved the arrangement of down logs and bushes in shadow all back lit by the early morning light hitting the hillside…
Charcoal
Charcoal, Paper, 23" x 18"
Oil, Panel, 12" x 10"
Oil, 9 x 12
Oil, Linen, 10" x 12". A popular place to paint for Seattle area artists is "Gold Creek" on top of Snoqualmie Pass. It is tucked away on a side road and it is only about 40 minutes from my house. The area has been much…
Conte on Newsprint, 16" x 10.5
Conte on Newsprint, 16" x 19"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 22" x 17"
Oil, 8 x 12
Oil, Linen, 8" x 10". Painted from a painting trip to Glacier Park. This is scene was on a ranch we stayed at just east of the park.
Oil, 10" x 12"
Conte on Newsprint, 17" x 23"
Oil, Panel, 10" x 8"
Oil, Panel, 8" x 6"
Oil, Linen, 8" x 9". Painted on a hike with artist friend, Ray Roberts, during one of our Northwest Rendezvous paintouts in Glacier Park. Not far up the stream a large Grizzly wandered across the river.
Oil, 8" x 10"
Conte on Newsprint, 16" x 11"
Charcoal, Paper, 21" x 14"
Oil, Linen, 11" x 14". A great little stream in Montana.
Conte on Newsprint, 15" x 12"
Conte on Newsprint, 10" x 7.5"
Oil, Panel, 10 x 8
Oil, Linen, 10" x 12". This is on the Beartooth highway..one of my favorite drives and area to paint. The road goes up to 11,000 feet and is breathtaking the whole route.
Conte on Newsprint, 20" x 13"
Conte on Newsprint, 16" x 14"
Oil, Panel, 8" x 10"
Oil, Linen, 6" x 8". A small study in Colorado.
Oil, 16" x 12"
Conte on Newsprint, 17.5" x 19"
Charcoal, Paper, 11" x 9"
Oil, Linen, 10" x 12". Painted this on one our annual paintout and show with the Plein Air Painters of America. One of my favorite paintings, but subject matter makes it a tough sell.
Oil, 10" x 12"
Conte on Newsprint, 6" x 6"
Oil, Panel, 10" x 7"
Oil, Linen, 18" x 24". I hadn't done any wildlife paintings for sometime and I painted this for the 2014 "Autry Masters Show". I like the painting, but it wasn't done more as freshly or painterly as I would have liked.…
Oil, 12" x 16"
Conte on Newsprint, 15" x 12"
Oil, Linen, 12" x 16". A great stream that flows out of Bagley Lake in the Mt. Baker/Mt Shuskand area. I have traveled all over the world and this is one of the most spectacular areas I have been too. It is about three…
Oil, 8" x 10"
Conte on Newsprint, 16" x 16"
Oil, Panel, 6 x 8
Oil, 14" x 14"
Conte on Newsprint, 12" x 12"
Oil, Panel, 12" x 9"
Oil, 12" x 16"
Conte on Newsprint, 16" x 12"
Conte, Paper, 17" x 23"
Oil, 10 x 8
Oil, 8" x 10"
Conte on Newsprint, 15.5" x 14"
Oil, Panel, 7" x 10"
Oil, 16" x 12"
Charcoal, Paper, 18" x 14"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 21" x 16"
Oil, 12" x 16"
Conte on Newsprint, 17" x 22"
Oil, Linen, 18" x 24"
Oil, Linen, 8" x 8". A study of one of the camel herders at the great Pushkar Camel Fair in Rajisthan, India.
Oil, 12" x 16"
Conte on Newsprint, 10" x 7.5"
Conte on Newsprint, 16" x 11"
Charcoal, Paper, 16" x 12"
Charcoal, Paper, 21" x 14"
Charcoal on Newsprint, 6" x 9.5"
Oil, Linen, 8" x 6"
Charcoal, Paper, 6" x 7"
Oil, Panel, 9" x 8"
Oil, Linen, 12" x 9"
Oil, Panel, 7" x 6"
Charcoal, Paper, 14" x 10"
Pastel, Paper, 14" x 11"
Oil, Panel, 6 x 8
Oil, Linen, 20" x 16"
Conte, Paper, 23" x 18". I love to go to costume sessions and get some of my best drawings there. This was done in about one hour and I was pleased with how I got the shapes and values to work as an interesting design.
Charcoal, Paper, 4" x 7"
Oil, Linen, 8" x 10"
Pastel, Paper, 21" x 16"
Oil, Panel, 6" x 8"
Conte, Paper, 16" x 14"'
Conte, Paper, 6" x 10"
Charcoal, Paper, 14' x 17"
Oil, Panel, 9" x 9"
Oil, Panel, 8" x 10"
Conte on Newsprint, Paper, 17" x 12". A portrait drawing done from one of my good friends and very fine artist, Dick Smith. He is truly a fine gentleman and was a Dentist and had his own fishing boat in Alaska before ge…
Oil, Panel, 10" x 8"
Oil, Linen, 12" x 10"
Oil, Linen, 11" x 14"
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12"
Oil, Linen, 16" x 18"
Oil, Panel, 9" x 12'
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12"
Oil, 9 x 12
Oil, Linen, 12" x 9"
Oil, 14 x 11
Oil, Linen, 12" x 9"
Oil, Linen, 12" x 9". A studio piece from Montana.
Oil, Linen, 6" x 8"
Oil, Linen, 10" x 12"
Oil, Panel, 16" x 12"
Oil, Linen, 8" x 10"
Oil, Linen, 10" x 8"
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12"
Charcoal, Paper, 17" x 20"
Oil, Panel, 9" x 9"
Oil, Linen, 8" x 10"
Oil, Linen, 8" x 10"
Oil, Linen, 11" x 14"
Oil, 12" x 16"
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12". This was a studio painting study from a horse pack painting trip into the Wind River Mountains in Wyoming. I have taken three pack trips into the Wind Rivers as they offer some of the greatest alpi…
Oil, Linen, 8" x 12"
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12"
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12'
Oil, Linen, 10" x 12"
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12"
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12"
Oil, Linen, 6" x 8"
Oil, Linen, 10" x 12"
gouache, Panel, 7" x 10". I use to do a lot of gouache when I got into the fine arts as that was what most of my Illustrations were done in. They were very different than what most artists were doing and had a nice fres…
Oil, 8" x 10"
gouache, Panel, 11" x 14'. An older gouache painting done in the studio from a variety of photos. Patzcauro is still one of my favorite towns to paint in Mexico. Out of the way and not so many tourists to deal with.
gouache, Panel, 7" x 9". An older gouach painting done form material I had from Glacier Park.
gouache, Panel, 13" x 9". I have traveled to the Copper Canyon area in northern Mexico a few times. It is where the famous "Tarahumara Indians" live. The only primitive group of people living outside of South America. M…
Oil, Linen, 12" x 16". Antigua, Guatemala is a World Heritage Town and it lives up to its designation. Wonderful old colonial buildings, cobblestone streets, horsecarts, great Indian market and great places to stay and…
gouache, Panel, 10" x 13". An early gouach painting. I like to do a variety of paintings and have enjoyed doing wildlife once in awhile. I was raised in Bozeman, Montana, just north of Yellowstone Park and experienced t…
gouache, Panel, 8" x 12". In southern Mexico you run into more of the "Old Mexico" where farmers are still using oxen for transportation and to plow their fields. They work hard all day, form dawn to dusk.
Oil, Linen, 8" x 10". I use to live in Marin and Sonoma counties in California and my Mom and sister still live in Santa Rosa. This is one of my favorite areas to drive and paint at on the coast. A lot of easy access to…
Oil, Linen, 14" x 11". This is a studio piece done from a group of photos from a trip to southern Mexico. Wonderful graceful women in long colorful dresses.
Oil, Linen, 16" x 20". The larger studio painting done from a smaller color study and photos. This was inspired from the famous "Pushkar Camel Fair" in Rajisthan each year. It is like being on a Kipling Biblical scene w…
gouache, Linen, 12" x 10". From my old "Western Art" days. I started out doing fine art by showing in the Western Art shows. I was an Illustrator for 25 years and it really appealed to me with its subject matter and suc…
Oil, Linen, 12" x 16". A scene from western Sonoma county in California..still unspoiled with rolling hills and great little villages around the area. I added the figures to add a little more interest to the scene. The…
Oil, Linen, 11" x 14". An early studio landscape from a great old homestead in central Montana. There are still a few of these great old buildings scattered throughout the state.
gouache, Panel, 7" x 10". An older gouache painting done from photos taken aboard another tugboat.
Oil, Linen, 11" x 14". One of my favorite areas to go to and paint and take reference photos is the area around San Christobal de la Casas in southern Mexico. It is up in the mountains and pretty much away from the madd…
Oil, Linen, 10" x 12". Painted this on location for the "Laguna Beach Plein Air Show". A great place to paint and a great show for collectors to go too.
Pastel, Paper, 17" x 16". An early pastel from one of my favorite models, Janet. She is a kind and gentle person and was a favorite or the artists in the Seattle area.
Oil, Linen, 9" x 15". Gloucester and its harbor have been a favorite place to live and paint for a lot of great artists. It is one of the great harbors of the world.
Oil, Linen, 5" x 7"
gouache, Panel, 9" x 11". A studio gouache painting done from a trip to Cape Flattery on the far northwest corner of Washington state.
Oil, Linen, 9" x 12". A studio study done from a group of photos taken in a small village just outside Oaxaca, Mexico. Each day of the week a particular village will have market day and we would have a grand time going…
gouache, Linen, 16" x 12". This painting was used for the Poster for the Ellensburg Western Art Show. It was a scene from a painting trip to the ZX Ranch in Oregon.
Oil, Linen, 10" x 12". Painted from a painting trip to Bhutan with three artist friends. Got very special treatment as my friends brother is friends with the King. Got to meet the Queen and travel from one end of the co…