Katrina Benefit

When Katrina happened Austin musicians put on multiple benefit concerts for the people impacted by the tragedy. I was out with my camera of course and snagged this image. I need to give more details about the bands but neglected to document it. My thoughts are with the people of Mississippi and Louisiana.

From The Plane 4

Painting clouds from above makes the flight a little more enjoyable. The cloud formations are amazing from a plane.

Vista 2

The second small watercolor inspired by images taken in Big Bend National Park. On my next visit there I intend to do a lot of plein air work.

Bridge Cover

Years ago I did a lot of alternative process photography. This is a combination of polaroid film transfer and pastel on watercolor paper. When I had access to a darkroom I was around people who still shot with film and were very process oriented. I really should continue to explore photography more. Maybe when I retire from the day job.

Pam's Garden

From Pam's flower portion of her garden. She has great organic veggies too.

An Elder

This family friend used to be kind of the neighborhood kid sitter. He kept an eye on all of us and made sure we didn't get into trouble. He would also come by my parents house to hang out and give out his morsels of wisdom. This is from a black and white photo I took of him during one of his visits.

Baby Steps

This little one was in its moms lap in front of me on the plane. He/she had the cutest little feet. Squirmed around quite a bit.

More Sassy Girls

Another little Austin cityscape. The photo that inspired this painting was taken downtown during our South by Southwest music festival.

Fell Asleep

Once this fellow passenger was assured that the plane had been properly inspected and not likely to crash she fell asleep. Sleepers beware when I'm around.

From The Plane 2

The second in the series painted from the plane.

Just Outside El Paso

I was looking through old photographs last week and came across this image. The photo was from a trip to Big Bend that I took with some friends in 1995. We were just outside El Paso when I saw this distant storm and double rainbow. We stopped and took a few photos and headed on our way.

From The Plane 1

During my most recent plane ride I took out my Koi paints and my watercolor trading cards to capture the view from above the clouds and clouds. We had a good pilot because storms were everywhere and he managed to minimize the bumps.

To The Right Of The Ocean

I must admit to painting this one from the car. It was too windy and cold to stand outside. Plus I was silly enough to wear shorts.

Sassy Girls on the Corner

These are people celebrating SXSW during the day. I can't imagine what the nightlife is during the festival. I probably wouldn't survive it.

Big Bend Vista

This little painting was inspired by a road trip which included Big Bend State Park here in Texas. I think this was the ghost town area.

China Camp Play

As I was painting this structure again, a local school/camp dropped in with a busload of kids. They proceeded to splash around in the water, screech and play. I managed to get a couple of them into this sketch.

Freshly Plowed

A scene from one of my many trips along Highway 34 in Texas.