Rainstorm on the Open Plains

A huge rainstorm sweeps across the open plains, leaving wind and puddles in its wake. Far away, the distant mountains await the storm even as the sun highlights the prairie between the clouds above.

Acrylic painting: 14" x 17"

Upstate New York snowy river

This painting is based upon a photo from this month's Landscape Challenge on the Wet Canvas forum. The scene is of a snowy river somewhere in Upstate New York, a beautiful part of the country.

Acrylic painting: 14" x 17"

Istanbul Sunset with storm clouds

This painting is a variation of one painted over a year ago. The original was based upon a sunset my family and I saw over the Bosphorus in Istanbul while looking westwards towards the Hagia Sofia. Some interest was expressed in a copy of this painting in portrait format, so I created this version of the original. Enjoy!

Acrylic painting: 14" x 17" (framed, SOLD)

Early Autumn Prairie

Here's my latest: autumn comes to the prairie, turning the cottonwoods yellow amid the dying grass of summer. Enjoy!

Acrylic Painting: 14" x 17"

Autumn Oaks on a Hillside

Yep, it's autumn, and that is a good reason to paint trees clad in copper, red, and gold. This image of a hill covered mostly by large oak trees on a sunny fall day. A cool breeze blows through the rustling leaves, offset by the low angle sun.

Acrylic painting: 14" x 17"

Patapsco Park: Autumn Shadows

Well, this photo is technically from late last October, but autumn is on its way, so it seems natural to paint a fall scene. This one was based on a photo taken near the railroad tracks - the incline on the left leads to the railroad bed, though you can't really see anything of the tracks themselves from this area.

Acrylic Painting: 17" x 14"

Grand Canyon Storm

This one was inspired by one of the photos in the monthly Landscape Challenge on the WetCanvas web forums. The original photo was of the Grand Canyon on a gloomy day, so I decided to zoom out a bit and add some drama with a storm explaining the gloomy appearance.

Acrylic Painting: 17" x 14"