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Canyon de Chelly Morning I

Ruins at Canyon de Chelly. Oil on canvas: 16h x 20w unframed. {in a private collection}

Canyon de Chelly Morning II

Another landscape inspired by Canyon de Chelly. Oil on canvas panel. {original in private collection}

Marina

speedpaint of a nude model from my student days. oil on canvas paper.

The Last Good Day

Landscape inspired by the sloughs near Palos Hills. Oil on Canvas: 30 x 30 unframed.

The Bluffs

Palette knife seascape. Oil on canvas panel: 16h x 20w framed. 18h x 22w. {in a private collection}

Silver Lining

A stormy afternoon over Lake Michigan. Oil on canvas: 24h x 30w unframed. {original in a private collection}

Profusion

Detail of an English style garden. oil on canvas panel: 14w x 18h framed- 16 w x 20h. {original in a private collection}

The Alley in Winter

An urban landscape of a snowstorm late one winter. oil on canvas. Unframed. 18"h x 24"w.

Luna Moth

A tiny little abstract created for a Luna moth who was playing on the window screen one summer evening. {original in private collection}

Roses with Bees

Inspired by the declining bee populations and a trip to the Fairbanks Ak Botanic Gardens. Oil on canvas panel.

Alaskan Interior

Landscape inspired by the mountainous interior of Alaska. Oil on canvas: 12h x 36w unframed.

Northwoods Sunset

Landscape inspired by mid winter in NE Wisconsin. Oil on canvas: 10h x 20w unframed

Autumn Sunlight

A stormy fall afternoon over fallow fields. oil on canvas panel: 20h x 24w unframed. {original in private collection}

Hazy Summer Afternoon

A turkey vulture circling lazily over a field on a hot summer afternoon. Oil on canvas panel: 11h x14w framed- 12h x 15w

Late Summer Hillscape

A landscape highlighting the warm colors at the end of summer. {original in private collection}

Orange Roses Abstract

an abstract piece inspired by a bouquet of roses.Oil on canvas panel. {original in a private collection}

Lake Michigan in Winter

Winter storm clouds blowing in along the lakefront. oil on canvas.

Flurries

A loose landscape of winter flurries in the mountians. Oil on canvas: 24h x 30w unframed

Kane County Spring

Landscape inspired by Blackwell Forest preserve in Kane co, Il. Framed in a subtle gold aged wood frame. 24 x 30 canvas w/o frame

The Old Rock Wall

A landscape of a rural overgrown farm plot with bare trees and low sunlight in early winter. Oil on canvas panel.

On the Road to Riften

Inspired by the video game Skyrim. A rider on horseback in the early morning with a dragon in the distance.unframed

Fly By

Inspired by the video game Skyrim. A close dragon encounter up in the mountains.unframed 24 x 30

Path thru the Fumaroles

Inspired by the video game Morrowind. A dunmer leads their pack guar through active volcanic territory. oil on canvas panel.

September

An illustrative piece for Neil Gaiman's Calendar of Tales. (open call) oil on canvas.

The Fallen

Inspired by the video game Dragon Age Origins. oil on canvas.

Blackmarsh

a landscape inspired by Dragon Age Awakening. Oil on canvas.

Therum

A landscape/spacescape inspired by the video game Mass Effect. Oil on canvas panel.

Among the Ruins of Ilos

Inspired by the video game Mass Effect.

Arisen

An original sci fi concept art piece. Part of an ongoing series. Oil on canvas panel.

Oasis

An original sci fi concept art piece. Part of an ongoing series. Oil on canvas panel.

The Ritual

Mysterious figures gather in an alien landscape....what is their purpose?

Apple Blossoms

Impressionist study of flowering trees in spring.

Spruce Silhouettes

Sunset in a marshy area, dead spruce trunks silhouetted against the colors of the sky.

Cactus

Inspired by a winter trip to the Chicago Botanic Gardens succulent house. 30" x 30".

Bouquet of Zinnias

A bold splash of summer colors inspired by the local farmers markets. 24"x 36" oil applied with palette knife on canvas.

Butterfly Wing

Rich and exuberant. 15"x30" abstract oil on canvas unframed, inspired by red admiral butterfly wings found on the greenhouse floor over the summer. {original in private collection}

Lake Ilinalta

Another Skyrim inspired landscape...A foggy summer evening along a northern lake. Can you spot the dragon coasting on thermals?

Weathering

A lone tree on a cliff edge before an approaching thunderstorm. Oil on canvas. 24"w x 36"h. unframed.

Trash/Treasure I

A mixed media piece using oil paint, wax, and debris (cleaned) found on the roadside. 6"h x 12"w. unframed.

Somber Marsh

A few crows and some dragonflies patrol last years cattails and blooming waterlilies. Oil on canvas. 18hx 20w. unframed.

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