Mosquito Pond



Mosquito Pond
Painting No. 6-F-12
oil on canvas
9"x12"

Late afternoon light was reflecting across this small pond along the ridge of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. I had to paint fast because the light was fading and the mosquitos were hungry!

Sierra Majesty

Sierra Majesty
Painting No. 4-F-12

Last week I participated in the Markleeville Plein Air Festival in Markleeville, California. This is one of my final paintings for the show.

Pinenut Mountain's Afternoon

Pinenut Mountain's Afternoon
Painting No. 1-F-12

The sun was just about to set when I painted this on Tuesday afternoon. The day was unusually cold, about 20 degrees below normal.
I set-up and painted quickly. An hour later, chilled to the bone, I packed it up and headed home.