Oak Creek Detail, #241

I painted this, en plain air, last week in Sedona.  My wife's family lives in Camp Verde, Arizona, about 20 miles from Sedona, so we have the opportunity to get up there often.  If you have never been to Sedona, it is time.  I love painting there.  You can literally stand in one spot and paint all day.  Everywhere you look there is something special.  On this day, I painted in the creek for the first time.  My wife went for a hike up the canyon, so I had just enough time to whip this little beauty out.  What a great time...
I'll have this up for auction soon at dailypaintworks.com.  Starting bid of $75.

After the rain, #238

Yesterday was a busy day...  I started with an early morning tee time with some friends at Desert Highland, watched my fantasy team out perform, and finished the day with this little painting.  I'm calling it "after the rain" because I added the wet road and broken sky.  Can I tell you how much I love painting trees?  There are so many great colors and little details. From lights and darks, cool and warm colors.  Wow.  Every day I learn something new.  If I really look  I see so much.  I use to paint trees just green, warm sap green.  I'll keep painting, Check back tomorrow.  This will be for sell at my only online gallery, dailypaintworks.com,  tomorrow.  Follow the link on the right side of the page...

This is an example of how I frame my paintings.  I use plain air style gold leaf frames.  This frame is from Jerry Artarama.  In this 9x12 size, the frame is about $30.  There are many other frame companies that sell plain air gold leaf frames but Jerry's sells this one at the lowest price.  I think they look really nice.  They do sell them in different colors and finishes as well.

I love New Mexico in the fall...  I painted this 8x10 yesterday from a photo.  Scottsdale gets a little boring this time of year, so I find myself looking through old photos and scouring the internet for something new to paint.  New Mexico never disappoints with it's true crisp colors.  There is no wonder why the state has attracted so many artist.  I spent 20 years there cataloging it's beauty.  So as the result you will see many paints of it's landscape.
I am going to try my first online auction with this little guy.  All of my auction will have a starting bid of $75, unframed.  Regardless of the size. I think...Wish me luck