Tell It To Jesus

24"x24" mixed media

Are you weary, Are you heavy hearted?

Tell it to Jesus, tell it to Jesus.

Are you grieving over joys departed?

Tell it to Jesus, tell it to Jesus.

Sola Deo Gloria

24"x24" acrylic

This was inspired by an article I read on Bach which said he signed his manuscripts SDG 'Sola Deo Gloria'.

Grand Canyon Suite

24"x24" mixed media

Painted over a map of Arizona with the Grand Canyon showing through the music.

Ave Maria

24"x24" mixed media

What a beautiful piece and hearing Pavarotti sing it is pure joy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uYrmYXsujI

Song of the Traveller

24"x24" mixed media
SOLD

This is the first of a series of contemporary collage paintings many of which are inspired by music. This is from Mendelssohn's 'Songs Without Words'.

North Ogden Divide

11"x14" acrylic on board

This is looking west from the Ogden Valley towards the ridge of mountains before dropping into the Salt Lake Valley.

The Golden Gate-Emmigration Canyon

28" x 80" acrylic

This is the canyon just to the east of Salt Lake City through which the Mormon pioneers came. There is an interesting plaque near the bottom of the gap that says the Donner Party almost made through here but decided the mouth of the canyon was too difficult so they hauled their wagons up over the hill just to the right. Seems they were destined for difficulty. The Mormons were able to punch through the last portion in about four hours after which they encountered prairie grass so high they could hardly pass through, but it gave great grazing for their cattle.

Monsoon Weather

14" x 11" acrylic on masonite

For the past week we have been getting these wonderful thunderstorms coming up from the south. Each afternoon as the temperature rises the cumulus clouds build and the rain begins to fall but often evaporates before it hits the ground, called virga.

Ferguson Canyon

48" x 60" acrylic on canvas

This is a large painting of a small canyon next to the Little Cottonwood canyon here on the edge of Salt Lake City. It has a hiking trail right up the middle but the challenge is finding the trail head behind the residential area.

Hobble Creek

12" x 12" acrylic

After delivering paintings to the Springville Art Museum I took a drive just to the east of the village. The terrrain quickly changes as you enter a canyon with a beautiful creek flowing through the underbrush called Hobble Creek.