I’m in ecstacy whenever I’m at the beach. It’s so exciting to see the shore birds–they wait until a wave recedes back to the water, then they hurriedly run to the exposed sand, stick their beaks into the ground to get something to eat, and run like crazy to escape the waves as they return.

An impression from my mind of a group of hikers at an overlook.

Most of my commissions come from all over the country so I do them from photographs. I learned to do portraits in college with live models and I enjoy doing them that way. This afternoon I asked my wife to sit for a painting. I enjoyed just being free with my brush and I really feel I portrayed her as she really is. I loved doing it.

I did this for fun. I was caught by the colors of the afternoon sunlight and just had to paint it.

The magic of reflection follows Elise as she walks along the beach.

On any sunny day at Cape San Blas, Florida, people can be seen with boogie boards, kayaks and any number of floating devices. It’s a great place to forget the world and enjoy life.

A memory of my wife, Norene and her dad shortly after we became engaged about forty-nine years ago.

I painted this portrait of my wife for 2022.