Landscapes

This tranquil landscape features a gently flowing river coursing against a peaceful shoreline while verdant distant hills rise and fall against baby blue sunlit skies.

Broad and fertile late summer plains stretch to distant hills in a natural mid-day landscape as lavender skies relent to gently flowing clouds.  An expansive panorama where nature and man become one in fair creation.
Part one of a two-part set.

Broad and fertile late summer plains stretch to distant hills in a natural mid-day landscape as lavender skies relent to gently flowing clouds.  An expansive panorama where nature and man become one in fair creation.
Part one of a two-part set.

Cheerful sunlit skies gently bask a delicate verdant landscape with accents and shadows while pinkish ethereal clouds slowly inch across the distant horizon.

This peaceful marshland landscape features grassy reeds and rushes and distant swampy trees. Marshes provide a habitat for many exotic species of plants and animals that are found nowhere else.
In ancient mythology a will-o'-the-wisp is an atmospheric ghost light seen by travellers at night, especially over bogs, swamps, or marshes. It resembles a flickering lamp and is said to recede if approached, drawing travellers from the safe paths.

The fair white-ribboned Naples coastline emerges in the distance as quiet seas transform from their blue-gray and turquoise depths to the gentle surf of a yearning beach under the azure summer sky.

The fair white-ribboned Naples coastline emerges in the distance as quiet seas transform from their blue-gray and turquoise depths to the gentle surf of a yearning beach under the azure summer sky.

Orange Beach captures the timeless rhythm of surf and sky along Alabama’s Gulf Coast, where golden sand meets the ever-changing blues of the sea. With expressive brushwork and soft, shifting clouds, this composition evokes the kind of day where the wind hums gently and time slows to the pace of the waves.

Named for the coastal town known for its sugar-white beaches and sunlit charm, Orange Beach is both a place and a feeling—a memory of salt air, open horizons, and barefoot freedom. A perfect piece for those who carry the coast in their heart.

Summer Grove and Spring Grove form a graceful diptych that captures the quiet grandeur of a southern woodland through the changing moods of the seasons. Tall, elegant trees rise from the soft banks of a tranquil river, their limbs reaching skyward as guardians of time and place. In Spring Grove, the palette hums with renewal—fresh greens and soft pastels suggesting new life and hopeful beginnings. Summer Grove brings deeper hues, golden light, and the fullness of long, warm days.

Together, the pair evokes a timeless landscape that is both rooted and ever-changing. A celebration of growth, stillness, and the enduring beauty of nature’s cycles.

Summer Grove and Spring Grove form a graceful diptych that captures the quiet grandeur of a southern woodland through the changing moods of the seasons. Tall, elegant trees rise from the soft banks of a tranquil river, their limbs reaching skyward as guardians of time and place. In Spring Grove, the palette hums with renewal—fresh greens and soft pastels suggesting new life and hopeful beginnings. Summer Grove brings deeper hues, golden light, and the fullness of long, warm days.

Together, the pair evokes a timeless landscape that is both rooted and ever-changing. A celebration of growth, stillness, and the enduring beauty of nature’s cycles.

This two-part landscape set captures the essence of Pennsylvania's stately woodlands, serene wilderness, and gentle hills yielding to rugged steep slopes.Pennsylvania bore witness to a rich pageantry of our history, perhaps dating back over 15,000 years to the last glacial period.
The territory hosted several Native American tribes including the Lenape, Susquehannock, Shawneee, Erie, and Iroquois. Chartered as a Royal Colony in 1681, Pennsylvania would later serve as a nexus for the enlightenment and courageous struggle for American independence.
Part 1 of 2

This two-part landscape set captures the essence of Pennsylvania's stately woodlands, serene wilderness, and gentle hills yielding to rugged steep slopes.Pennsylvania bore witness to a rich pageantry of our history, perhaps dating back over 15,000 years to the last glacial period.
The territory hosted several Native American tribes including the Lenape, Susquehannock, Shawneee, Erie, and Iroquois. Chartered as a Royal Colony in 1681, Pennsylvania would later serve as a nexus for the enlightenment and courageous struggle for American independence.
Part 1 of 2

Cheerful sunlit skies gently bask a delicate verdant landscape with accents and shadows while pinkish etherial clouds slowly inch across the distant horizon.

Cheerful sunlit skies gently bask a delicate verdant landscape with accents and shadows while pinkish etherial clouds slowly inch across the distant horizon.

From the secure vantage point on the golden orange sands of a secluded beach, the seascape expanse opens with translucent waves quietly cresting in their approach.  On the distant horizon, clouds slowly begin to gather, suggesting a sense of mystery and change.

Originally established as a crude fort in 1699 near the mouth of the Mississippi, the name "Plaquemines" was a Gallicization of a Native American word for the many nearby "persimmon" trees.
The inhabitants of Plaquemines are stubborn and tough.
Having weathered many wars, hurricanes, and landscape changes from shifting tides, sandbars, and marshes—the Parish strongly adheres to its deep French roots.
This composition captures this heritage and the primordial beauty of Louisiana wetlands against blue skies and silver-tipped clouds.

"Puget Sound" captures the sweeping majesty and elemental force of one of North America's most storied coastal landscapes. With brooding clouds, shifting tides, and rocky outcroppings carved by ancient glaciation, this piece evokes both the grandeur and mystery of the Pacific Northwest. The brushwork mirrors the kinetic energy of the water, while distant landforms rise softly through sea mist—suggesting the passage of time, migration, and memory. A tribute to nature’s sculptural power and the enduring beauty of the Sound’s wild, unyielding coast.

This composition embodies the old adage “Pink sky at night… sailors delight; Pink sky at morning… sailors take warning!” But, at the same time it, provokes the question whether tranquility or turbulence are rising on the tide.

Sailboats is a luminous two-part series celebrating the quiet drama and poetic rhythm of life at sea. In The Leisurely Cruise and The Race, wind-filled sails glide across rich blue waters under sunlit skies, capturing both the serenity and exhilaration of nautical life.

These works speak to timeless pursuits: the thrill of the horizon, the balance of wind and craft, the echo of exploration now softened into leisure. Whether in motion or at rest, the sailboats become symbols of freedom, elegance, and the enduring romance of the open water.

Sailboats is a luminous two-part series celebrating the quiet drama and poetic rhythm of life at sea. In The Leisurely Cruise and The Race, wind-filled sails glide across rich blue waters under sunlit skies, capturing both the serenity and exhilaration of nautical life.

These works speak to timeless pursuits: the thrill of the horizon, the balance of wind and craft, the echo of exploration now softened into leisure. Whether in motion or at rest, the sailboats become symbols of freedom, elegance, and the enduring romance of the open water.

Beaches are always changing. They are alive. As an ecosystem, they are home to birds, crabs, clams, fish, grasses, algae, and countless other life forms. Miraculosly, they consist of the coarse erosion products of land (sand and pebbles) and sea (shell and coral fragments)—subject to the whims of winds and currents.
The shoreline where the land meets the sea is constantly changing.
In this composition, gentle rolling seagrass and sandy golden beaches give way to an expansive azure oceanscape.  Perhaps this is the best living embodiment of change.