Tent Rocks

       Memorial Week 2018 was great!  I spent the whole week visiting my sisters in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  We ate a lot, went to Meow Wolf in Santa Fe, my youngest sister got engaged, and we hiked in Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument near Santa Fe, NM.  Being inspired by this beautiful monument, I painted a view from our morning hike.  

"Tent Rocks"

Oil paint on 8" x 10" canvas board

Here is the link to this painting:

"Tent Rocks"

Reflection of a Great Blue Heron

"Reflection of a Great Blue Heron" is a plein air composition completed on location.  It was done at Fort Lowell Park in Tucson, AZ.  I found the perfect spot in the shadow of a large sign. Where I sat showed only the reflection of the bird sitting on a branch of a log in a pond with two big trees in the foreground.  Luckily, the bird perched on that branch the whole hour I painted him!  An ant bit my lower back, but it was definitely worth it.