Plein air studies have broadened my understanding of the interaction between color & space & have influenced my decision-making for other bodies of work. Most of these compositions are from on-site work executed in rural, southern Illinois. Others are more spontaneous images of the areas surrounding my boyhood home of Sullivan, Illinois.

A new group of heroes has arrived for me--The Group of Seven. Canadian landscape painters from the early 1900s. Look them up.

Pricing for paintings upon request.